Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy and Juande Ramos. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images
The Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has suggested that the sale of Dimitar Berbatov was one of several key events that led to the sackings of manager Juande Ramos and sporting director Damien Comolli.
The decision was made to sell Berbatov at the start of this summer, [...]

Arsène Wenger has offered David Beckham the opportunity to train at Arsenal if his loan move to Milan falls through. Photograph: Philipe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
Arsène Wenger said he would welcome David Beckham back to train with Arsenal if his move to AC Milan fails to come off — but has ruled out making a move for [...]

Rafael Benitez has warned off more managerial casualties to come. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/AFP/Getty Images
Rafael Benítez believes this week’s spate of managerial resignations will become the rule and not the exception of the Premier League as the new breed of wealthy club-owners demand instant returns on their mammoth investments.
The Liverpool manager has come close to losing [...]

Jose Maria del Nido was angry with the way Spurs pursued former Sevilla manager Juande Ramos. Photograph: Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images
The Sevilla president, José María del Nido, has accused the Tottenham Hotspur hierarchy of being “hypocrisy personified” over their complaints against Liverpool and Manchester United for what the London club perceive to have been a public [...]

Rivaldo - the greatest since Maradona? Photograph: Nuno Correira/Getty Images/Allsport
A common, if slightly cringeworthy, observation of pundits in this country is that, if you could marry British will with continental skill, you would have the perfect footballer. Such a mixed recipe was thrillingly in evidence in Diego Maradona. Since then, however, perhaps only Rivaldo has [...]

Blatter is pressing on with his plans for foreign player quotas. Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images
The Fifa president Sepp Blatter is confident that his controversial ’six-plus-five’ rule will be in place by the 2012-13 season after the plans received the backing of key members of Europe’s football hierarchy.
Blatter, in Sydney for Fifa’s annual congress, said rules [...]

Hleb has enjoyed a successful third season at Arsenal. Photograph: Tony O’Brien/Action Images
Arsenal appear set to lose their fight to keep Alexander Hleb, with the player’s agent claiming that he is already in talks with another club. Despite vowing to hang on to Hleb, newspaper reports suggest that Arsène Wenger has submitted to the Belarussian [...]

Steve McClaren. Photograph: Martin Ricketts / PA
Speculation linking Steve McClaren with the manager’s job at Dutch club FC Twente has heightened after his agent admitted it is “an option” for the former England coach.
McClaren, out of work since he left the England job in November following the failure to qualify for Euro 2008, was in [...]