Nick Barmby fails with appeal against Hull City dismissal
• Hull's chairman backs decision of son to dispose of Barmby• Steve Bruce the favourite to take the reins at KC StadiumNick Barmby has lost his appeal against the decision to sack him as Hull City manager.The Hull chairman, Assem Allam, has backed ...
Martínez in Miami for Liverpool talks
• Spaniard to meet Anfield owners, says Wigan chairman• Wigan manager 'interrupted Carribean holiday' for talksRoberto Martínez has interrupted his Caribbean holiday to head to Miami for talks on the Liverpool manager's job, according to the Wigan...
Premier League club accounts 2010/11: how in debt are they? Get the data
The Premier League clubs collectively made a loss of £361m in 2010/11 despite a £2.3bn income. How in debt are they and which clubs are making a profit? Find income and expenditure by club• Get the 2010/11 data• Get the 2009/10 data• More data ...
Wembley to trial goalline technology
• Hawk-Eye system to be monitored without referee's input• If successful, go-ahead could be announced on 2 JulyGoalline technology is to be tested at England's friendly against Belgium at Wembley on 2 June.The Hawk-Eye system will be installed at t...
The Fiver | A state of hallucinatory confusion | Tom Lutz
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arrivingBARTON STINKAs any fan of psychosomatic illnesses will tell you, Stendahl Syndrome is a condition in which the sufferer is driven to a state...
Howard Webb warns against feigning injury after Fabrice Muamba collapse
• Referee speaks for first time about Muamba's cardiac arrest• Webb says other players should be deterred from crying wolfHoward Webb has spoken for the first time about the match in which Fabrice Muamba collapsed and warned players that feigning i...
No animosity in England squad ahead of Euros, insists Joleon Lescott
• 'It's proven that there's no animosity in the squad'• Lescott surprised at omission of Rio FerdinandThe England defender Joleon Lescott has insisted there is no animosity within Roy Hodgson's squad ahead of the European Championship in Poland and...
Juan Román Riquelme and Boca have the final word – just for a change | Jonathan Wilson
Boca Juniors' No10 is notoriously difficult to work with, but in the quarter-final of the Copa Libertadores he again proved his worthJuan Román Riquelme never changes. He is the eternal question at the heart of Argentinian football, the solemn-faced r...
Dirk Kuyt backs compatriot Louis van Gaal for Liverpool role
• Van Gaal linked with position of technical director at Anfield• 'He has a great track record and has the experience,' says KuytThe Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt believes his compatriot Louis van Gaal has the ideal experience to be a success at Anfi...
Roberto Martínez to be given decision deadline by Wigan’s Dave Whelan
• Martínez under consideration for manager's job at Liverpool• 'I still believe Roberto will be here next season,' says WhelanThe Wigan chairman, Dave Whelan, is preparing to set a deadline for Roberto Martínez to decide his future after admittin...
England’s Glen Johnson sparks fitness concern with infected toe
• Johnson pulls out of open training session ahead of friendly• Liverpool's Martin Kelly could replace him against NorwayGlen Johnson sparked a fitness concern ahead of England's friendly with Norway this weekend when he failed to play any meaningf...
Europe’s top 50 transfer targets for summer 2012 – in pictures
A look at the players who will be on the shortlists of all the major clubs across Europe this summer – in no particular order – from Eden Hazard to Carlos TevezJacob SteinbergJonny WeeksSteven Bloor
