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Gary Speed

Gary Speed Suicide: A Career in Pictures

Tributes have poured in for the Wales football manager Gary Speed, who has died at the age of 42 after apparently taking his own life. The versatile midfielder became the first player to play 500 games in the Premier League, during a 22-year career in which he represented four different clubs - Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers.
Arsene Wenger

Arsenal £20m Hitman Target Hints At Move

Cologne striker Lukas Podolski has admitted he is getting fed up with his current club's off field problems, and would consider a move to another European club if the offer was right.
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Kevin De Bruyne

Chelsea in Negotiations for Belgian Star

Chelsea have long since been attempting to land Genk winger Kevin De Bruyne but are finding it difficult to come to an agreement on the transfer fee with the Belgian side.
Arsene Wenger

Arsenal Interest in €10m Wing Wizard Revealed

Arsenal are interested in Gabriel Torjo, according to his agent, with the Serie A star the subject of a great deal of transfer speculation in preparation for the January transfer window.
Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia celebrates after winning the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo

Webber Celebrates Maiden Grand Prix Win of 2011

Sebastian Vettel, who has had 11 victories this season and leads the driver standings with 392 points, started the race from the pole position but the German champion missed the lead by 16.9 seconds as he was struggling with gearbox problems.
Rafael Nadal

Sporting Events Could Suffer from Tax on Foreign Players

It appears that top sporting professionals could boycott events and championships in the UK because of a tax levied on foreign sportspersons appearing in the country. According to the terms of the tax, the government is allowed a percentage of all endorsement deals signed by sports and entertainment stars, when they appear at UK-based events.
Man United 1 - Newcastle 1

Red Devils Left Fuming Over Magpies 'Ba And Krul' [PHOTOS]

Clearly the Red Devils could have emerged a winner if only a poor referee decision by far-side linesman, John Flynn, had not awarded Rio Ferdinand a penalty. Tim Krul, the visitor's goalkeeper, hogged the limelight as he denied the hosts a dramatic win with a string of top saves.