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Manchester City and Manchester United to meet in FA Cup

• Manchester derby is third match drawn• Non-league Tamworth will go to EvertonThe draw for the third round of the FA Cup has been made at Wembley. Manchester City, the holders, have been drawn at home to Manchester United.Other highlights of the d...

Arsenal’s owner Stan Kroenke hails Arsène Wenger as ‘great manager’

• American has 'tremendous confidence' in Wenger• Kroenke discusses sale of Fábregas and NasriArsenal's owner, Stan Kroenke, has given his full support to the club's manager, Arsène Wenger, who has come under pressure during the team's difficult ...

Arsenal’s Arsène Wenger ‘surprised’ by new Uefa disciplinary inquiry

• Case relates to passing of instructions in Udinese game• Wenger says: 'We are completely open to any inquiry'Arsène Wenger has said that he was "surprised" by Uefa's decision to start new disciplinary proceedings against him, for "not abiding by...

FA charges Sir Alex Ferguson with improper conduct over referee remark

• Manchester United manager has until Tuesday to respond• Will be able to watch Liverpool match from touchlineThe Football Association has charged Sir Alex Ferguson, the manager of Manchester United, with improper conduct. The charge relates to Fer...

Bruce: Ince pulled a gun on Ferguson

• Sunderland manager: use of air rifle was 'tongue in cheek'• Ex-Manchester United players meet as managers in FA CupSteve Bruce has said that Paul Ince once used a gun to play a prank on Sir Alex Ferguson.Steve Bruce, the Sunderland manager who pl...

Heskey calls time on England career

• Striker won 62 caps and scored seven goals• Last match was 4-1 defeat by GermanyThe Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey has retired from international football. The 32-year-old, who made his England debut as a replacement against Hungary in April 19...

Inter director: Mario Balotelli not going to Manchester United or City

• Marco Branca says 'fans can rest easy' over striker• Italian reports say United and City interestedMarco Branca, the Internazionale technical director, has said that Manchester United and Manchester City have expressed "very strong" interest in t...

Pompey administrator ‘offers first-team squad for sale’

• Reports of players offered to other clubs by fax
• Avram Grant, manager, says club 'treated unfairly'

The administrator of Portsmouth Football Club, Andrew Andronikou, has put the club's first-team squad up for sale via a fax message which has been sent to other clubs, it was reported last...

Beckham’s achilles surgery ‘successful’

• Beckham undergoes successful surgery in Finland
• Official statement issues thanks for support

The England midfielder David Beckham "hopes to make a swift and full recovery" from the ruptured achilles tendon he suffered while playing for Milan against Chievo yesterday, a statement on the player's website said.

Beckham underwent...

Brown ‘relieved of duties’ at Hull City

• Brown 'very disappointed with the club's decision'
• Brian Horton and Steve Parkin to take charge of first team

Phil Brown has been "relieved of his managerial duties" at Hull City.

Hull, who lost to a late Nicklas...

Albania 1-0 Northern Ireland | International match report

Northern Ireland lost 1-0 to Albania in Tirana tonight . Ervin Skela scored with a curling free-kick in the 25th minute. Nigel Worthington's team struggled on an extremely muddy pitch, though they improved in the second half. Stephen Craigan hit the bar and then the post, with a header...

Ashley Cole out for season as World Cup door opens for Wayne Bridge

• England left-back faces race to be fit in time for World Cup
• Injury raises spectre of Wayne Bridge lining up with John Terry

Ashley Cole will be out for "approximately three months" after fracturing his left ankle in Chelsea's 2-1 defeat by Everton at...