Darren Bent part of England plans for 2014 World Cup, says Roy Hodgson
• Bent had phone conversation with England manager• Aston Villa striker misses Euro 2012 due to ligament problemsDarren Bent has been told by the England manager Roy Hodgson that he will be part of his plans for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.Bent w...
Drogba: I’d have stayed if we had lost
• Shanghai Shenhua are favourites as his next club• 'Fernando Torres will improve next season' – DrogbaDidier Drogba would have sought to stay at Chelsea had the club been thwarted in their pursuit of the Champions League and the team's success i...
Didier Drogba: why I’m leaving Chelsea – video
Ivorian striker Didier Drogba explains his decision to leave Chelsea now, after winning the Champions League, scoring the winning penalty and the late equaliser
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Plus: why Montpellier are the French Nottingham Forest; Brazil's strangest trophies; and which footballers have gone on to make it big in the NFL? Send your questions and answers to knowledge@guardian.co.uk and follow us on Twitter"Having seen 'goal mu...
Football transfer rumours: Leighton Baines to Manchester United?
Today's bunkum's name is its nameSouth of the border, west of the Sun, there is a little log cabin made of Norwegian wood. Here lived the Mill's beloved aunt, Madame Sosostris. It was to this beloved aunt that the Mill would be sent when the beloved pa...
Van Gaal in line for a senior managerial position at Anfield
• Dutchman under consideration as club's new sporting director• Expected to work with the new team manager when appointedLouis van Gaal is in line for a senior managerial role at Liverpool. The Dutchman was linked with a move to Anfield in the wake...
City fans to face 9% ticket price hike
• Cost of some Etihad season tickets to jump by £60 • Fulham, Tottenham and Everton also increase pricesManchester City have increased season-ticket prices by an average 9% for next season. The hike, which follows a 6% rise 12 months ago, means th...
José Mourinho signs new contract with Real Madrid until 2016
• Mourinho agrees contract extension with Spanish champions• Portuguese coach has four-year deal extended to six yearsJosé Mourinho has signed a contract extension to keep him and his staff at Real Madrid until 2016. Mourinho's previous deal was t...
Alan Shearer offers his backing to Andy Carroll despite lack of goals
• Liverpool striker scored four Premier League goals last season• Alan Shearer: 'Age is on his side. He absolutely has time'Andy Carroll might be short of goals at Liverpool, but he does not lack admirers. Roy Hodgson named him in the England squad...
Solskjaer not interested in Villa job
• Former Manchester United forward cites family reasons• Martínez, Rodgers and Lambert on Villa shortlistOle Gunnar Solskjaer withdrew his interest in becoming the Aston Villa manager, leaving the Midlands club forced to reconsider other options ...
Emotional Didier Drogba says now is the right time to leave Chelsea
Winning the Champions League provided the striker with the perfect send-off after eight successful yearsIn the end the timing just felt right. Didier Drogba had long since set himself the target of hoisting Chelsea's first European Cup so, in the boist...
Premier League clubs tailor season ticket prices to economic realities
Manchester City's 9% increase is an exception as many top sides reward their fans' loyalty with a freezePremier League clubs can be accused of many things but colluding over ticket prices is not one of them. If the Guardian's research into the cost of ...
