There can hardly be any footballer, from any era, who gave more loyal service to one club than did Ernie Gregory to West Ham United. As a big, dominant, charismatic goalkeeper he was a linchpin of the Upton Park side for a dozen seasons in the middle years of the 20th century, a reassuring and often inspirational influence as the Hammers won the Second Division title in 1958.

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Ernie Gregory: Footballer who served West Ham for half a century

AC Milan drop out of the running to sign Argentina striker Carlos Tevez from Manchester City.

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MILAN (AP) — AC Milan signed Argentine striker Maxi Lopez on loan from Catania on Friday, signaling that the club has given up on signing Carlos Tevez – at least until the end of the season.

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AC Milan have added to their attacking options by bringing in striker Maxi López on loan from Calcio Catania, with the possibility of a permanent move at the end of the season.

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PSV went back to the top of the Eredivisie table on Friday with a 3-1 win over Vitesse.

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Football: PSV back on top

Hannover 96 ended an eight-game winless streak with a 1-0 home victory over 1. FC Nuremberg in Friday’s Matchday 19 opener.

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Long wait over for Hannover

PSV went back to the top of the Eredivisie table on Friday with a 3-1 win over Vitesse.

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Eredivisie: PSV 3 Vitesse Arnhem 1

The San Jose Earthquakes re-signed veteran goalkeeper Jon Busch through the 2013 season, with an option for 2014. The Earthquakes on Thursday also signed forward Sercan Guvenisik.

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PAUL LOGOTHETIS AP Sports Writer MADRID NBA prospect Kyle Singler has no regrets over his decision to spurn the Detroit Pistons to play basketball in Europe. The Real Madrid forward, selected by Detroit with the 33rd pick in the second round of the draft, is one of the few players who didn’t return after the NBA lockout ended. The former Duke forward felt pressured from the Pistons to come back …

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Juan Iturbe remains a target for Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Owen Coyle is determined to add more quality to his options at the Reebok Stadium this month, as he looks to guide the Lancashire side away from relegation trouble.

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Erstwhile Toronto FC forward Peri Marosevic will audition at Silkeborg… Sevilla told Spanish daily AS they have walked away from talks over Tottenham’s Mexico attacker Giovani dos Santos, just as The Mail revealed offers from Granada and Villarreal…

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Hoops Move For Jones Fails

Takeover talk has to be put to bed ahead of Reading’s Championship game with Bristol City tomorrow, says captain Jobi McAnuff.

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McAnuff calls for focus from Reading FC

Juventus coach Antonio Conte has welcomed the arrival of Martin Caceres ahead of the Serie A showdown with Udinese on Saturday.

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Bremen – SV Werder Bremen are close to completing the signing of Austrian international midfielder Zlatko Junuzovic from FK Austria Wien.

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Junuzovic set to join Bremen

FC Barcelona’s players celebrates besides Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, second right, during their quarter finals, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012.

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The former England and Aston Villa footballer Lee Hendrie is declared bankrupt by the High Court.

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Ex Villa player declared bankrupt

Operation Back-on-Track kicks off on Saturday for Bayern Munich when they step out against VfL Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena.

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Bayern with the Wolves in their sights

PSV have successfully concluded contract negotiations with 18-year-old Jurgen Locadia . The young striker has signed a two-and-a-half year extension to his current deal and will now stay at the Eredivisie giants until the summer of 2014.

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Arsenal and England midfielder sees specialist as fears grow of recurrence of stress fracture in ankle. Related Stories Arsenal’s season is not over says captain Robin van Persie ahead of FA Cup clash against Aston Villa

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CALEY Thistle have French winger Claude Gnakpa until the end of the season. The 28-year-old was allowed to English League One side Walsall by mutual consent.

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Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas insists he must improve his own performances as the Spanish champions look to overhaul Real Madrid.

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Munich – After an emphatic opening to the second half of the Bundesliga season Matchday 19 will be looking to follow suit and Saturday’s afternoon fixtures alone boast some interesting storylines. With points up for grabs at the top and bottom of the table, this weekend could be a fair indication of what s to be expected of certain teams in Germany’s top flight.

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Pivotal points up for grabs

Leverkusen – Bayern 04 Leverkusen endured a nervy start to the second half of the Bundesliga season, but were ultimately successful as they beat Mainz 05 3-2 to send them into the upcoming match with Werder Bremen knowing a win would take them above their opponents and into fifth place.

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Schürrle: "I’m remaining relaxed"

Authorities have issued an emergency alert at Roma in central Queensland where floodwaters are rising rapidly.

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Franck Ribery returns to the starting line-up for Bayern, meaning that coach Jupp Heynckes will have a selection headache: one of Thomas Muller, Toni Kroos or Anatoliy Tymoshchuk will sit out, more likely than not the latter.

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Bundesliga Preview: Bayern Munich – Wolfsburg

Juventus remain the only side unbeaten in Serie A and in midweek enjoyed another home victory, 3-0 over Roma in the Coppa Italia and they look good value at 13/20 (1.65) with Sportingbet to claim victory again.

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The home side will be without the services of heavily-lauded young attacker Mario Gotze, who was recently diagnosed with an inflammation of the cartilage in his pelvis, meaning the Germany international will be out for anything up to two months.

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Bundesliga Preview: Borussia Dortmund – Hoffenheim

Real Madrid will be without Sami Khedira who is absent through an ankle injury, while Angel Di Maria is still missing with a knock. Jose Mourinho’s men do not have any new absentees since their Copa del Rey exit midweek and Pepe looks set to continue to start in central defence.

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Real Salt Lake retains its core — but everybody else is new By Michael C. Lewis The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 27, 2012 12:05AM MDT Most of the core players that Real Salt Lake has sought to keep together in recent years were still around when the team opened preseason training Thursday for its eighth season in Major League Soccer. It’s just everybody else that was new. For the first time …

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