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Sevilla upset weakened Barcelona in Copa del Rey

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Football quiz: Patrick Vieira

Today's questions are eyeballing Roy Keane...Jacob Steinberg

Benítez lines up sales but gets just £1.5m to bolster Liverpool

• Benítez will not be able to reinvest income from sales• Maxi Rodríguez plus one other likely to be sole additionsRafael Benítez will have to rely on the £1.5m capture of Maxi Rodríguez and possibly one loan signing to revitalise Liverpool's squad during this...

Juan Sebastián Verón turns down £7m Manchester City transfer

• 'Family reasons' scuppered City's bid• Roberto Mancini keen to sign former Lazio team-mateManchester City have tried to sign the former Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder Juan Sebastián Verón according to reports emerging from Argentina last night.The 34-year-old told...

Which football club is the greenest?

Plus: Funking like Zamora; the (not so) mysterious Bristol Downs League; and the most postponed game ever. Send your questions and answers to [email protected]"The Copenhagen summit got me thinking: which football club is the greenest?" wondered Jack Lyle a few weeks ago.Step forward...

American lines up bid for West Ham

• Unnamed North American completes due diligence• Banks believe anonymous bidder is safest long-term betWest Ham United's ownership saga could take a new twist after it emerged that Straumur's preferred bidder is an unidentified North American.The cash-rich investor, who has other...

Feeble Wigan feeling a Siberian chill

The paltry crowd that watched Wigan v Hull told us a lot about the FA Cup, but also about football in WiganDave Whelan, the Wigan Athletic chairman, does not look like the kind of man who would want our sympathy. In fact I doubt the former Blackburn Rovers full-back turned multimillionaire...

Sheikh Mansour puts £395m into City

• Cash bonanza came from share purchases rather than loans• Latest accounts show losses have trebled to £92.6mSheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan has invested £395m in Manchester City since buying the club in August 2008, it has been revealed.That huge and rapid expenditure is...