Former West Ham and Everton defender Bilic went on to outline the unusual methods he uses to get the best of out his players.

Former West Ham and Everton defender Bilic went on to outline the unusual methods he uses to get the best of out his players.

Cook believes that the Premier League is 10 years behind the United States in terms of merchandising, and that even Manchester United, the pre-eminent exponents of brand building in the Premier League, have, in his words, not scratched the surface. ....

But as Rooney scowled and shuffled through another 90 minutes of near-anonymity in Barcelona on Saturday, even Capello must have been wondering if he can afford to keep putting his faith in the Manchester United man.

icLiverpool - I won& 8217;t be fit for Manchester United clash admits Steven Gerrard

Wayne Rooney is arguably England's greatest asset, but I believe Fabio Capello must drop the Manchester United striker if we are to reach the 2010 World Cup.

AUTHOR Gary Sutherland, whose book on touring Scotland's football parks, Hunting Grounds, we mentioned last week, tells us that one of his favourite football insults was at Links Park during an angry Angus derby.

Zola is currently joint coach of Italy's under-21 squad and has also been linked with the vacancy at Newcastle.

But Toshack repeated again: & 8220;Very few teams play with more than one striker. Chelsea don& 8217;t play Drogba and Anelka together, Torres is on his own for Liverpool and Spain. It& 8217;s very well people saying we need two strikers, but what ha....

While he remains a contender, the same cannot be said for former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier and the ex-Scotland midfielder John Collins, plus former Ajax boss Martin Olsen - who was Denmark coach when Laudrup had his spell as assistant.

As ever, the excitement generated in the capital has a knock-on effect further afield, creating a British gastro-climate in which young chefs can grow. The most promising results of this can be seen at The Kitchin in Edinburgh, which received a Mich....

In a game filled with some moments of brilliance and some slightly lacklustre play, some performances stood out above the rest, including a hat trick by Newcastle legend Alan Shearer.

Miss Bux was once engaged to Scotland rugby wing Simon Danielli and has a six-year-old daughter, Ella, with former Coventry City star Adam Willis.

& 8220;It could be a great year at Wolves,& 8221; said Vokes, who, having signed a four-year contract at Molineux, scored on his debut in a 2-2 draw at Plymouth last month. & 8220;But first I& 8217;ve got to concentrate on what I do here and do what ....

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Chelsea medical staff are set to look at the injury this week ahead of the weekend's trip to Manchester City, and Essien is hopeful of making a swift recovery.

& 8220;It& 8217;s tough being at the Millennium when there& 8217;s so few in the ground,& 8221; admitted the Crystal Palace midfielder.

But the former Norwich boss is aware they can be formidable opponents. It was a tough game before the Slovakia match and it is even tougher now, he said.

The Sheffield United winger came off in the second half and Worthington added: He got a heavy knock. We will monitor him in the next 24 hours, see what he is like and go from there.''

The Manchester United defender, 29, did not play against Andorra on Saturday