Midfielder Luka Modric arrived at Spurs for �16.5m from Dinamo Zagreb

Tottenham keen for Modric to spur new generation

With Robbie Keane gone and Dimitar Berbatov expected to follow, Juande Ramos needs his record signing to live up to his billing, writes Sam Wallace

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Life-long Reds fan Robbie Keane in his new Liverpool shirt yesterday after an acrimonious departure from Tottenham

Numbers game puts Keane into dream role

After the acrimonious parting, a sense yesterday of what Daniel Levy, the Tottenham Hotspur chairman, was up against when Liverpool came for calling for Robbie Keane. When the package, for a lifelong Liverpool fan like Keane, includes the same red jersey worn by Keegan, Dalglish and Beardsley, there is nothing any proprietor can do.

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Keegan gets his way over Barton's return

Kevin Keegan, the Newcastle United manager, got his way yesterday when the club announced that Joey Barton remains a Newcastle employee.

Bouma dislocated his right ankle in the 1-0 win over Odense BK

Barry returns to fold but Villa lose Bouma

Aston Villa eased into the Uefa Cup's final qualifying round at Villa Park yesterday, a day of mixed fortunes on which they signed the goalkeeper Brad Friedel from Blackburn but lost the defender Wilfred Bouma with a dislocated right ankle.

The mob try to buy Lazio

Wednesday fan group recommends takeover

Sheffield Wednesday's proposed takeover has edged a step closer after supporters' group Wednesdayite urged members to vote in favour of selling their shares.

Scott Carson can see himself being at West Bromwich Albion for 'four or five years'. 'It will be good to get some roots down,' he said

Carson 'sick' of talk about Croatia blunder

Scott Carson admits he has grown "sick" of being quizzed about his high-profile error against Croatia as he looks to rebuild his England career following his £3.25m move to West Bromwich Albion.