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Forest appoint Clark as chairman

• First job is to find a manager to succeed Steve McClaren • Clark takes over after success as player and manager Frank Clark has been charged with heading up the search for Nottingham Forest's next manager after being confirmed as the club's new chairman. Clark, a Forest favourite who...

Keane under fire and set to miss Euro play-offs

• Republic manager criticises captain for playing with muscle tear • 'You can never play 90 minutes with this injury' Giovanni Trapattoni has criticised Robbie Keane for playing on with a muscular tear against Andorra last Friday, which he feels made the injury worse and looks to have...

Football quiz: Brian Clough

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Record £1.5m fine for Tevez but he vows to fight on

Carlos Tevez was last night facing the prospect of the heaviest fine in British football history, though his legal battle may drag on for weeks as he fights a Manchester City inquiry which suspects he may have committed multiple breaches of his contract.

Liverpool vs 'big four' in battle for TV fortune

He is a commodities trader who has mastered the intricacies of the futures market to build a vast personal fortune, so it would not be wise to bet against the intentions of Liverpool's principal owner John W Henry. But British football's response to his club's suggestion that they might pursue...

Ireland seek to end play-off woe

Five qualifying play-offs against European opposition without success is the discouraging record, but this time the Republic of Ireland hope it will be different after back-to-back wins in the last qualifying round lifted them into the seeding positions for today's draw for the Euro 2012 qualifying...

Exclusive: Older football fans feel price squeeze

The Football Supporters Federation and Age UK have condemned ticket price levels for elderly fans at Premier League grounds. As Liverpool's proposal for individual international broadcasting deals has shown, Uefa's Financial Fair Play reforms have left the clubs desperate to increase revenue. In...

Government issues FA with deadline to reform or face legislation

English football's governing bodies, the Football Association, the Premier League and the Football League, have been given a deadline of 29 February next year to act on government-backed recommendations or face having legislation imposed on the sport.

Manchester to lead way for English clubs in Euros

Two Manchester City players scored at the Stade de France in Paris on Tuesday night, but only one of them is certain to feature at the European Championship next summer. Edin Dzeko had put Bosnia-Herzegovina on the verge of the tournament before their lead was cancelled out by City team-mate Samir...