The Guardian today brings us news that Middlesbrough gaffer Gary Southgate reckons Fabio Capello’s decision to bring David Wheater along with the England squad as back-up has knackered him out…

Close your eyes for a second and imagine having the opportunity to start your club roster from scratch with a loaded chequebook. You have the chance to go out and build a squad around one player that will ultimately mean the difference between your club failing or succeeding.

The National Football Museum will honour some of England’s greatest European legends tonight at an ceremony commemorating their success on the world’s biggest stage. This is truly a who’s who list of footballing greats!

It appears as though Standard Liege are the victims of their own success. The Belgian champions were more than a match for Liverpool in the Champions League preliminary round, going out to an extra-time strike for Dirk Kuyt. They are now very close to knocking Everton out of the UEFA Cup, although it could be […]

With the creation of 24-hour news, transfer deadline day has now taken on the form of a Hollywood thriller. Sky Sports News has you on the edge of your seat, dangling carrots of information and keeping you captivated until the climax of the window closing. Will he, won’t he? How much?

Gareth Southgate doesn’t have a particularly big squad at his disposal, and he could be one player lighter by the sounds of it. It’s refreshing to hear of a young player wanting to have first-team football every week, someone who’s not prepared to bide his time on the bench every week waiting for an opportunity.

Rafa Benitez will have been impressed by one member of the Middlesbrough line-up over the weekend and apparently this has led to speculation that Liverpool are considering making a big-money bid for the England man.

The Bangles enjoyed hits such as ‘Manic Monday’ and ‘Eternal Flame’, although the Wigan fans could be instead ‘Walking Like an Egyptian’ if the latest rumours are to be believed. Steve Bruce has already landed Amr Zaki this summer and the striker wasted no time opening his Latics account by scoring the consolation goal at […]

According to this source, a certain Middlesbrough favourite is top of the list of feasible targets for Rafa Benitez.

With it still very uncertain whether or not Liverpool will sign Gareth Barry, the Times reckons that Rafa B has been examining some of the alternatives, and apparently he likes the look of two wingers.