William Gallas Gallas 'stripped' of captain role
William Gallas loses the Arsenal captaincy after his public attack on the team, BBC Sport understands.

Alan Shearer Kinnear open to role for Shearer
Manager Joe Kinnear tells the BBC's Football Focus "the door is always open" for Alan Shearer to work at Newcastle.

Dimitar Berbatov and Wes Brown Berbatov & Brown out for Man Utd
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov will miss two games, while defender Wes Brown is out for up to five weeks.

Swans boss fears midfield crisis
Boss Roberto Martinez fears that midfielders Ferrie Bodde and Leon Britton suffered long-term injuries in Swansea's 3-2 defeat by Birmingham.

Grimsby 3-3 Bournemouth
Lee Bradbury scores in the last minute to earn Bournemouth a draw at Grimsby.

Smith backs McCoist as successor
Current Rangers manager Walter Smith would like his assistant Ally McCoist to be given the chance to take over as Ibrox boss.

Gerrard vows to stay at Anfield
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he wants to end his career at Anfield before turning to management.

Irish & Scots 'must get fitter'
Irish and Scottish players must improve their lifestyles if they are to match the fitness levels of football's top nations, according to Sunderland boss Roy Keane.

Benitez keen for Benayoun to stay
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says he wants Yossi Benayoun to stay at the club despite reports the midfielder is unsettled.

Hume aiming to continue playing
Barnsley striker Iain Hume tells BBC Radio Sheffield that he wants to continue playing football despite fracturing his skull earlier this month

Flo rejoins Di Matteo at MK Dons
MK Dons manager Roberto Di Matteo signs former Chelsea team-mate Tore Andre Flo for the rest of the season.

England surprise Capello
Fabio Capello says England are ahead of schedule as he approaches the end of his first year in charge.

Wenger considers Walcott damages
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger does not blame the FA for Theo Walcott's injury but has not ruled out pursuing compensation over his absence.

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Fan detained over pitch invasion
A teenager who invaded the pitch during Celtic's match against Manchester United is locked up for six months.

Manager Walker leaves York City
York City manager Colin Walker is "relieved of his managerial duties" with immediate effect.

Rio Ferdinand & Ashley Cole to work with 50 Cent and Danny Dyer on new film
Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole are linking up with rapper 50 Cent and actor Danny Dyer on a new British gangster movie

Saturday's gossip column
The latest on William Gallas's future, plus other rumours

Blackburn boss gives Jansen hope
Blackburn manager Paul Ince says striker Matt Jansen could earn a contract with the club after more than two years out of the game.

Swansea 2-3 Birmingham
A Kevin Phillips-inspired Birmingham comeback ends Swansea's unbeaten Championship home record at the Liberty Stadium.

Colchester sign Plymouth's Easter
Colchester United have signed striker Jermaine Easter on loan from Championship side Plymouth Argyle.

Rotherham sign Fulham goalkeeper
Rotherham United sign goalkeeper David Stockdale on a month's loan from Premier League side Fulham.

Striker McDonald signs for Grays
Grays Athletic sign striker Dean McDonald until the end of the year, while defender Adam Gross joins Dartford on loan.

Routledge boost for Cardiff boss
Cardiff manager Dave Jones is delighted by the loan arrival of Aston Villa wing Wayne Routledge.

Bohemians v Derry City (Sun)
Sunday's FAI Cup final sees Derry City boss Stephen Kenny attempting to outwit ex-Candystripes and current Bohemians manager Pat Fenlon.

Donati adds to Celtic injury list
Celtic's Massimo Donati breaks a toe in training, leaving manager Gordon Strachan short of fit midfielders.

MacKinnon steps down at Dens Park
Dundee chief executive Dave Mackinnon confirms his resignation and will leave Dens Park at the end of November.

Drogba banned for three matches
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been handed a three-match ban for throwing a coin into a section of Burnley fans.

FA Cup second round draw
Full details of the draw for the second round of the FA Cup, with giant-killers Curzon Ashton and Blyth Spartans both handed away ties..

Juve set to make stadium history
Italian giants Juventus unveil plans to become the first Serie A team to own their own stadium.

Capello delights in England win
Fabio Capello says his first year as England boss could not have gone better after beating Germany 2-1 in Berlin.

Cairo derby off after TV dispute
Saturday's Cairo derby between bitter rivals Al Ahly and Zamalek has been postponed after a row over television rights.

England women get tough Euro draw
England will play favourites Sweden in next year's European women Championship finals in Finland.

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