Wayne Rooney has expressed his love of English football and believes he will never play abroad.

Sunderland boss Roy Keane has made a late bid to sign Charlton midfielder Andy Reid.

Burnley have signed Sunderland striker Andy Cole on loan for the rest of the season.

Troubled rocker Pete Doherty is set for more controversy - after a young woman has come forward claiming she is pregnant with his child.

Jonny Evans returns to Sunderland’s squad for their game at Bolton tomorrow.

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan’s house has been broken into, police said today.

Footballer Andy Cole will face no further action over allegations he assaulted his wife, police said today.

Bolton and Everton have been fined for crowd disturbances in their respective matches against Atletico Madrid and Brann Bergen in the UEFA Cup.

Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz has committed himself to the club by signing a new four-year deal.

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Alex Ferguson has admitted a brilliant performance from Carlos Tevez has provided him with a major selection headache.

QPR have completed the signing of Sunderland midfielder Liam Miller for an undisclosed fee.

Middlesbrough chief executive Keith Lamb has hit out at Tottenham and labelled their bid for Stewart Downing “derisory”.

Frank McAvennie believes Aiden McGeady’s Celtic career is over – but has backed the winger to be a success south of the border.

Pep Guardiola has announced he wants to return to coaching — but the former Barcelona boss is keeping his future plans close to his chest.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has let Andre Santos know that swapping shirts with Robin van Persie midway through Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United was unacceptable.

I am rather confused about O’Leary’s latest stunt. His aircraft were obviously designed as passenger-luggage combies — passengers on top and luggage below. What happens to all of that wasted space below deck?

On loan QPR striker Federico Macheda’s season appears to be over.

LIVERPOOL and Republic of Ireland legend John Aldridge believes the decision to coax Paul Scholes out of retirement could leave Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson ‘looking stupid’.

ASTON VILLA goalkeeper Shay Given will be sidelined for a month after suffering a hamstring injury against Manchester United on Saturday.