• Six weeks out at least for former England striker• 'It's all about his rehab now,' admits Tony PulisJames Beattie looks to have played his last game for Stoke City after injury appeared to bring the striker's unhappy season to a premature end yeste
They were unfaithful, Julie Powell says, and so was I. But is infidelity always a bad thing, or can cheating be the making of a marriage?It's a familiar story by now. Lurid headlines, a disgraced sports star, a wronged wife, and then the mistresses s
The Frenchman's goal in Arsenal's 5-0 win against Porto was reminiscent of a lost art in British footballArsenal's emphatic, haughty dismissal of Porto in the Champions League was distinguished by Nicklas Bendtner's first hat-trick, but the more last
• Strikers came face-to-face at Old Trafford on Sunday• Fulham man resigned to not making England World Cup squadFulham head to Old Trafford tomorrow for the next stop in their relentless season with Bobby Zamora claiming that England can win the Wor
It's not enough to worry players with constant intrusions into their public-private lives, now people are trying to drive them insaneThe ways in which the English press wish to scupper their national football team never cease to amaze me. In this, a
Recent incidents do not bother the midfielder as he concentrates on getting fully fit and keeping his side in the Premier LeagueWatch Jimmy Bullard's new advert for Wash & Go hereOn recent form – which is for the avoidance of doubt, geezerish, pranki
The Chelsea midfielder still respects his former manager but has no intention of losing to him in the Champions LeagueFrank Lampard has already staved off two potential indignities of late. Unlike Gary Lineker, he has avoided having to dress up as a
A close-up of an unshaven everybloke, amid the roar of a football crowd, staring intently and swearing, with mounting frustration. "Give it … no, you soppy tw*t!" His increasingly loud invective is bleeped, but barely adequately, so there is no doubt
Catania 3-1 InternazionaleCatania threw the Serie A title race wide open and took a giant step towards securing their own future in the top flight by beating 10-man Internazionale 3-1. Diego Milito put José Mourinho's team, who play Chelsea in the Ch
• Portuguese keeper joins Petr Cech on injured list at Chelsea• Englishman set for Premier League debut against West HamCarlo Ancelotti will place his trust in Ross Turnbull, his third-choice goalkeeper, for Chelsea's Champions League clash with José
• Ferdinand has had to alter training programme • Ryan Giggs should be back for Liverpool gameRio Ferdinand has spoken of his hope that he is over the worst of his long‑standing back issues, the Manchester United defender "staying positive" about his
• Winger unhappy with £70,000-a-week contract offer• Manager vexed over publicising of private issueRoberto Mancini, the Manchester City manager, has expressed his disappointment with Shaun Wright-Phillips's decision to go public with his grievances
• Frenchman claims there is no ill feeling with Hull manager• Victory could move London club to Premier League summitArsène Wenger will offer Phil Brown his hand prior to kick-off at the KC Stadium tomorrow afternoon despite confrontations between Ar
• Red Knights step up pressure on Glazer family • Seats would be given back cheaper if takeover was successfulThe consortium of businessmen putting together a takeover bid for Manchester United has guaranteed the club's season-ticket holders that t
• Assistant manager fears complacency setting in at Ibrox• Rangers face Dundee United in quarter-final of Scottish CupAlly McCoist has insisted a fear of complacency ensures talk of a domestic treble is banned within the Rangers camp.Dundee United vi
The manager knows victory at Turf Moor today is crucial to his team's chances of staying upBrian Laws must surely be the only Premier League manager to have attended a job interview clutching a copy of a Deloitte financial report. The document helped
• Mawhinney's successor at Football League unveiled• Warns clubs must be wary of 'brutal' financial futureLeeds United could be obliged to make public the identity of their offshore-registered owner before the start of next season. That will be the o
• Storrie claims he left club over 'intolerable' abuse• Former chief executive will continue as consultantPeter Storrie has left his job as chief executive of Portsmouth. He said tonight that he had gone because he could no longer tolerate the abuse
Want to be loved? Don't own a football clubKraft's Irene Rosenfeld is not alone in receiving a frosty reception after a takeover. Nowhere is this more apparent than in football, where fans have a public platform to make their feelings known.The Glaze
Corporation will build bespoke reusable studio in South Africa amid criticism of its spending on big eventsThe BBC will take up to 295 staff to cover the World Cup in South Africa, a total that is sure to provoke criticism from rivals but is 15% lowe