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Paolo Di Canio in heated confrontation with Swindon's Leon Clarke

??? Manager and new striker involved in tunnel skirmish??? Incident follows 3-1 Carling Cup defeat by SouthamptonSwindon's manager, Paolo Di Canio, was involved in a heated confrontation with his striker Leon Clarke following the Carling Cup defeat by Southampton on Tuesday night.After his side...

The Knowledge | Footballers' names used in TV and film

Plus: the latest start to a league season, the longest wait for a derby (2) and Gilles de Bilde's dogs. Send your questions and answers to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter"The criminal mastermind in Get Carter is called Cyril Kinnear, which must be some sort of weird tribute to the...

Cole set to leave Liverpool for Lille

??? Cole left out of Dalglish's squads so far this season??? Liverpool agree terms with Evian for Christian PoulsenLille are on the verge of completing a season's loan for Joe Cole, thereby satisfying Liverpool's desire to save at least some of the 29-year-old's weekly wage of ??90,000.Cole has...

Sunderland in for Crouch ahead of deadline day

??? Scott Parker set to complete move from West Ham United??? Wilson Palacios and Alan Hutton heading for the exitSunderland have resurrected their interest in Peter Crouch before what promises to be a frantic deadline day at Tottenham Hotspur as Harry Redknapp makes room for the arrival of Scott...

Owen Hargreaves's move is a risk worth taking for Manchester City | Andy Hunter

Manchester City are convinced the England midfielder is fit despite his dismal injury recordManchester's billboards will not incite a feud this time. Just as there was no "Fergie, Fergie, sign him up" appeal as Owen Hargreaves approached his sad but inevitable end at Old Trafford, so the chant is...

How Oldham Athletic's pinch-me season won over a nation | Rob Smyth

Their story is a poignant reminder of what the everyman could achieve before English football became an exclusive VIP partyPlastic was all the rage in 1990. Laura Palmer was found dead, wrapped in plastic on Twin Peaks; another new TV show, Baywatch, was a weekly advert for plastic surgery; (one of...

United's commercial drive gathers pace

The anti-Glazer rebellion has lost momentum as Manchester United's commercial drive is set to continue in SingaporeThree images from recent weeks will cheer the Glazer family and their phalanx of bankers and advisers as they finalise ambitious plans to float a large stake in the club on a stock...

Wenger makes leap of faith with move for Mertesacker

??? Per Mertesacker, Park Chu-young and Andr?? Santos to join??? Chris Samba, Yann M'Vila and Marvin Martin could followArsenal's attempts to strengthen their beleaguered squad have taken on a rather frenetic feel with Ars??ne Wenger securing three players in relatively cut-price deals and still...