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...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer withdraws interest in taking over at Aston Villa
• 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 ...
Chelsea tell Fernando Torres he is going nowhere despite complaints
• Spaniard not expected to be sanctioned for his comments• Emotional Didier Drogba confirms his departureDidier Drogba has confirmed he will leave Chelsea this summer but Fernando Torres will not be following his fellow striker out of the club desp...
London Welsh kept in suspense over Premiership promotion bid
• RFU meets on Wednesday to examine London Welsh bid• Exiles have right of appeal should RFU rule against themLondon Welsh will not find out whether they have met the minimum standards criteria for entry into the Aviva Premiership until a few hours...
Giggs reiterates Olympic desire
• Giggs wants to renew partnership with David Beckham • Manchester United have given veteran permission to playRyan Giggs has confirmed he wants to play for Team GB at the London Olympics even though his presence would disturb the Welsh Football As...
Manchester City’s Roberto Mancini quells Zlatan Ibrahimovic rumours
City manager insists that a meeting in Italy with the Milan striker was simply a courtesy callManchester City's manager, Roberto Mancini, has downplayed rumours he is interested in signing the Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.Mancini met Milan's vice-p...
Liverpool suffer third rejection after Frank de Boer stays at Ajax
• De Boer flattered but 'only just getting started at Ajax'• Brendan Rodgers and Jürgen Klopp have also declinedLiverpool will persist with an extensive interview process in the search for a new manager despite Frank de Boer becoming the third can...
Edwin van der Sar backs David de Gea to learn from rocky rookie season
• 'I also made mistakes,' says Manchester United legend • De Gea should ignore comparisons and 'play his own game'Edwin van der Sar hopes the repeated comparisons to his own Manchester United career do not become too much of a burden for David de G...
Lee Congerton: ‘I would love to see this role grow in England’
The former Chelsea chief scout is learning at Hamburg the technical director's job that is not really recognised in BritainAs Lee Congerton stood alongside Frank Arnesen at the end of a long and extraordinary night in Munich on Saturday, there were war...
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