Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren has signed a new contract with the club which will run until 2009.

George Best has briefly opened his eyes in hospital but is not yet awake, his agent said today.

Roy Keane has completed his move to Celtic after signing an 18-month deal.

Roy Keane has held talks with Celtic and will tell the club next week if he is ready to join them.

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Newcastle midfielder Nicky Butt has committed his future to the club after signing a one-year contract extension.

The French Football Federation have refused to comment on the severity of the knee injury suffered by Louis Saha in France’s 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands.

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez wants to stay at Anfield for 20 years.

Norwich midfielder Phil Mulryne, who had less than two months remaining on his current deal, has had his contract terminated by mutual consent.

Chelsea skipper John Terry will play no further part in the club’s historic season.

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Newcastle-based business man Brian Quigley will be officially confirmed as Shamrock Rovers’ new investor by Examiner Neil Hughes on Friday.

Mark Viduka has been ruled out of Australia’s Confederations Cup qualifier with the Solomon Islands.

James Beattie is expected to return to training next week following the knee ligament damage he sustained in training a fortnight ago.

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Dennis Bergkamp has been offered a one-year contract at Arsenal, according to the BBC.

Kieran Richardson and Zat Knight were today called up into the England squad to tour the USA later this month after Shaun Wright-Phillips and Matthew Upson withdrew with injuries.

The nominees for the FAI International Soccer Awards have been unveiled.

Wayne Rooney has been voted the best under-21 player in Europe.