Kieran Beckles Archives: 12/2010

The Sport Review takes a look back at the year in sport starting with the first six months of an eventful 2010

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea has ruled out a move away from the Spanish capital amid reported interest from Manchester United

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admits Italy international Mario Balotelli is unhappy with life in England

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier defended his side’s performance after losing to Tottenham at Villa Park despite Jermaine Defoe’s first-half dismissal

Manager Gerard Houllier insists Aston Villa will retain the services of Ashley Young despite interest from a number of Premier League clubs

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has dismissed the possibility of Luka ModriÄ”¡ making a controversial switch to London rivals Chelsea

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has finally ended speculation surrounding Edwin van der Sar’s future by confirming that the Dutch international will retire at the end of this season

Rafael Benítez’s turbulent six-month tenure at Inter Milan came to an end on Tuesday when the Spaniard’s contract at the San Siro was terminated

The Football Association are targeting Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher as a potential coach for players in the England youth teams

Rafael Benítez has been sacked as the manager of Inter Milan with former AC Milan boss Leonardo being lined up as his replacement

Blackburn caretaker manager Steve Kean is confident he can lead the Lancashire club to a fifth place finish in the Premier League this season

Roma’s 1-0 victory at the San Siro on Saturday brought an end to AC Milan’s seven game unbeaten run and blew the Serie A title chase wide open

The snow-damaged Premier League fixture list was left with just one 3pm encounter on Saturday and Blackburn and West Ham shared the spoils at Ewood Park

Holders Atletico Madrid were knocked out at the group stage after being held by Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena on Thursday.

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny believes his mind games with Wayne Rooney might have forced the Manchester United striker into missing his penalty during Monday night’s clash at Old Trafford

Striker Andy Carroll has committed his future to Newcastle despite the recent sacking of manager Chris Hughton

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is convinced that the Blues will retain their Premier League title if they continue to play as they did at White Hart Lane on Sunday

Yaya Toure’s brace capped an impressive performance by the Ivory Coast international and his Manchester City colleagues in what was a comfortable victory over West Ham.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti remains adamant that his job is safe despite a turbulent month with the Blues

There is little disagreement amongst Newcastle supporters and general football fans alike: Chris Hughton has been unjustly treated by the Toon hierarchy, led by owner Mike Ashley

nder-fire Internazionale boss Rafael Benítez is hoping to turn around his troubled start at the San Siro with victory at the Fifa World Club Cup next week