The Premier League will pay out record sums in TV money this season with the bottom club guaranteed at least £37m and the champions earning more than £57m.

MANCHESTER UNITED have successfully raised £504 million (€574 million) through a bond issue but the move will have both positive and negative effects for the club, according to one football finance expert.

ALEX FERGUSON could splash the cash next month as he attempts to stiffen Manchester United’s bid for a fourth successive Barclays Premier League title.

RAFAEL BENITEZ has confirmed Liverpool will prioritise their bid to make a swift return to the Champions League over a tilt for Europa League glory.

Liverpool could offset the multi-million euro impact of their Champions League exit with an extended run in the Europa League.

MANCHESTER UNITED or Barcelona would cash in on a €110m windfall by becoming European champions in Rome tonight, according to football finance experts.

Major League Soccer have confirmed David Beckham is in talks over a possible loan move to AC Milan but insisted any deal would only be short-term.

Brand Beckham launches its first major United States advertising campaign this week, but experts have warned America could prove a tough nut to crack for the most marketable face in football.

Celebrity publicist Max Clifford has criticised David Beckham’s big-money move to the US.

Coronation Street fans are to find out what happened to Linda Baldwin later this year.

Jacqueline Pirie has married her firefighter boyfriend in a secret ceremony by the banks of Loch Lomond.

The actress who plays Linda Baldwin in Coronation Street has revealed she is pregnant.