Schalke confirm they have rejected an official approach from Blackburn for Raul because the former Spain striker wants to stay with the German club... more
Walter Smith admits only time will tell if Rangers can survive without Champions League football after it was confirmed that Scotland will lose one of their two places in the competition from the season after next... more
Barry Ferguson will not rule out a return to Scotland duty under Craig Levein if and when the Dundee United manger is confirmed as national team coach... more
Barry Robson has come out in support of team-mate Marc-Antoine Fortune after the argument over the summer signing's form re-ignited in the wake of Celtic's defeat by Dundee United... more
Hats off to Kaka. He may be a bit weird but his decision to snub £500,000 a week in order to stay loyal to the club that made him is a shining beacon of hope in the amoral darkness of professional football... more
Malky Mackay's chances of being made Watford manager on a permanent basis were dented by the 2-1 defeat at fellow strugglers Barnsley that kept the Hornets in the Championship relegation zone... more
David Mellor asks whether Arsenal should call time on Arsene Wenger, calls Sunderland pathetic, calls on the FA to ban Joey Barton, and fires a sot at the Standford circus and incompetent football referees... more
Football: Midfield star says Arsenal's nurturing of young talent will always trump the mega-bucks spending of the billionaires coming into the game... more
Analysis: The Abu Dhabi Royal Family has announced that it will spend at least $1 billion over the next five years co-funding Hollywood and other international movies
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I wonder if it bothers anyone at the Premier League that for much of Sunday afternoon it looked as though the title was going to be determined by refereeing errors... more
Morning:
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