Frenchman Gerard Houllier is the right man to manage Aston Villa, the Premier League club’s former coach Jozef Venglos said on Monday.
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Venglos backs Houllier for Villa job (Reuters)
Premier League players Yaya Toure, Salomon Kalou and Emmanuel Eboue scored first half goals to lead Ivory Coast to a 3-0 home win over Rwanda in a 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier. Ivory Coast played Saturday’s match without its Chelsea star Didier Drogba and CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia, but took the lead in the 12th minute when Manchester City midfielder Toure converted…
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Ivory Coast beats Rwanda 3-0 in 2012 qualifier (AP)
Rio Ferdinand completed 45 minutes of action for Manchester United’s reserve team on Wednesday after three months out with a knee injury. The 31-year-old defender could now make his return for United’s first team against Everton in the Premier League on Sept
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Ferdinand makes successful injury comeback (AP)
Rafael van der Vaart’s move to Tottenham from Real Madrid was ratified by the Premier League on Wednesday, giving the Netherlands midfielder a chance to revive his club career in England. The deal was hit by technical difficulties as the transfer window was closing Tuesday, and the league’s board had to determine whether to sanction the move.
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Van der Vaart’s move to Spurs from Madrid approved (AP)
Tottenham is waiting for Rafael van der Vaart’s move from Real Madrid to be sanctioned by the Premier League after the deal was completed as the transfer window was closing until January.
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Spurs sweat on Van der Vaart’s move from Madrid (AP)
Darren Bent converted a penalty in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give Sunderland a dramatic 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. After City dominated the opening 45 minutes, Bent capped a second-half fightback by converting his spot-kick, having just been hauled down by defender Micah Richards in front of goal.
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Bent snatches victory for Sunderland over Man City (AP)
France winger Hatem Ben Arfa has joined Premier League club Newcastle from Marseille on a season-long loan deal, with a view to a permanent move.
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Ben Arfa joins Newcastle on loan from Marseille (AP)
Marc-Antoine Fortune could feature for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League at Liverpool on Sunday after completing his move from Celtic.
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Fortune finds favour with West Brom (Reuters)
Charles N’Zogbia is set to join Birmingham after Wigan agreed on a transfer fee with its Premier League rival. Wigan says it has accepted “a much improved offer” for the 24-year-old winger, who has been given permission to speak to Birmingham. N’Zogbia, who made his France debut earlier this month in a friendly against Norway, started out in English football at Newcastle following…
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Wigan accepts Birmingham bid for N’Zogbia (AP)
Stoke manager Tony Pulis says he won’t be pressured into selling Asmir Begovic despite the goalkeeper’s refusal to play for the Premier League club.
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Stoke won’t sell Begovic despite refusal to play (AP)
