money talks- celtics caldwell is lured from middlesbrough by wigan wad

... he's hoping he can go to middlesbrough, make the team and startscoring goals there before the finals

stoke city throw portsmouth keeper david james world cup lifeline

... the emergence of joe hart, on loan at birmingham city, and the continued threat to his england hopes posed by west ham's robert green make it crucial for him to secure regular first-team football ... kenwyne jones could still be on stoke radar as chairman refuses to rule out move for sunderland strikerandy griffin joins reading on loan as stoke's forgotten man seeks first-team footballandy griffin joins reading on loan as stoke's forgotten man seeks first-team footballstoke city fc

futurists predict fewer butchers, more space pilots – and spare legs for top football stars

... "the team considered factors as diverse as the rise of space tourism, the risk of a deadly virus and the onset of climate change in compiling the list – three events which could lead to people working as space pilots or tour guides, quarantine enforcers and climate change reversal specialists

rafael benítez under pressure as reading stun liverpool in fa cup

... but the liverpool manager himself accepted speculation on his position was inevitable following a dreadful performance and deserved defeat to a reading team languishing fourth from bottom of the championship ... they were supporting the team and we couldn't win for them

arsène wenger turns to sol campbell for to restore arsenal invincibles' touch

... the accusation that has nagged away at wenger since his decision to break up the invincibles, the team who coasted undefeated to the 2004 premier league title, was that he had no link between the generations, no guiding light for his talented younger players ... "campbell's last competitive game for arsenal was the 2006 champions league final, in which he scored but the team lost 2-1 to barcelona

brian laws pleads his case as burnley spring a surprise

... he left the club nine months later, in november 1996, and after almost 13 years spent at darlington, scunthorpe united and wednesday since that unfortunate incident, laws has somehow ended up back at the club where he began his career and made 181 first-team appearances as a right-back ... "barry kilby, the burnley chairman, certainly believes laws is the man to not only keep the team – currently hovering two points above the relegation zone – in the top division, but also to ensure they do so playing the brand of sweet, passing football established by coyle

david james set for surprise switch to stoke city

... with the club eager to avoid that situation, the goalkeeper is keen to secure a move that would guarantee first-team football as he tries to win a place in england's squad for the world cup in south africa

simpson contract closer to completion

... it's been a good first half of the season for me and the team, and to leave that would be a shame

tottenham manager challenges gareth bale to claim a starting place

... harry redknapp has challenged gareth bale to seize his opportunity in the tottenham team, saying the player has flattered to deceive for much of his time at the club ... "for his first two seasons at the club, bale laboured under the tag of never having been on the winning team in a premier league match ... i just want to keep playing and hopefully i'll get a run in the team now

roberto mancini uncorks the red wine to shake up manchester city diet

... the team, who play everton at goodison on saturday evening, have won all four of their matches since he took over and he believes he has improved the side he inherited from mark hughes and sees a bright future ... mancini, who also admitted that his long-term ambition is to move back to italy to take over the national team, said that he had been struck, since his move to city, by "the incredible fans, very strong players and a well-organised club" ... if he wants to win he has found the right team and despite the rumours he has not told me he wants to leave