Fulham emerge as Rhodes favourites

Fulham Football Club are favourites to sign Jordan Rhodes this summer. The 22-year-old has scored 37 goals in 42 league games for Huddersfield Town this season, including two in their playoff semi-final win over Milton Keynes Dons.

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Manchester City's title-winning football stolen

Manchester City officials have called in police after a teenage fan made off with the title-winning ball in the club’s Premier League triumph.

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Hammers will stick with Allardyce

West Ham United Football Club insist they will stick with Sam Allardyce. The Hammers appointed the former Bolton Wanderers manager in the summer, and tasked him with earning them an instant return to the Premier League.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rejects Aston Villa

Aston Villa’s search for a new manager goes on after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ruled himself out of the running for the job on Saturday. The Molde boss said he intends to ‘stand by’ the remaining two years on his contract.

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Kone set for Tottenham Hotspur?

Arouna Kone has been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. The Ivory Coast international has just enjoyed a stint on loan at Levante, scoring 15 goals in 34 games for a side which finished La Liga season in sixth position.

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Manchester City: a tale of love and money

Manchester City won the Premier League title at the weekend, thanks to £1bn of Sheikh Mansour’s money. But it wasn’t always like this… Last Sunday, Manchester City , the club I grew up supporting, won the Premier League, 44 years after their last championship. City’s all-star squad, paid for from the oil fortunes of the club’s far-fetched owner, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi …

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Sunderland bid farewell to Gordon

Craig Gordon has been released by Sunderland Football Club. The Black Cats paid a British record fee for a goalkeeper to sign the Scotland international in 2007, when they lured him from Hearts from £9million.

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Chelsea ready to gamble on Ryan Bertrand in final with Bayern Munich

• Blues wary of threat of Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry • Bertrand not in squad for group games, yet to play in Europe Roberto Di Matteo is considering the radical move of handing Ryan Bertrand a first Champions League appearance in Saturday’s European Cup final against Bayern Munich. The interim first-team coach is wary of the considerable threat posed by the German club’s wingers Arjen Robben …

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West Ham will handle play-off pressure: Allardyce

Sam Allardyce insists his West Ham stars can cope with the pressure of facing Blackpool with a lucrative place in the Premier League on the line in Saturday’s Championship play-off final at Wembley.

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Football: Reo-Coker quits Bolton

Nigel Reo-Coker has decided to leave Bolton following their relegation from the Premier League.

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Steve Kean to be sacked by Blackburn Rovers

Steve Kean’s controversial tenure as Blackburn Rovers manager appears to be drawing to a close. Kean has never been a popular choice since replacing Sam Allardyce in 2010.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in talks over Aston Villa job

Aston Villa are having talks with former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over their managerial vacancy.

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Regulated Bolton release 'Bibi' Gardner

FORMER Reggae Boyz captain Ricardo ‘Bibi’ Gardner has been released from Bolton Wanderers following the club’s regulation from the British Premier League.

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Liverpool in approach for Wigan boss Martinez

LONDON: Liverpool were given permission by Wigan Athletic on Thursday to talk to coach Roberto Martinez about becoming the next manager at Anfield, a day after Kenny Dalglish was sacked.

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Swansea's Rodgers rejects Liverpool's approach

LONDON (AP) — Liverpool turned to Twitter on Friday to ask supporters for help in finding a new manager after Swansea’s Brendan Rodgers rejected an approach to discuss replacing the fired Kenny Dalglish.

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Swansea's Brendan Rodgers snubs Liverpool approach

LONDON (AP) — Liverpool turned to Twitter on Friday to ask supporters for help in finding a new manager after Swansea’s Brendan Rodgers rejected an approach to discuss replacing the fired Kenny Dalglish.

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Arsenal Holdings considering its options

Arsenal Holdings, the company which owns the famous Premiership football club which took its name from the Woolwich arsenal, is reviewing its stock exchange listing options in view of the doubts over the …

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Sunderland to make Fletcher move

Sunderland Football Club are set to make a move for Steven Fletcher. The Scotland international is one of several players set to leave Wolverhampton Wanderers this summer, following their relegation from the Premier League.

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Solbakken faces uphill struggle to restore Wolves' fortunes

As far as the media is concerned, the appointment of Stale Solbakken will be very good news. Within 30 minutes of his arrival at Wolverhampton Wanderers, he claimed that a combination of ‘Jesus and Jose Mourinho’ would not have been successful in his last job at Cologne.

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Major clear-out underway at Bolton

Bolton Wanderers have reacted to relegation from the Premier League by releasing 11 out-of-contract players while Nigel Reo-Coker has activated a release clause in his deal.

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Manchester United's cash reserves halved

Manchester United revealed the financial impact on Thursday of its early exit from the Champions League, with earnings dropping and cash reserves being halved in the first three months of the year.

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Klasnic and Gardner among 11 released by Bolton

LONDON (Reuters) – Bolton Wanderers have reacted to relegation from the Premier League by releasing 11 out-of-contract players while Nigel Reo-Coker has activated a release clause in his deal. The lengthy list on the club’s website includes Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic and former Jamaica international Ricardo Gardner. Others who will not be retained include Gretar Steinsson, Sean Davis and Paul …

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Stakes are high for West Ham and Blackpool

LONDON (Reuters) – Hours before the Champions League final kicks off in Munich on Saturday, West Ham United and Blackpool contest a fixture at Wembley that will attract a larger attendance, no little hype and, as a one-off game, is more lucrative for the winner. The English Championship playoff final offers the golden ticket to the Premier league as its prize, with 45 million pounds in extra …

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Kevin Davies signs new Bolton Wanderers deal, but 12 leave Reebok

Bolton striker Kevin Davies has signed a new one-year contract at the club but Wanderers’ relegation from the Barclays Premier League is being felt with 12 players on their way out.

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Villa 'in talks' with Solskjaer

Aston Villa are talking to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about taking over as their new manager, according to his club Molde.

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Bolton stars must stay – Stelios

Ex-Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos says the club’s players should stay and help Wanderers bounce back.

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Vieira warns Arsenal over Van Persie deal

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira believes the club should have signed current skipper Robin van Persie to a long-term deal already in order to send a “positive message” to clubs around Europe.

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AC Milan sign midfielders Montolivo and Traore

REUTERS – AC Milan have strengthened their midfield with the signing of Italy’s Riccardo Montolivo and Mali’s Bakaye Traore who were both free agents, the Serie A runners-up said on Thursday. Montolivo, 27, spent seven years at Fiorentina, where he was club captain, scoring 17 goals in 230 appearances, while 27-year-old Traore, who has joined from AS Nancy, scored 11 goals in 72 games in all …

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