Stoke boss Mark Hughes wants striker Peter Crouch to sign a new contract. The 33-year-old’s current deal expires at the end of the season – (Daily Mirror)
Three Tottenham fans who ran on to the pitch wearing T-shirts with a sponsor’s name on and caused a Europa League game to be suspended for 10 minutes have been banned from attending football matches until 2018 – (Guardian)
Aston Villa striker Darren Bent, 30, who is on loan at Championship club Brighton, has had £150,000 worth of supercars stolen from his Staffordshire home. The burglars took a Range Rover and an Audi RS6 – (Birmingham Mail)
Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen, 22, can become as good as Spurs legends Paul Gascoigne and Glenn Hoddle, says defender Jan Vertonghen – (London Evening Standard)
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert says he remains a close friend of Roy Keane, despite the Irishman leaving his role as assistant manager in November – (Times, subscription required)