A brief history of animal pitch invaders
The feline invader who delayed the game at Anfield on Monday night is not the first animal interlocutor to cause havoc on the pitchThere's a cat on the pitch. Does he think it's all over? It is meow! It says much for the insipid nature of the football ...
De Gea must cope with pressure, says Van der Sar
• Manchester United keeper advised by former Old Trafford No1• 'They paid a lot of money for him and he has to come through'Edwin van der Sar has told David de Gea he has to learn how to deal with the pressure of being the Manchester United goalkee...
Shanghai Shenhua in Upson talks
• Stoke centre-half a target for Chinese club• Chelsea's Didier Drogba also wanted by ShenhuaShanghai Shenhua are trying to sign the Stoke City defender Matthew Upson, while talks continue about Didier Drogba joining his former Chelsea strike partn...
Manchester United’s Sir Bobby Charlton recovering from surgery
• United legend taken ill during awards ceremony• Charlton understood to have had gallstone removedThe Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton was on Tuesday recovering from surgery after being taken ill during the Laureus World Sports Awards.T...
Argentinian league honours Belgrano
• 30th anniversary of Falklands war is in April• Top flight renamed Crucero General Belgrano Primera DivisiónAs tension rises over the 30th anniversary of the war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, the Argentinian government ...
Suárez should have been sent off against Spurs, says Rooney
• Striker says Uruguayan should have seen red during 0-0 draw• Kenny Dalglish delighted by Suárez's return to first-team actionWayne Rooney took to Twitter on Monday night to say that Luis Suárez should have been sent off on his comeback for Live...
FA to hold peace talks with Capello
• David Bernstein to meet England manager this week• FA chairman anxious to try to calm situationThe Football Association chairman, David Bernstein, will meet Fabio Capello this week at Wembley to try to draw a line under a public row over the deci...
Emmanuel Frimpong sent back to Arsenal with season-ending injury
• Wolves loan ends thanks to ruptured cruciate in right knee• Player had same injury in left knee two years agoWolverhampton Wanderers' on-loan midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong will return to his parent club Arsenal after rupturing the anterior cruciat...
Chelsea sickened by draw against Manchester United, says Gary Cahill
• 'It's like we lost' says new signing after 3-0 lead given up• Owner Roman Abramovich addressed players after the gameAndré Villas-Boas must lift a Chelsea dressing room that, according to the new signing Gary Cahill, was "flat" and sickened afte...
Stilian Petrov defends Alex McLeish’s management style at Aston Villa
• McLeish doing well and is 'strong and positive', says Petrov• Charles N'Zogbia and Stephen Ireland challenge authorityStilian Petrov has defended Alex McLeish's management of Aston Villa. Increasing frustration at Villa's current struggles to tra...
