Kieran Beckles Archives: 08/2010

Caretaker Aston Villa manager Kevin MacDonald has confirmed his desire to be handed the Villa Park role on a permanent basis

Former Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34

AC Milan have signed Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Barcelona on a season-long loan with the option of making the deal permanent next summer

Manchester United effortlessly overcame West Ham in Saturday’s evening kick-off courtesy of a Wayne Rooney penalty, a Nani solo goal and a strike from Dimitar Berbatov

Juventus playmaker Diego is set to join VFL Wolfsburg after successfully completing a medical, according to reports in Germany

Tottenham Hotspur disposed of Swiss side Young Boys in emphatic fashion to seal their place in Thursday’s Champions League group stage draw

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is unsure whether England’s bid to host World Cup 2018 will be successful following the visit of six FIFA delegates to the Stadium of Light on Tuesday

Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has dismissed the possibility of David Beckham moving to Ewood Park

Doncaster Rovers chairman John Ryan has launched a scathing attack on Manchester City over their decision to allow Craig Bellamy to move to Cardiff City on a year-long loan

Manchester City highlighted their title credentials with a dominant victory over Liverpool as a Carlos Tevez brace and a Gareth Barry strike led them to their first win of the new campaign

Roy Hodgson insists Argentina international Javier Mascherano will only be sold if the club’s valuation of the player is met

Aston Villa’s James Milner yesterday completed his protracted transfer to Manchester City for a reported £26 million fee

Slovakia international Martin Å krtel has signed a two-year contract extension which will keep the defender at Anfield until 2014

Nicolas Anelka has been handed a 18-match ban by the French Football Federation for his outburst at the World Cup.

Andy Murray will play at the US Open without a coach after one of the most satisfying tournament victories of his career to date

iverpool were denied a hard fought victory after a calamitous Pepe Reina error allowed Arsenal to snatch a 1-1 draw at the death after David N’Gog’s powerful strike had given the home side an early lead second half lead

New Manchester City signing Mario Balotelli has revealed he would have preferred to stay in Italy and continue his career in Serie A

The Slovakian football association has enraged its Irish counterpart by switching the venue of a European qualifier between the two nations

Ireland international Aiden McGeady has completed his transfer from Celtic to Russian side Spartak Moscow

When Andre Villas-Boas walked away from the San Siro last summer it marked the end of a seven-year working relationship with Jose Mourinho

Steve Coppell has resigned as Bristol City boss with immediate effect after announcing his retirement from football management