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Saha: I was living the dream of a young boy on Spurs debut

2012-02-12T13:47:28Z

Striker over the moon with goal-scoring start against Newcastle

Wayne Rooney puts himself forward for the England captaincy

2012-02-12T11:37:21Z

But United striker still thinks Gerrard would be a better choice

Prime Minister planning racism in football summit

2012-02-12T11:30:13Z

Reports claim David Cameron wants to tackle problem blighting the beautiful game

EXCLUSIVE: Redknapp WILL lead England out at Euro 2012

2012-02-11T21:19:32Z

Spurs boss will see out the season to get club back in Champions League

Tottenham 5-0 Newcastle: Sunday Mirror match report

2012-02-11T21:22:15Z

Harry Redknapp's week just keeps getting better

Adebayor: England need Harry more than we do

2012-02-11T21:29:20Z

"He has to stay until the end of the season and from there we'll see" says Spurs striker

Will Juan Sebastian Veron's football career have a fairytale ending?

2012-02-11T18:12:56Z

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina. *** This weekend sees the return of the Argentina Primera division as the Clausura 2012 kicks off. Boca Juniors strolled to the Apertura title before Christmas but the second short-tournament of the season promises t...

Cisse: Newcastle is my kind of Toon

2012-02-10T17:48:58Z

Geordies' new No.9 already feeling at home after scoring on his debut

What are the odds Suarez and Evra swap shirts at the final whistle? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

2012-02-10T20:15:13Z

The FA reckon Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra should shake hands when they come face to face on Saturday, because even boxers touch gloves before they beat the living daylights out of each other. In Audley Harrison’s case, it was the only meaningful shot he landed. Shaking isn’t compulsory, but it is encouraged by those grey men at the Football Association, particularly at the urinals. The FA have asked the two players to draw a line under their unsavoury spat and are hoping to return to some so...

EXCLUSIVE: Racist abuse drives Micah Richards to quit Twitter

2012-02-10T18:00:58Z

Police are called in over messages to Man City and England defender

Redknapp's up for "aggro" of the England job

2012-02-10T22:00:30Z

Spurs boss confirms succeeding Capello would be the "ultimate" in management

Redknapp: I can handle ANYTHING after tax-trial ordeal

2012-02-10T22:42:03Z

Stress of last five years have been horrendous says Tottenham boss tipped to be new England manager

City's Barry backed to captain England (by City's manager)

2012-02-10T16:05:21Z

Midfielder has the intelligence and quality to replace Terry says Mancini

EXCLUSIVE: Cisse can fire Newcastle to the Champions League, says Ba

2012-02-10T17:37:37Z

"He has quality to do it," says Toon striker

3PM Extra: Joe Hart's fart, when mascots attack and Turkish team's bus collides with express train

2012-02-10T17:14:30Z

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:

1) We missed this one when it went up so props to Who Ate All The Pies for digging it up again. We're not sure what we like most about this excellent Manchester City vid: the post-modern take on the 'I love...' format; the fact they've got Noel Gallagher in talking about farting; or the look on Vincent Kompany's face. Brilliant.

Bramble pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges

2012-02-10T13:07:08Z

Sunderland defender appeared at Teesside Crown Court for a plea and directions hearing

Premier League team news round-up

2012-02-10T22:03:54Z

Get all the squad news ahead of every Premier League match this weekend

Simon Bird's Premier League previews and predictions (Week 25)

2012-02-10T13:27:34Z

'Arry'll put a smile on those poor England boys' faces. Yeah, 'Arry's a man manager. Arm round the shoulder type of bloke. Salt of the erf. One of us, working class boy done good. We can enjoy watching England again, can't we? Three pie, three mash and a slosh of liquor, please. We are 12 hours into the Harry Redknapp love in and it's nauseating already. Players, pundits, reporters all clamouring to heap love and praise on the Spurs boss. Arm round the shoulder? Ask Darren Bent about that. Th...

Tottenham vs Newcastle team news: Best and Taylor missing for Magpies, Van der Vaart out for Spurs

2012-02-10T14:28:45Z

Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe (both hamstring) are back in the frame after missing the game at Liverpool

Redknapp rules out combining Spurs job with England role

2012-02-10T12:21:12Z

But Spurs boss says managing England is "the ultimate job"

Bramble due in court over sexual assault charges

2012-02-10T09:24:26Z

Sunderland defender will appear at Teesside Crown Court for a plea and directions hearing

Why do Rooney and co want Redknapp to succeed Capello? He'll make playing for England fun again

2012-02-09T21:51:22Z

Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand have already taken to Twitter to say Harry Redknapp is the man they’d like as next England manager. And there is a feeling among the players that he has the character to unify a dressing room in danger of becoming split on racial lines. There is also a degree of weariness about the thought of another foreign manager taking control. Many of them had great respect for Fabio Capello, partly because of all he had achieved in a glorious club career in Italy and Spain...

New England manager 'must heal squad splits'

2012-02-09T22:47:50Z

John Terry had angry exchange with another player at Three Lions training reveals insider

FA want Redknapp on his Tottenham wages

2012-02-09T22:48:02Z

Spurs boss would be paid £4million a year to lead England - £2m less than Capello got

'Arry for England: All the latest news, opinion and features

2012-02-10T11:21:18Z

Everything you need to know in one handy place

EXCLUSIVE: Jermain Defoe on the magic of Redknapp

2012-02-09T20:20:30Z

'Some people just have an aura that inspires you to perform' says Spurs and England striker

EXCLUSIVE: Capello gagged by worried FA

2012-02-09T22:48:54Z

Terms of manager's £1.5m pay-off prevent him criticising England

EXCLUSIVE: Spurs to charge FA £5m for Redknapp

2012-02-10T01:01:17Z

Wembley chiefs want to appoint Tottenham boss next week but will have to pay a big transfer fee

Why having a Football Association chairman with balls gives England hope for the future

2012-02-09T19:44:01Z

For a man who just shot the sheriff, David Bernstein looked thoroughly unruffled. The FA chairman was matter-of-fact when he talked about the departure of Fabio Capello the previous night. There was nothing complicated about it, he suggested. No agonising. No dithering. And certainly no regrets. He, and the FA’s general secretary Alex Horne, had told Capello they were not impressed with his dissenting comments about stripping John Terry of the England captaincy. Capello had taken umbrage...

England squad to be given code of conduct

2012-02-09T22:49:16Z

Terry free to play in Euros - but planned new rules will block selection of anyone awaiting criminal charges

Spurs on a loser if Redknapp goes - Hughton

2012-02-09T20:32:13Z

Tottenham hero says old club will be victims if 'Arry takes England job

FA want England boss who'll fire up players and fans

2012-02-09T22:49:39Z

Capello replacement will be more cheerleader than tactical wizard

Bernstein: We want Moore from England's captain

2012-02-09T22:49:06Z

FA chief harks back to Sir Bobby in explaining why Terry had to be stripped of armband

McCarthy: Why I admire Fabio for quitting

2012-02-09T22:48:13Z

England boss praised by Wolves chief for resigning over captaincy row

New England boss will have to do it the Spanish way

2012-02-09T22:48:44Z

FA chiefs want to copy world champions and build coaching structure that will outlast changes in manager

Eriksson ready to be Redknapp's Svengali

2012-02-09T21:08:07Z

Harry can come to me for advice on managing England says Swede

Pardew: Give next England boss directions to the North-East

2012-02-09T22:48:25Z

Capello last visited the region to watch a match in August 2009

Refs have got it in for City claims Vieira

2012-02-09T17:16:23Z

"Anything we do will be amplified" says Blues exec over Kompany and Balotelli bans

What are the odds England win a trophy under their next boss? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

2012-02-09T21:28:55Z

There is no doubt Harry Redknapp, hot favourite for the England job, has an amazingly consistent track record. Huntingdon, Plumpton, Taunton – he’s backed losers at pretty much every track. We learned from his tax evasion trial that the second-most lucrative job in football is Redknapp’s accountant. The first is Redknapp’s turf accountant. ’Arry’s odds to replace Fabio Capello drifted on Thursday after he said his only focus was Spurs, possibly how to extricate himself from his contract there...

Will Luis Suarez's Old Trafford return be as explosive as Eric Cantona's?

2012-02-09T18:25:40Z

Enough has been said about Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra without me stoking up any more controversy ahead of their reunion at Old Trafford tomorrow. For what it’s worth, I hope they will shake hands before kick-off - if the FA will let them - and get on with the game. There is a rich history of rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool. It is too big to become a subsidiary to any lingering bitterness between Suarez and Evra. What happened at Anfield earlier in the season has gone and Sua...

Capello 'could claim constructive dismissal'

2012-02-09T18:03:26Z

Law expert says FA may not be in clear even though England boss quit

Capello resigns: All the latest news, reaction, analysis and opinion

2012-02-09T18:03:51Z

Everything you need to know in one handy place

Allardyce on England: It's time for Redknapp

2012-02-09T17:46:29Z

Tottenham boss the "obvious" choice for top job says West Ham manager

Wenger: It's a big blow for England and sad for Capello

2012-02-09T17:28:19Z

Arsenal manager also rules himself out of taking over national team

Sunderland pair charged over vandalised cars

2012-02-09T17:09:01Z

Bendtner and Cattermole accused of criminal damage near arch-rivals Newcastle's ground

Redknapp will make England players believe - Di Canio

2012-02-09T17:02:35Z

West Ham legend backs his old Hammers boss for national-team job... and says Capello was right to quit

Hughes warns: Managing club and country at same time doesn't work - I've tried it

2012-02-09T16:57:17Z

QPR boss who juggled Blackburn and Wales duty casts doubt on Redknapp combining England role with leading Tottenham

AVB: England boss chaos isn't Chelsea's fault

2012-02-09T17:17:07Z

Court decided to delay Terry trial until after Euro 2012 says Blues manager

Bernstein denies Capello was forced out

2012-02-09T15:44:55Z

FA inists "there was no ultimatum" before England boss resigned

3PM Extra: Insanely awful own goal, 12th man takes it too seriously and the Anfield cat gets immortalised in music

2012-02-09T15:31:18Z

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection:

1) Monday's game of 'cat and Scouse' of Anfield featuring a now famous feline pitch invader has inspired an annoyingly catchy tune by bandwagon jumpers Vom Vorton. Try listening to it without finding yourself singing 'Stop the match, there's a cat on the pitch' in your head at least once afterwards...