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• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:17:16 GMT
Beleaguered Brown vows to save struggling Hull
Hull boss Phil Brown remains positive under intense pressure and views the club's change of regime as a fresh start rather than the beginning of the end.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:13:43 GMT
Ancelotti in no rush to buy new players
Carlo Ancelotti has insisted he will not be rushing into the transfer market after the club's ban was suspended on Friday.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:12:18 GMT
Injured Johnson hoping Liverpool's luck will change
Defender Glen Johnson may be struggling to be fit for Liverpool's home clash with Birmingham on Monday but he is convinced he is part of a squad good enough to turn around recent disastrous form.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:08:27 GMT
Jagielka facing longer lay-off after surgery
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has undergone a second knee operation and may not play again until after Christmas, adding to the injury woes at the Toffees that has seen them get off to slow starts in the Premier League and Europa League.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:06:40 GMT
Benitez expects to call on Torres as Gerrard trains
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes he can see light at the end of the tunnel as his players return to fitness, with Steven Gerrard back in training on Friday.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:05:55 GMT
Return to top form is child's play for Drogba
Didier Drogba has revealed a word of warning from his eight-year-old son persuaded him to change his on-field conduct.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:03:09 GMT
Queiroz to call up injured Ronaldo for play-off
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz will name Cristiano Ronaldo in his squad to face Bosnia-Herzegovina in a crucial World Cup qualifying double-header later this month.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:44:52 GMT
Chelsea will copy Liverpool blueprint to beat United
Liverpool taught Carlo Ancelotti a lesson in shutting down Manchester United's midfield when they met two weeks ago, and the Chelsea boss plans to copy that engine room pressure against their league rivals at Stamford Bridge Sunday.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:07:53 GMT
FA Cup: Magpies, Saints and Terriers through
Two Notts County goals either side of the interval put paid to Bradford's cup ambitions at Meadow Lane and ensured Sven-Goran Eriksson would have an interest in the second-round draw.

• Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:48 GMT
CSKA Sofia coach resigns after players reinstated
CSKA Sofia coach Luboslav Penev resigned on Friday, saying he was frustrated by the club owners' decision to reinstate nine players who were suspended after late-night drinking sessions.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:38:45 GMT
Unirea land UEFA charge for Rangers trouble
UEFA have begun disciplinary proceedings against Unirea Urziceni after crowd trouble marred their Champions League clash with Rangers on Wednesday.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:23:22 GMT
Stoke boss Pulis hails Shawcross agreement
Stoke are close to securing the long-term future of defender Ryan Shawcross, the club announced on Friday afternoon.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:11:47 GMT
Brown: Stoke showdown not a "must-win" game
Phil Brown has attempted to alleviate some of the pressure on his Hull City side by claiming that Sunday's Premier League tie against Stoke City is not a "must-win" game.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:53 GMT
Chelsea put off by Aguero price
Chelsea have been quoted 45 million euros for Atletico Madrid's wonder striker Sergio Aguero, who scored twice against Carlo Ancelotti's side in the Champions League this week, but may cool their interest due to financial concerns.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:35:40 GMT
CAS suspend Chelsea transfer ban over appeal
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has granted Chelsea's request to suspend their transfer ban pending a final decision.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:31:58 GMT
It's not about me against Tottenham, says Bent
Darren Bent will not allow his return to Tottenham to overshadow Sunderland's search for three more Premier League points.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:26:07 GMT
Reina: UCL exit wouldn't be a disaster
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has said that he does not believe an early European exit for the club would be a complete disaster.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:56 GMT
Spanish league decides not to strike over tax hike
Spain's professional soccer league (LFP) has decided not to strike over a planned tax hike for top-earning foreigners and has instead set up a commission and called for dialogue with the government.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:20 GMT
Vieira hits out over omission from France squad
Inter midfielder Patrick Vieira has insisted he did not deserve to be left out of the France squad for the upcoming two-legged World Cup play-off with Ireland, claiming he is the best in the country.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:23:31 GMT
Ketsbaia appointed Georgia coach after Cuper exit
Temuri Ketsbaia has been appointed head coach of the Georgia national team following the departure of Hector Cuper earlier this week.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:06:14 GMT
Deco: Chelsea too powerful
Deco has stoked the fires ahead of the clash with Manchester United by claiming that he thinks Chelsea have too much fire-power for Manchester United to contend with.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:01:49 GMT
Fluminense and LDU through in Sudamericana
Fluminense striker Fred scored the lone goal to give the Brazilian side a 1-0 win over Universidad de Chile and a semi-finals berth in the Copa Sudamericana on Thursday.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:27:03 GMT
Chelsea fearing loss of Drogba and Essien in Jan
While Sir Alex begins the mind games by building up Chelsea in the expectation of knocking them down, there is a real fear among the Geriacticos of the Bridge that their championship charge will be hurt more by the African Nations Cup than by Manchester United on Sunday.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:07:22 GMT
Fergie: Kuszczak was joking
Tomasz Kuszczak has hit out at Manchester United team-mate Edwin van der Sar for refusing to pass down advice despite his requests for help and hinted at his frustration after failing to displace the veteran Dutchman.

• Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:28:36 GMT
Hart: I wouldn't quit
Portsmouth manager Paul Hart claims that he never considered quitting the club, despite failing to collect a single point from their opening seven matches.