Aston Villa keen to raise the Ba

Aston Villa Football Club want Demba Ba to boost their goalscoring return. The Senegal international is arguably the signing of the season for Newcastle United, who took him on a free transfer from West Ham United in the summer.

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Manchester United face huge cash dip due to Europa League spell

Manchester United are bracing themselves for a massive dip in media revenues following their exit from the Champions League.

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Tevez offers apology to Man City

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez says sorry for his behaviour following touchline row with manager Roberto Mancini.

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Arsenal fans voice ire over lack of spending

LONDON (Reuters) – Angry Arsenal shareholders have asked the English Premier League club whether it has curbed spending to cushion against a possible failure to qualify for the Champions’ League after another disappointing season. Small shareholders represented by the Arsenal Supporters’ Trust (AST) have also demanded greater engagement from Stan Kroenke, the American billionaire who owns a …

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Wolves target Reading's McDermott

Wolverhampton Wanderers turn to Reading manager Brian McDermott as they look to replace Mick McCarthy.

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McClaren back in the groove at Twente

Happy to be back embracing the “culture and philosophy” of FC Twente, Steve McClaren’s first European home game carries fond echoes of his feats with Middlesbrough FC.

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Liverpool condemned over Luis Suarez racism 'support'

Liverpool have been accused by equality campaigners of ‘critically undermining’ the fight against racism in football with their support for Luis Suarez.

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Reading FC boss Brian McDermott in talks with Wolves

getreading understands that Royals boss Brian McDermott is due to meet with Wolverhampton Wanderers about the vacant manager’s job at the Premier League side.

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Cardiff City at Wembley sold out

Cardiff City are given an extra 1,500 tickets for Sunday’s Carling Cup final against Liverpool at Wembley.

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Doolin wants Morrissey to stake claim in Turkey

Ireland Under-19 manager Paul Doolin reckons Cork City’s Danny Morrissey can boost his international prospects in Turkey next week.

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Manchester United's Ferguson wants to stay

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he wants to stay at the helm of the English Premier League club for at least two more years.

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Wolves look to Reading manager Brian McDermott to fill the vacancy left by Mick McCarthy

Reading manager Brian McDermott has emerged as a surprise contender for the job at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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Soccer latest

FA Cup in England; Real maintains the ten-point lead in Spain; in Italy it’s Milan and Juve; Dortmund edges ahead in Germany and in France, the top two draw two apiece. FC Porto closes the gap on rivals Benfica in Portugal, two weeks ahead of the showdown in Lisbon.

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Taylor, Findley Ring Bells

A pair of Americans made the weekend scoresheet, with Paderborn super sub Matt Taylor off the bench late to salvage a 2-2 share with Dynamo Dresden. The forward converted a flick from close range near time for his second goal of the season.

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Drogba calls for Chelsea show of strength

“We are going to have to show we deserve to be here,” said Didier Drogba as he urged his Chelsea FC colleagues to stand up and be counted in their first-leg tie at SSC Napoli.

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Quinn bids farewell to Sunderland

Niall Quinn has left Sunderland Football Club with immediate effect. The former Black Cats player stepped down as chairman last October to be replaced by Ellis Short, and he has since been working in an international development role with the club.

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Bury sign West Brom striker Lateef Elford-Alliyu on loan

Bury sign West Bromich Albion striker Lateef Elford-Alliyu on loan for the rest of the season.

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Barnsley 1-3 Birmingham City

Chris Hughton’s Birmingham City continue their rise up the table with victory over a battling Barnsley side at Oakwell.

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Stoke win Delap red card appeal

Stoke City successfully appeal against the red card given to midfielder Rory Delap in Sunday’s FA Cup win at Crawley.

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Sounders Swap Fucito, Neagle for Eddie Johnson

Seattle Sounders FC Friday traded forward Mike Fucito and midfielder Lamar Neagle to the Montreal Impact for U.S. international forward Eddie Johnson , who had just been selected by the Impact with the No. 1 pick in Major League Soccer’s allocation process.

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Wenger still the solution at Arsenal – Petit

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit believes that sacking Arsene Wenger would be “the biggest mistake” Arsenal could make, amid speculation that the French manager could be on his way at the end of the season.

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Giroud could snub Newcastle United

Olivier Giroud could snub Newcastle United Football Club in the summer. Despite signing Papiss Demba Cisse in the New Year, the Magpies are expected to move for a new striker at the end of the season, especially if Demba Ba leaves St James Park.

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Tributes paid to late Ireland defender Eamon Deacy

The former Republic of Ireland defender Eamon Deacy – part of Aston Villa FC’s English championship-winning squad of 1980/81 – has passed away at the age of 53.

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Dortmund return to their roots

Berlin – Unusually, there were only subdued celebrations when the final whistle blew on Borrusia Dortmund’s match away at Hertha BSC Berlin on Saturday, as the overriding feeling among the visiting players was that of relief, rather than joy, to have come away with all three points from a narrow 1-0 victory .

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West Ham fans aid beauty queen Hayley Mac’s cash appeal for Beckton hospice

Football fans showed their generous side when they donated £2,000 in loose change to Beckton’s Richard House children’s hospice during a top-of-the-table home game at West Ham.

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Leeds life exciting for Warnock

Neil Warnock is excited by the challenge awaiting him at Leeds United, having made a speedy return to the dugout after leaving QPR. Warnock started the 2011/12 campaign at the helm of Premier League outfit Rangers, but was shown the door in January.

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Blackpool at sea as Royston Drenthe plays his way into Everton thoughts

• On-loan Drenthe virtually settles tie in six minutes • Everton are definitely in with a shout, says Ian Holloway There are days when it is obvious why Real Madrid signed Royston Drenthe and there are times when it is evident why they have twice let him leave on loan. There are games when he is Everton’s matchwinner and others when David Moyes is reluctant to risk a player who cannot be relied …

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