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Premier League previews: Gerrard to return

All the team news, injury problems and squads from around the grounds for the weekend matches in the top flight

Bellamy: I could be done in two years

Manchester City forward fears he may be forced to hang up his boots because of the physical toll injuries have taken on him

City follow Arsenal’s lead on youth

Mark Hughes believes the club need to invest in future after poor 1-0 defeat to United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi

Benitez: when door was shut on Barry

Liverpool manager discusses the midfield player he missed out on and Robbie Keane in second part of exclusive interview

Gulf states secure their place on world stage

How unprecedented spending is changing the global sports scene

Football shorts: Beckham books final farewell

England midfielder helps steer the Los Angeles Galaxy to the MLS Cup final with a 2-0 extra-time win over Houston Dynamo

Ireland: no regrets over international withdrawal

The Manchester City midfield player is content to miss chance to appear at World Cup and says players from Cork are marginalised

Dunga tells City to show Brazil more respect

The Brazil coach has told the Premier League club that they should not interfere with their treatement of Robinho

Tevez to consider retiring after World Cup

Manchester City forward says exhaustion, missing his family and losing his Argentina place have left him disillusioned

Robinho ruled out for Brazil

Manchester City forward has diffused a club versus country row by insisting he will not play in tomorrow's friendly against England

City: Robinho unfit for national service

Brazil risk enormous club versus country row if they pick player to face England despite City saying he is carrying an injury

Cook quite happy to ruffle a few feathers

The chief executive at the City of Manchester Stadium tells James Ducker that the club are heading in right direction