England's tough new coach has decreed that his team would not be shaped by celebrity or sentimentality but by those old-school criteria of form, fitness and an individual's suitability to chosen tactics, writes Henry Winter.
At last it seems that England once more have a manager prepared to put his reputation on the line rather than his team's - in Fabio Capello's case, even before he has established a reputation. David Miller reports.
Alexandre Gaydamak has described himself as “totally committed to the future” of Portsmouth, but it is still understood he is ready to listen to offers to buy the club for around £60 million.
Fabio Capello's decision to leave David Beckham out of his first squad as England manager received the full backing of Brian Barwick. David Bond reports.
Newcastle United is is now a club run by London-based business people for whom football appears to be a fashion accessory, where jobs are given to pals, and pals of pals, writes Michael Henderson.
The January transfer window closed with the amount of money spent approaching £200 million, more than doubling the previous record, writes John Ley.
In an FA fourth-round tie at Bramall Lane, a gag was executed that not even Jerermy Beadle at his Game For A Laugh peak would have dared to perpetrate, writes Jim White.
Scotland international midfielder signed from Dundee United for a fee of about £1 million.
England's under-21 manager expects Fabio Capello's ruthless selection policy to help rekindle the kind of passion that the left-back showed in 78 matches for his country.
Football clubs trawling for new investment have been likened to prostitutes touting for business by the man who has created Share Liverpool FC which aims to buy the club from its US owners.
