Norwich City manager Paul Lambert believes his side aren’t quite safe from relegation despite their eighth win of the season, a 2-0 win over Bolton, as they remain in ninth position. The Canaries, promoted from the Championship last season, were tipped to struggle this year but have surprised many with their ability to carve out results and nick wins. And although they’re flying ...Full Story »

Roberto Mancini is hoping Owen Hargreaves can still play a part in Manchester City's season, but admits a gamble on the midfielder's fitness has backfired. One of the more curious pieces of transfer business last summer saw City snap up England international Hargreaves following his release by their arch-rivals Manchester United. The Red Devils opted to sever ties with the 31-year-old after ...Full Story »

Steve Kean remains confident of resolving the uncertainty surrounding Blackburn captain Chris Samba’s future. The giant defender handed in a transfer request last month as he attempted to force a move to either QPR or Tottenham, and he missed a fourth game in a row as Rovers crashed to a 7-1 at Arsenal. But despite admitting earlier in the day that Samba was fit and available, but wasn...Full Story »

The 28-year-old is yet to obtain a work permit to allow him to play in the Premier League and may miss out on his debut 11 days after signing at Craven Cottage Martin Jol has revealed new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak could be a doubt to make his debut for Fulham against Stoke City next Saturday. The Russia international completed his move to Craven Cottage from Stuttgart on deadline day but Jol ...Full Story »

Rio Ferdinand has broken his silence on the abuse his younger brother Anton has suffered ever since he was allegedly racially insulted by former England captain John Terry. Terry was stripped of the England captaincy last week after Westminster Magistrates' Court adjourned the ensuing case until July. But Ferdinand has revealed how painful it has been to see his younger brother subjected to...Full Story »

The Attorney General's office has said it has been made aware of a series of robust observations made by Joey Barton on Twitter over the John Terry racism saga.  Following the stripping of the England captaincy from Terry, Barton took to the micro-blogging website to give his take on the matter.   The Chelsea skipper had his country's armband taken from him for a second time i...Full Story »

For a man who arrived so baffled by the fuss surrounding the England captaincy, Fabio Capello has succeeded only in  transforming the fuss into farce. It has been a case of armband on the run ever since the Italian launched his bizarre trial (bad word) for his first skipper. In Italy, il capitano is the player with the most caps, noted Capello, as he passed the honour to four differe...Full Story »

Darren Bent insists he is happy at Aston Villa and had no interest in joining Liverpool last month. Bent was heavily linked with a move to Anfield in the transfer window but the England striker has rubbished speculation he was ready to leave Villa Park. "It was laughable. I always knew I was going to be at Villa,” he said. "I have said before, I would like to stay at Villa for years an...Full Story »

The latest addition to the family is just seven months old but David Beckham is already dreaming of the next. The footballer, who is relishing every moment of having a daughter after three sons, said he and his wife Victoria would love to have more children. The couple are parents to Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, nine, Cruz, six, and baby Harper. But it seems that the Beckhams would love another R...Full Story »

Wealthy Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala remain hopeful of signing Carlos Tevez, although Manchester City’s rebel striker is weighing up his options, with the transfer window still open in several countries. Anzhi, who signed Samuel Eto’o and Yuri Zhirkov last summer, can match Tevez’s £198,000-a-week wages but have yet to make a formal offer to City, who value him at £...Full Story »