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Bent eyes England call-up

Aston Villa striker Darren Bent is determined to fight his way into Roy Hodgson's England set-up in the hope of playing in his first major tournament.

Rodgers warning over Sterling

Brendan Rodgers says he has already told Raheem Sterling's agent not to expect a bumper new contract after he was called into the England squad.

Mancini anger at Aguero call-up

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has reacted with anger at Argentina's call-up of Sergio Aguero, despite him being injured.

Di Matteo - Terry will cope with abuse

Roberto Di Matteo insists that captain John Terry will cope with any abuse that comes his way at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.

'Our 14-year-old son died at Hillsborough'

The horrifying detail of the Hillsborough cover-up has dominated the news this week. But what of the human cost of that terrible day? Phil and Hilda Hammond have waited 23 years for an apology for the death of their son Phil and Hilda Hammond were both 40 when their elder son, Philip, then 14, went...

Paul Lambert: Rookies are ready to rise to their challenge

The Aston Villa manager, Paul Lambert, is ready to introduce his crop of unproven summer signings after insisting they have become battle-hardened in the lower leagues.

Brad Friedel stays No 1 for Andre Villas-Boas

Andre Villas-Boas insists Hugo Lloris is happy with life at Tottenham Hotspur, but has warned the France captain he will have to be patient in his bid to take the starting spot away from Brad Friedel.

Raheem Sterling's already a Wembley legend

From the school field at Copland Community School the glass and steel of the new Wembley Stadium, less than a mile away, looms high over the rows of houses that surround this patch of greenery in north-west London. The national stadium, that £757m temple to elite football in England, is just a...

Mark Hughes: It is time to ditch the flawed pre-match handshake

Mark Hughes, the manager of Queen's Park Rangers, called yesterday for the Premier League to reconsider the ritual pre-match handshake, and questioned the continuing usefulness to the Football Association's Respect campaign of a procedure he called "fundamentally flawed".