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The Football Association has confirmed they will not be renewing Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce’s contract when it expires at the end of this month. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire Pearce relieved of England under-21 duties

Manager departs after young side disappointed at European Championships in Israel

Andy Carroll: the 24-year-old striker is reportedly ready to sign a long-term contract at West Ham, which will take him to the 2016-17 season at least, when the club will make their move into the Olympic Stadium. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images. Carroll poised to make West Ham move

Striker undergoing medical ahead of €17.5m transfer from Liverpool to the London club

Sevilla’s Luis Alberto has been the subject of a ‘very good’ offer from Liverpool. Photograph: Getty Images Sevilla rebuff ‘very good’ Liverpool offer for Luis Alberto

‘Interest from Liverpool is real but nothing is signed. The player has received an important offer, but at the moment he is a Sevilla player’

Tottenham are confident they can hold on to manager Andre Villas Boas. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images Tottenham confident of holding on to Villas-Boas

Spurs believe ambitious plans at White Hart Lane will convince manager to snub PSG’s advances

Joe Kinnear has been appointed ‘director of football’ at Newcastle. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire Confirmation of Joe Kinnear appointment angers Newcastle fans

Ratfication comes against backdrop of enduring public silence from boss Alan Pardew

Newcastle fail to confirm Joe Kinnear’s appointment

Silence from St James’ Park hints at a hitch

Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery: goes on trial in Paris accused of paying for sex with a teenage call girl. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters French footballers stand trial in underage prostitution case

Scottish club Hearts are to go into administration. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Wire Hearts preparing for administration

Scottish club have tax bill of €118,000 and nearly €30m in debt

Keiren Westwood set to get his chance at Sunderland. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Westwood looks set to get Sunderland lifeline

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper likely to benefit from departure of Mignolet to Liverpool, Steven Reid signs new Baggies contract

Joe Kinnear has insisted Alan Pardew was delighted to hear of his impending arrival as Newcastle’s director of football. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire Kinnear says he has Pardew’s support

Newcastle’s new director of football says manager ‘delighted’ to have ‘a football guy’on board at the club

With a celebration like this Isco might not want to bump into Gareth Bale at Real Madrid next season. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images Isco to decide between Man City and Real Madrid

Malaga midfielder admits former manager Manuel Pellegrini’s move to Manchester is favourable but not ‘definitive’

Luis Suarez (Uruguay) is tackled by Alvaro Arbeloa of Spain during the FIFA Confederations Cup Group B match at the Arena Pernambuco. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Del Bosque urges Spain to be more ruthless

Late Suarez goal gives Spain an uncomfortable last few minutes

Gareth Bale could stand to make up to £3million a year if he successfully manages to trademark his ‘Eleven of Hearts’ goal celebration logo, according to a leading sports marketing expert. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire. Bale wants to cash in on goal celebration

The Spurs player could make millions from his ’Eleven of Hearts’ logo

Robert Lewandowski in action for Borussia Dortmund against Bayern Munich in the Champions Leaqgue final. Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Getty Images Lewandowski not for sale

Dortmund insist that Polish striker will not be allowed to leave the club this summer

Chelsea football club’s new manager Jose Mourinho. “For Chelsea, I would turn down every job in the world.” Mourinho claims he knew of Ferguson’s retirement plans ‘many months ago’

Chelsea boss cites his ‘close friendship’ and says he told United boss his own plans

Armenia’s Henrik Mkhitaryan (centre) is a transfer target for Liverpool. Photograph: Jens Noergaard Larsen/Scanpix/Reuters Liverpool edge closer to deals for Simon Mignolet and Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Anfield optimistic over Sunderland goalkeeper deal, Shakhtar midfielder believed to have been approached

Joe Kinnear has been offered the role of director of football at Newcastle, the former Magpies manager has confirmed. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire Kinnear set to return to Newcastle

Former manager to be named director of football at St James’s Park

Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale is a target for Real Madrid. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters Zidane urges Bale to make his feelings known

Real Madrid sporting director insists club is not put off by Welshman’s pricetag

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