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Stuart Pearce has signed a two-year extension to his contract as manager of the England U21 side. The former Three Lions skipper first took the role in 2007 and has guided the Young Lions to an unprecedented three successive European Championships. His charges reached the semi-finals in 2007...

Rumored Coventry City FC target Kevin Phillips has signed a 1 year deal at rival championship outfit Blackpool The deal includes the option for a 12-month extension to be taken up next summer. Exciting

Paul Scholes believes the attitude of some 'selfish' international stars continues to hold England back. The 36-year-old, who has recently slipped into retirement, won 66 caps for his country over the course of a glittering career. The Manchester United midfielder slipped out of the scene...

Rumored Coventry city target Marlon Harewood has joined Chinese club Shenzhen Phoenix. The 31-year-old striker is out of contract after being released by Blackpool and was weighing up his options. Skysports.com reported earlier this week that the former West Ham and Aston Villa forward had...

Part of FC Twente's Grolsch Veste stadium has collapsed, trapping an unknown number of people under the rubble. The Enschede venue was in the process of undergoing renovation when the roof of a stand caved in on Thursday morning. Pictures appear to show part of the roof at one end of the...

Former welterweight and light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton has announced his retirement at the age of 32. He has not fought since he suffered a crushing IBO light-welterweight world title defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas in 2009. Hatton's only other defeat in...

Liverpool have confirmed that they have finally reached an agreement with Blackpool regarding the transfer of Charlie Adam. The Scotland international will now travel to Merseyside to undergo a medical and discuss personal terms, meaning the deal will more than likely be completed before the...

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has declared that he wants to leave the club this summer but has asked for the fans' understanding. The Argentina international submitted a transfer request in December, before quickly performing a dramatic U-turn and pledging his commitment to the club...

Serbia's Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title and proved himself the best player in the world with a stunning win over Rafael Nadal. Djokovic came through 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 to end Nadal's reign as Wimbledon champion, before overtaking the Spaniard as world number one on Monday. It was...

COVENTRY City manager Andy Thorn reported a "lively atmosphere" as his squad began training for the new season. Thorn and his management team put the squad through their paces at the Ryton training ground before they head out for a pre-season week in Europe. He said: Thorn confirmed...

Hull City have completed the signing of veteran striker Dele Adebola on a free transfer from Championship rivals Nottingham Forest. Adebola has been strongly linked with a move to the KC Stadium in recent weeks and has now agreed a one-year contract with the Tigers. He will add a physical...

Birmingham have announced the signing of former Inverness striker Adam Rooney on a two-year-deal. As exclusively revealed by skysports.com earlier this week, Birmingham had lined up a move for the 23-year-old as Chris Hughton's first signing since taking charge at St Andrews. Rooney was a...

Online search giant Google has launched a new social networking website in its latest attempt to take on Facebook, which now claims more than 500m users. Google+ allows individuals to share photos, messages and comments but also integrates the company's maps and images into the service. It...

Wladimir Klitschko has called David Haye's pre-fight goading "disgraceful and disrespectful" ahead of Saturday's heavyweight title fight in Germany. The Ukrainian was angered by the Londoner's comments about executions, decapitations and ambulances. Britain's Haye, the WBA champion...

Could be a potential replacement for Westwood? Is it worrying being an out of contract player in the current climate or is it something you have to accept as part and parcel of modern football? It's difficult. Football has now started to, well it definitely has, an impact on the economic...

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Andre Villas-Boas has been confirmed as Chelsea's new manager. The former Porto boss has signed a three-year deal with the London club and will begin work immediately. Villas-Boas, 33, is the same age as players Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba but won the Portuguese league, league cup and...

Coventry City manager Andy Thorn has said he will not allow Aron Gunnarsson to leave the club without a fight. The 22 year old Iceland international yesterday rejected the offered new deal, but then came back with a list of demands of his own. Thorn is hopeful of persuading Gunnarsson to...

Skysports.com understands Chris Hughton has won the race to be Birmingham's new manager and should put pen to paper on Wednesday. Hughton is close to tying up a deal to become Alex McLeish'sreplacement at St Andrews with terms close to being agreed on a 12-month rolling contract. The...

Sol Campbell is currently a free agent, should Andy Thorn try to arrange talks with the 36 year old centre back? Sol Campbell speaking to Skysports What is your situation at the moment? I take it you are hoping to be involved with a club next season? You are at a stage of your career...