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FA could bring in England manager solely for Euro 2012

• 'All options are open', says FA chairman David Bernstein• Harry Redknapp will not be the only candidateThe Football Association is contemplating replacing Fabio Capello by bringing in a new England manager purely for Euro 2012 and then appointing...

FA insists that Harry Redknapp will not be the only candidate

• New manager might not be English, says Bernstein• FA says it will take its time to chose right manBy the time David Bernstein took his seat a little scrap of paper had already been torn out of somebody's notebook and placed on the desk in front o...

Harry Redknapp favourite to replace Fabio Capello as England manager

• Italian resigns over John Terry captaincy affair• Redknapp found not guilty of tax fraud earlier in dayHarry Redknapp is the overwhelming favourite to replace Fabio Capello as England's next manager after the Italian resigned because of the break...

Harry Redknapp walks free and into arms of eager FA

The four men who will select the next England manager are unlikely to look beyond Tottenham – if they did, it could be the most contentious decision since Brian Clough lost out in 1977The verdict from Southwark crown court had been out only 27 minute...

Capello isolated in talks with the FA

• Sir Alex Ferguson offers backing over captaincy issue• England manager to meet FA chairman on WednesdayFabio Capello has received the backing of Sir Alex Ferguson but is looking increasingly isolated within the Football Association amid growing c...

Liverpool 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur | Premier League match report

"Por fin llegó el día" was the message Luis Suárez had posted on his Twitter account. "Finally the day came," it translated. This was his first game back since the nine-match suspension that threatened to blow a gaping hole in Liverpool's season and...

Chelsea 3-3 Manchester United | Premier League match report

Even for a side with Manchester United's renowned powers of recovery, this was a remarkable demonstration of the competitive spirit and togetherness that makes them such a hard team to shake off. Sir Alex Ferguson's team were 3-0 down after 50 minutes,...

Fernando Torres’s greatest days may be confined to memory | Daniel Taylor

The days when Chelsea's £50m striker laid waste to Premier League defences look to be behind himIt is never easy watching a top footballer stray dangerously close to the point when his audience has to accept, however much we might wish to be more gene...

Risk of John Terry captaincy at Euro 2012 was too great for FA | Daniel Taylor

The Football Association made the correct decision because the alternative simply did not bear thinking aboutIn the end, the threat of embarrassment – real, searing embarrassment – meant more than hurting the feelings of one man. The risk was too g...

FA could strip England captaincy from Terry

• Pressure grows on board to make decision today• 'Insulted' Rio Ferdinand talks of 'bad taste in mouth'David Bernstein, the Football Association chairman, is facing increasing pressure from inside the organisation to remove the England captaincy f...

Everton 1-0 Manchester City | Premier League match report

It was a night when one man brought handcuffs and Manchester City played as though in a straitjacket. They will go into February top of the league, encouraged by the fact that the last eight titles have been won by the team leading at this stage, but t...

Alex Ferguson dismisses Alan Hansen’s criticism of Manchester United

• United have not played well for 18 months, claimed Hansen• Maybe he was just trying to rattle us, says United managerSir Alex Ferguson's occasionally difficult relationship with Alan Hansen is under new strain because of what the Manchester Unite...