Mick McCarthy insisted he has done "a great job" at Wolves as he hit back yesterday at the "mindless idiots" who called for him to be sacked during Saturday's home match with Swansea.

City's David Platt insists Swede's strong CV means offers will roll in despite abrupt firing by Leicester

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has retired from international football with Serbia.

Uefa president targets Manchester City and PSG in build-up to enforcing Financial Fair Play rules

Manager loses job in wake of 3-0 defeat to Millwall despite being two points outside play-off positions

Arsenal will this week send representatives to watch the United States international defender Tim Ream in the Major League Soccer playoffs as the club's manager, Arsène Wenger, considers his options ahead of the January transfer window.

Both Steve Kean and Alan Pardew intend to field strong sides in tonight's tie at Ewood Park. The two teams are far apart in the Premier League: Blackburn Rovers are bottom, Newcastle United are fourth, but they will share the same approach in their push for the quarter-finals.

Neil Lennon has revealed striker Mohamed Bangura could require surgery on his knee as the Celtic manager ponders selection problems ahead of the Scottish Communities League Cup quarter-final tie with Hibernian at Easter Road tonight.