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Derek Boateng announces move to Fulham from Dnipro | Football
| 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
• Ghana midfielder says he has signed two-year deal• Fulham yet to officially confirm transferDerek Boateng has announced he has signed a two-year deal at Fulham. The 30-year-old Ghana international is a long-standing target of the Cottagers...Read more
Paul Lambert: from Motherwell gun for hire to Dortmund legend | David Hytner | Football
| on Wed, May 22, 7:15 AM
The Aston Villa manager's short stay in the Bundesliga was a whirlwind, beginning on a free transfer and culminating with the man of the match award in the Champions League finalPaul Lambert remembers the moment the flutters of self-doubt became a...Read more
Why should football fans dislike their club's local rivals? | Football
| on Wed, May 22, 6:49 AM
Supporters should be original when picking enemies and not just look for 'bragging rights' over neighbouring teamsWhen I first got into football, I didn't fully appreciate how exclusive the commitment towards one's own team was meant to be. Before...Read more
Beautiful Games: sport periodic tables by Johnny Joannou | Sport
| on Wed, May 22, 6:12 AM
Using the periodic table as a template, London-based artist Johnny Joannou has created these neatly-structured infographics to depict renown sporting tournaments and teamsJonny WeeksRead more
Paolo Di Canio: the Sunderland manager who would be Tory leader? | Marina Hyde | Football
| on Wed, May 22, 6:11 AM
With growing discord at Sunderland and within the Conservative party, perhaps a Trading Places-style job swap would be in orderIt's a tough call as to whether this will be a longer summer for Sunderland football club or the Conservative party. On...Read more
Bayern Munich's Holger Badstuber ruled out for 10 months | Football
| on Wed, May 22, 5:38 AM
• Germany international tore cruciate ligament in right knee• Surgery will keep 24-year-old out until well into 2014The Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber faces up to 10 months on the sidelines but should play again after undergoing...Read more
Premier League predictions: how did our readers and writers fare? | Football
| on Wed, May 22, 5:23 AM
It's time to take a look at the right and wrong calls of our writers and readers from our pre-season prediction blogsFootball is notoriously unpredictable – ask the experts – but, Guardian readers performed admirably in the pre-season polls we...Read moreon Wed May 22 5:00 AMCarlton Cole to leave West Ham after club confirm his departure | Football
• Striker's contract will not be renewed after expiring• Cole scored 59 times in 237 appearances for the clubWest Ham have confirmed that the former England striker Carlton Cole will leave the club this summer. Cole posted several messages on...Read more
Football transfer rumours: Rafael Benítez or Roberto Martínez to Stoke? | Football
| on Wed, May 22, 4:15 AM
Today's flim flam is all aboard the rollercoaster o' funRafael Benítez had better buy himself a new baseball cap sharpish. Forget Napoli, Rafa, because you're going to Stoke, who are eyeing up the Spaniard after parting company with Tony Pulis,...Read more
The great European Cup teams: Real Madrid 1955-60 | David Lacey | Football
| on Wed, May 22, 4:00 AM
In the first of our six-part series ahead of the Champions League final, we remember the Real Madrid side that hogged the European Cup throughout its first five seasonsOn St Crispin's Day in 1960 Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 to win the...Read more
