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Tottenham's Brown gets elbow
by Adrian Curtis (Article | Evening Standard - January 26)
Man City 1 Tottenham 1 Michael Brown today accused Manchester City's Claudio Reyna of elbowing him. And Spurs' new signing was amazed that none of the officials saw the incident. more details | go to article

Much Adu about youngster
by Ian Chadband (Preview | Evening Standard - March 29)
Up on the wall of his Florida office, Peter Mellor, one-time Fulham goalkeeper and now a US youth football coach, has just two pictures of himself. In one he is standing next to Pele. In the other, he's alongside one of his fresh-faced charges. That a hardened English ex-pro doesn't see this is as unusual tells you much about how good the football world believes the 14-year-old Freddy Adu will be. more details | go to article

Football's Famous Sly Guys ...
by No Author Listed (Commentary | Evening Standard - April 22)
Claude Makelele isn't the first player to gain an unfair advantage by conning the referee. Including: Diego Maradona, Roberto Rojas, Diego Simeone, Slaven Bilic, Robbie Savage, Rivaldo. more details | go to article

Howard In Dreamland
by Ian Chadband (Profile/Interview | Evening Standard - May 21)
Little Den from the Den out to slay Goliath . . . the emotional culmination of Neil Harris's fightback from cancer . . . the club no one's supposed to like becoming the nation's darlings for a day. Yes, Millwall appear to have the copyright on all the best plot lines at this 123rd FA Cup Final. Yet there's one guy at Old Trafford who would beg to differ. more details | go to article

England Plan To Conquer The States
by Raoul Simons (Preview | Evening Standard - September 14)
England are set to fly out to America for a two-match tour at the end of the season. Sven-Goran Eriksson's team will play the United States and one other country in friendlies scheduled for New York and Philadelphia. The second opponents are yet to be finalised, but Argentina have reportedly shown interest. more details | go to article

Fulham Call In Lawyers Over FA Rap
by Raoul Simons (Result | Evening Standard - September 21)
Fulham are taking legal advice over the best way to fight a myriad of Football Association disciplinary charges, writes Raoul Simons. The club face the prospect of severe punishment after the FA threw the book at them following Saturday's stormy match against West Bromwich Albion. more details | go to article

Gazza's Empty Feeling
by Raoul Simons (Preview | Evening Standard - September 22)
When Paul Gascoigne joined lowly Boston United, one of the club's directors likened his arrival to a visit from the Pope. It was pandemonium, he claimed, as Pilgrims flocked to catch a glimpse of the town's most famous inhabitant since Lord Archer left North Sea Camp prison. more details | go to article

Charlton's Slow Starter Feels The Need For Speed
by Matt Hughes (Profile/Interview | Evening Standard - September 27)
For one of the fastest men in football Dennis Rommedahl has made a surprisingly slow start to life in the Premiership. The Danish flyer is stuck in the starting blocks. Rommedahl began his Charlton career following a £2million summer move from PSV Eindhoven on the bench as his side crashed to a 4-1 defeat at Bolton and has made little impact since, starting just four games for his new club this season. more details | go to article

Question Time Again For United Over Fees
by Leo Spall (Article | Evening Standard - September 27)
When David Gill meets Manchester United's major shareholders to discuss the club's latest set of accounts he should have some interesting questions to answer. The club's chief executive will meet shortly with representatives of John Magnier and JP McManus and American Malcom Glazer and agents' fees are likely to be high on the agenda. more details | go to article

United's Agent Bill Is £8.5m
by David Bond and Jonathan Prynn (Analysis | Evening Standard - September 27)
Manchester United have agreed to pay £8.5million in fees to agents who acted as "middle men" in player transfer deals last season. In an unprecedented move the club today laid bare in painstaking detail the huge sums that are paid to players' agents to negotiate player moves between clubs. more details | go to article

Spurs Boost As They Cut Losses
by Raoul Simons (Article | Evening Standard - October 5)
Tottenham today revealed they have cut losses by more than 50 per cent despite a massive spending spree on new players. With the club enjoying a turnaround in fortunes on the pitch following the appointment of coach Jacques Santini and sporting director Frank Arnesen, the club have also improved the financial picture off it. more details | go to article

'Unprecedented' Change At Spurs
by No Author Listed (Article | Evening Standard - October 5)
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has welcomed the "unprecedented degree of change" at the club after announcing a loss of £1.189million for the year ending June 30, 2004. Few clubs can have undergone such a metamorphosis in such a short space of time as Spurs have in the past 12 months. more details | go to article

On The Inside
by David Bond (Article | Evening Standard - October 5)
John Magnier and JP McManus are preparing to take a greater interest in the running of Manchester United by seeking representation on the club's PLC board. The Irish businessmen, who own 28.89 per cent of Old Trafford through their Cubic Expression investment company, hold the key to Malcolm Glazer's hopes of seizing control of Old Trafford. Also: misc. UK sports business round-up. more details | go to article

Palace On The Up As Fulham Falter
by Leo Spall (Result | Evening Standard - October 5)
Crystal Palace's players may not want a break from Premiership football after recording their first league win of the season but their fans may savour the 11 days in which they are guaranteed to be off the bottom of the table. more details | go to article

Fans Target Watkins In Anti-Glazer Fight
by Raoul Simons (Article | Evening Standard - October 5)
Manchester United fans opposed to a possible takeover of the club by American football tycoon Malcolm Glazer targeted the house and cars of director Maurice Watkins in the first move in their "dirty war" against the bid. more details | go to article

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