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COMMENT: Why ex-Saint Bale needs to leave Spurs

3:49pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

It would be easy, especially if you were a Tottenham fan, to say Gareth Bale should stay at White Hart Lane and strike a blow for loyalty in football.

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England could get five Champions League places

3:48pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

Changes to Champions League rules agreed today could see Europe's top nations having up to five teams in UEFA's top club competition.

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Benitez favourite to replace Pulis at Stoke

7:50am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

TWO former Chelsea bosses have already been linked with replacing Tony Pulis at Stoke City.

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Pulis set to leave Stoke

3:44pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

Stoke manager Tony Pulis is set to leave the club after almost seven years in charge, according to a Stoke Sentinel report.

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Pulis promises Owen fond farewell

3:41pm Friday 17th May 2013

Stoke manager Tony Pulis has promised Michael Owen a send-off this weekend as the striker calls time on his professional career with one final game against Saints at St Mary's.

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Allardyce warns ambitious top flight clubs

3:14pm Friday 17th May 2013

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has warned it will take an "astronomical" amount of money for any mid-table Premier League club to kick on next season.

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Walcott reveals Gunners drive

5:40pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Theo Walcott revealed the thought of being the first Arsenal side in a generation to miss out on Champions League football has driven the squad back into the top four of the Premier League.

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Arsenal and Chelsea could face Champions League play-off match

10:36am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Premier League chiefs are crossing their fingers that they are not presented with a major headache if Arsenal and Chelsea finish the season level on points, goal difference and goals scored.

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Mancini sacked by Man City

9:13am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has been sacked, the Barclays Premier League club have announced.

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Martinez: we're physically drained - but we're ready for Arsenal

7:43am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez accepts his players may be physically drained but has promised they are emotionally ready for tonight's crucial Barclays Premier League clash at Arsenal.

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Play-off countdown: Albion will be ready for penalties

11:00am Monday 13th May 2013

ALBION have prepared for the possibility of penalties to reach another play-off final.

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Watford reach Wembley in unbelievable fashion

3:09pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Watford are at Wembley and one match away from promotion to the Premier League. The incredible story of how they got there will go down in football folklore.

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Bale should sign insists AVB

3:09pm Friday 10th May 2013

Andre Villas-Boas has called on Gareth Bale to end speculation about his future by signing a new contract with Tottenham.

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Gardner to miss Saints game

10:30am Friday 10th May 2013

Craig Gardner will miss Sunderland's final home game of the season against Saints on Sunday through suspension.

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Comment: Di Canio has to prove long term worth

10:19am Friday 10th May 2013

PAOLO Di Canio’s appointment at Sunderland may have had the desired effect.

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Moys appointed United boss

4:43pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Manchester United have confirmed David Moyes as their new manager.

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Everton confirm Moyes departure

2:43pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Everton have confirmed on their official Twitter feed that manager David Moyes will leave the club at the end of the season, amid reports he will succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

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Ex-Saint listed as one of Moyes' worst buys

1:57pm Thursday 9th May 2013

During his 11 years at Everton David Moyes built a reputation for getting the most out of his investments in the transfer market.

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Hughes leaves Everton door open

1:20pm Thursday 9th May 2013

Ex-Saints striker Mark Hughes today refused to rule himself out of a return to Everton, should David Moyes become Manchester United's new manager.

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Sir Alex Ferguson announces retirement

9:21am Wednesday 8th May 2013

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement.

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Sir Alex Ferguson considering position as Manchester United boss - reports

11:42pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly considering his position as manager of Manchester United.

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Wigan boss takes no notice of personal landmark

8:06am Tuesday 7th May 2013

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez takes charge of his 150th Barclays Premier League match for the club tonight - but insists the only landmark he is interested in is a ninth successive season in the top flight.

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Walcott grabs Gunners' winner

2:25pm Sunday 5th May 2013

GARETH Bale wasn’t the only former Saint who scored a Premier League winning goal for a Champions League-chasing north London club yesterday.

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Win a boost for Adkins' Royals

2:21pm Sunday 5th May 2013

Nigel Adkins believes Reading's experience of the npower Championship gives them a ''good opportunity'' to make a Barclays Premier League return at the first attempt.

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Di Canio confident despite absentees

2:16pm Friday 3rd May 2013

Paolo Di Canio is confident Sunderland can still score goals despite losing top marksmen Steven Fletcher and Stephane Sessegnon for the remainder of the season.

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Premier League to learn Fair Play fate

11:15am Thursday 2nd May 2013

Saints will discover early next week whether they are still in with a shot of a Europa League place next season.

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Comment: Bale follows Ronaldo's path

3:39pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

The world has further cause to talk up Gareth Bale as the new Cristiano Ronaldo after the Tottenham forward landed yet another award today.

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Sunderland ace N'Diaye: We have it all to do to avoid drop

8:35am Wednesday 1st May 2013

Sunderland midfielder Alfred N'Diaye has admitted he has never suffered a beating as bad as the one he experienced at Villa Park on Monday night.

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Ex-Saint would swap trophies for top four spot

8:21am Tuesday 30th April 2013

Gareth Bale would gladly trade in his two PFA awards for a guaranteed top-four finish with Tottenham.

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Premier League team of the year named

11:56am Monday 29th April 2013

Premier League top scorer Robin van Persie was one of four Manchester United players to be named in the PFA Team of the Year.

Premier League team of the year named

11:28am Monday 29th April 2013

Premier League top scorer Robin van Persie was one of four Manchester United players to be named in the PFA Team of the Year, which was announced tonight.

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Ex-Saint Bale a double award winner

8:39am Monday 29th April 2013

Newly-crowned PFA Player of the Year Gareth Bale dismissed talk of a summer transfer to Real Madrid as ''speculation''.

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Relegation for two former Saints bosses

3:29pm Sunday 28th April 2013

FORMER Saints bosses Nigel Adkins and Harry Redknapp both suffered the indignity of relegation to the Championship with their current clubs today as QPR and Reading could only muster a 0-0 draw in their must-win clash at the Madejski Stadium.

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Redknapp ninth in rich list

10:18am Friday 26th April 2013

Former Saints manager Harry Redknapp holds the position as the ninth wealthiest football boss in England, according to the annual Sunday Times Sport Rich List.

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Redknapp's Championship squad demand

2:22pm Friday 26th April 2013

Harry Redknapp has told his QPR squad they must have the stomach to fight for promotion next year as he starts to come to terms with relegation to the npower Championship.

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O'Shea targets four wins - including Saints

3:42pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

John O'Shea is targetting four more wins as Sunderland attempt to end a difficult season in style.

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Football's longest bans

4:35pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

Former Saints player David Prutton is among a list of the lengthiest suspensions dished out in English football history.

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Suarez handed ten match ban

3:02pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

Liverpool's Luis Suarez has been given a 10-game ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, the Football Association has confirmed.

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COMMENT: Punishments need to be consistent

4:16pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

Surely the biggest argument over Luis Suarez’s ten game ban is how it compares with other hefty suspensions.

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Title win has inspired Fergie to go for more

10:31am Tuesday 23rd April 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson insisted that Manchester United's 20th league title triumph has given him fresh impetus to carry on.

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Bale aiming for second Player of the Year award

5:36pm Monday 22nd April 2013

Tottenham’s Gareth Bale is determined to end the week inside the top four of the Barclays Premier League and with a second Player of the Year award on his mantelpiece.

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Ex-Saints hit out at "embarrassing" Suarez

6:56pm Sunday 21st April 2013

FORMER Saints Graeme Souness and Jamie Redknapp hit out at Luis Suarez this afternoon for the Liverpool star’s apparent bite on Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic.

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Wenger hails Oxlade-Chamberlain progress

3:23pm Friday 19th April 2013

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes former Saints winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has made great strides in his game this season.

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Comment: Awards highlight English decline

12:27pm Friday 19th April 2013

The inclusion of just three Englishmen on the Professional Footballers' Association awards shortlists should come as no surprise given the huge decline in home-grown players in the top flight.

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Saints overlooked in PFA awards

12:09pm Friday 19th April 2013

Saints have not received any nominations in the annual Professional Footballers' Association awards.

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Adkins just starting Reading journey

5:14pm Thursday 18th April 2013

Reading manager Nigel Adkins has admitted he is still on "page one" as he looks to stamp his own mark on a Royals side fighting to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

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