Newly appointed Steaua Bucharest coach, Dorinel Munteanu, left, will have to get used to the close attentions of club owner Gigi Becali Photograph: Mihai Stetcu/AP
One of football’s greatest fallacies is that continuity is in itself a good thing. When Sam Allardyce left Newcastle after 24 matches, a host of pundits repeated the observation that Sir [...]

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 [...]

Arshavin hopes that Zenit St Petersburg will lower their asking price. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images
Tottenham target Andrei Arshavin has revealed his frustration at the delay over his proposed move to White Hart Lane, and revealed that he hopes his unhappiness will lead to Zenit St Petersburg dropping their asking price. “My desire to leave is [...]

Zara Phillips and Toytown. Photograph: David Davies/PA
Zara Phillips will not compete in this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing after her horse Toytown was injured during training. It is the second time that an injury to the horse has forced Phillips out of the Olympics after she also missed the Games in Athens in 2004.
“I am [...]