NEW VIDEO: Joey Barton says he's too intelligent to be a footballer. So clever he seems to have been learning French by watching 'Allo 'Allo! The 30-year-old midfielder made his league debut for Marseille yesterday and conducted his post-match press conference in English but in a bizarre French accent.
Manchester United are on red alert after Wesley Sneijder was told he won't be playing for Inter Milan again until he accepts a cut to his £200,000 a week wages.
Scunthorpe United boss Brian Laws has been forced to apologise after labelling his team's defending as 'as bad as the Holocaust'.
NEW Roy Hodgson has been planning to prepare his team for the 2014 finals in Brazil with an acclimatising fixture in the famous Copa Cabana stadium in Rio next June.
NEW With little choice of strikers and a few teething troubles under Brendan Rodgers, chances of silverware are in more hope than expectation for Liverpool this season. But that doesn't look like it is going to stop Jonjo Shelvey from completing a clean sweep this term...
Matt Prior's Twitter post showed a smiling Kevin Pietersen , captured in the aftermath of a truly glorious 10-wicket victory, said it all.
From the sublime to the ridiculous, Anderson's Manchester United career has been a series of skilful peaks and fitness troughs.
The FA are to launch an investigation into the vile chanting by a section of West Ham fans at Tottenham yesterday. Spurs' 3-1 win was overshadowed by sickening songs.
Olivier Giroud has urged Thierry Henry to re-sign for Arsenal in January. Henry has been training with the north London club during the MLS off-season.
Barcelona made more history on Sunday night when they fielded a full team of homegrown players in the 4-0 win against Levante for the first time. Sportsmail takes a look at how the Premier League and Championship compared this weekend for giving their youth products a chance.
John Terry trained on the Stamford Bridge pitch before the 0-0 draw with Manchester City yesterday wearing Roberto di Matteo's No 16 on his chest.
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been disqualified from driving less than a fortnight after his luxury car was removed from the road by police.
For most associated with Manchester United, May 5 1996 will go down memorably as the day the club sealed their third Premier League title.
Michael Dawson has poured cold water on the prospect of a reunion with former manager Harry Redknapp at Queens Park Rangers.
Martin Samuel: Rafa the 'interim' knows his place in Roman's empire
At most other clubs, Rafa Benitez would be a caretaker. At Chelsea, he is an interim
Jamie Redknapp: It's great to see Fletcher back in the goals
My dad, Harry, might not agree but it was good to see Fletcher making his Premier League return.
Graham Poll: Foy should know there are consequences for ignoring dissent... just ask Bernie Angell
Sportsmail's ref expert watched Chelsea
Dave Sexton, the coach for all seasons
If ever a man could embody the new Chelsea, it was Dave Sexton, who died on Sunday aged 82
Jeff Powell: I've not got it any more... comeback ends in failure for Ricky
Ricky Hatton faced the end with the courage which galvanised the most populous army
BUMBLE TEST DIARY: It's only an England Test victory in India... but I like it, like it, yes I do!
Sportsmail's David Lloyd on England... and much, much more
Lawrence Booth: England's victory in Mumbai is up with best overseas wins...
England's 10-wicket victory in Mumbai is up there with the very best
Edge of the Box: Fasten your seatbelts for Jake off! BBC stars leaves a big hole in F1 coverage
Mark Webster on the presenter's farewell from the big races
JONATHAN McEVOY: The bile-spewing West Ham fans who baited their Tottenham rivals because some of their number had been stabbed by a Nazi mob could take a couple of lessons in history. Too young to know? We are perhaps being too kind here because only last week - not in the middle of the last century - Tottenham fans were the victims of a horrific violent attack in Rome after hooligans raced into a bar before their match with Lazio.
EVERTON 1
CHELSEA 0
SPURS 3
SOUTHAMPTON 2
SWANSEA 0
MAN UTD 3
SUNDERLAND 2
STOKE 1
ASTON VILLA 0
WIGAN 3
EVERTON 1
CHELSEA 0
Rafael Benitez has been busy working on a new iPad app which allows coaches to fine-tune their team's tactics before, during and after they take to the field. The Globall coaching app is available in three versions, priced from £4.99 up to £300.
| Teams | P | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 13 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 13 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 13 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | Everton | 13 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 13 | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 13 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 13 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Fulham | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 13 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 12 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Southampton | 13 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 13 | -12 | 10 |
| 19 | Reading | 12 | -6 | 9 |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | -16 | 4 |
Norwich chief executive David McNally has confirmed the club will speak to police about alleged racist comments directed at defender Sebastien Bassong.
After Arsenal fans chanted 'You don't know what you're doing' at Arsene Wenger following his substitution of Olivier Giroud, the club's manager chose sarcasm as an escape.
Rafael Benitez believes greater service to Fernando Torres from his team-mates will help the striker recapture his Liverpool form.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers does not expect to make any major investment in his squad in January as the club continue to count the cost of previous regimes.
Andy Carroll believes there are plenty of goals to come after the West Ham striker broke his duck at Tottenham yesterday. The England striker netted a consolation at White Hart Lane.
When the bitching began in the Chelsea dressing room during Roberto Di Matteo's final days in charge, Eden Hazard became one of many targets.
Harry Redknapp has refused to rule out a move for David Beckham but insisted his priority is to buy a striker during the transfer window. QPR are rooted to the bottom of the Barclays Premier League table.
Mark Clattenburg made his football return as the boss of his referees' union said he hoped it would not be 'too long' before the he took charge of a Chelsea game.
It is almost nine years since Jermain Defoe left West Ham, but football fans do not forget. The Tottenham striker was taunted mercilessly by those in claret and blue.
There were handshakes, applause for both sets of supporters and slaps on the back for players past and present. At first glance, it appeared Brendan Rodgers was a content soul
Rafael Benitez was given a nightmare welcome from Chelsea fans as the European champions ground out a dour goalless draw with Manchester City.
Nigel Adkins insisted he has a good relationship with Southampton executive chairman Nicola Cortese after a second consecutive win eased pressure on his position.
Ryan Shawcross has given the first indication that he is ready to accept a record-breaking contract that would keep him at Stoke into his 30s.
Tottenham and Chelsea are facing increasing competition from Italy and Spain to sign highly-rated Sampdoria youngster Pedro Obiang.
Kevin Pietersen's brilliant 186 first innings knock and the 19 wickets taken by spin twins Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann meant that England's 10 wicket victory over India in the second Test in Mumbai was one of their greatest wins overseas.
Kevin Pietersen thanked the England players, management and fans as he firmly re-established himself in the line-up with a match-winning century in the second Test against India.
This is an England win to rank with any. Derided after Ahmedabad, they appeared ripe for more humiliation here, with MS Dhoni demanding a track tailor made for his spinners.
Kevin Pietersen produced a masterful, man of the match innings to help England level the series in India. Here, Sportsmail remembers his best ever knocks.
Sportsmail's David Lloyd wasn't in India to sample the victory - he's been forced to commentate from the confines of the Sky Sports studio in deepest Middlesex.
Sebastian Vettel can see no end in sight to the fairytale he is currently enjoying with Red Bull. After becoming the youngest driver in Formula One history to clinch not just three titles, but to do so in succession, Vettel has reassured his team he has no intention of jumping ship.
A numb Lewis Hamilton bade an emotional farewell to McLaren as his six-year journey with the team ended in bitter frustration.
Ricky Hatton faced the final curtain with all the honesty and courage which galvanised the most populous army of followers ever to muster behind a prizefighter.
British sprinter Adam Gemili will consider funding his coaching privately to stay in London under the guidance of Michael Afilaka, who has lost his full-time coaching job.
Toby Flood has been ruled out of England's QBE autumn international against New Zealand with a toe injury, head coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed.
Golfers around the world are waiting to hear if long putters are to be banned - or at least the way many currently use them is banned.
Warwickshire are set to begin their LV= County Championship defence at Edgbaston against Derbyshire after the domestic season's fixtures were announced this afternoon.
It was the scene of his greatest triumph to date and, naturally, Carmelo Anthony can't wait to get back to London in the New Year.
At most other clubs, Rafa Benitez would be a caretaker. At Chelsea, he is an interim. Spend money at the rate of Roman Abramovich and that's what you get: an interim. And interims are perfect because they have even less power than the usual Chelsea manager. A full-time employee would at least hope to have some input into policy, even if his wishes were largely ignored. An interim appointment has as much of a say in club matters as the work experience.
LAURA WILLIAMSON: Sportsmail's Athletics Correspondent trains with London Olympian Sarah Stevenson in a bid to learn what it takes to practice taekwondo.
Saturday evening live on BBC 1 during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix and already there was a certain last-day-of-term-cum-demob-frenzy feel about the coverage.
My image of the week is Jack Wilshere celebrating his first goal since making his comeback. The Arsenal midfielder was on target in the win over Montpellier.
It was good to see Darren Fletcher making his League return. He scores a few goals with his head but it's his brains Sir Alex Ferguson will be pleased to have back in the side.
Will Hamilton regret leaving McLaren?. He found McLaren so claustrophobic that one team principal said he thought Hamilton would have rather taken a year out.
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