Premier League | City set to lose Balotelli for a month
£22.5m striker to have cartilage operation in Italy
Set to be sidelined for a month and miss six matchesMario Balotelli's frustrating start to life at Manchester City has continued with the news that he needs a knee operation and is expected to be out for a month, and possibly longer...
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 | Stuart James on Villa's new manager
Club ask unconvinced supporters to get behind the former Liverpool manager as successor to Martin O'NeillThe search has lasted 30 days but Aston Villa have finally got their man. The Villa Park board should be feeling relief and satisfaction after identifying a successor to Martin O'Neill, yet on...
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Hleb to miss Liverpool clash with leg injury
MINSK (Reuters) - Birmingham City midfielder Aleksandr Hleb will miss Sunday's Premier League match against Liverpool with a leg injury he sustained while playing for his country in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
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Hleb to miss Liverpool clash with leg injury
MINSK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Birmingham City midfielder Aleksandr Hleb will miss Sunday's Premier League match against Liverpool with a leg injury he sustained while playing for his country in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
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| Villa confirm appointment of Houllier
63-year-old former Liverpool manager joins on three-year deal
Patrice Bergues to team up with Frenchman as his assistantAston Villa confirmed tonight that Gérard Houllier has been appointed as their new manager, bringing to an end their protracted search for a replacement for Martin ...
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 | Villa confirm Houllier appointment
Aston Villa have confirmed the appointment of Gerard Houllier as their new manager, succeeding Martin O'Neill at the Premier League club.
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Injury rules out striker Balotelli for six weeks
Manchester City's hopes of getting their Premier League campaign quickly back into gear were dealt a serious blow last night when it emerged that the £22m striker Mario Balotelli requires knee surgery and will be missing for six weeks.
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Jimmy Bullard: Myth and Reality
Everyone loves Jimmy Bullard. The loveable rouge, Eastend boy made good, Bullard mixes British steel with Continental flair to produce a formidable player. And, to think, he was playing for little Peterbrough until 24, and did not grace the Premier League until 27! What a player is our Jimmy. And wh...
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 | Beausejour tipped to shine
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is looking forward to unleashing Jean Beausejour on the Premier League.
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Houllier relishing Villa challenge
Gerard Houllier admits he found it impossible to turn down the chance to return to the Barclays Premier League as Aston Villa's new manager...
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 | Joe Hart in line for lucrative new contract at Manchester City
England goalkeeper could treble current salary
23-year-old is currently lowest-paid in City first teamJoe Hart is to be rewarded for his impressive start to the season with a new contract at Manchester City that could conceivably treble his current salary and establish him alongside ...
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 | The Fiver | Libertines; and Firebreathing Kestrels | Paul Doyle and Tom Lutz
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm(ish), or if your usual copy has stopped arrivingCHARMLESS MANTabloid Wayne's todger is the least interesting part of his anatomy. We really don't care where he puts it, so long as no laws are broken. He could clone it and dispat...
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Hleb to Miss Liverpool Clash With Leg Injury
MINSK (Reuters) - Birmingham City midfielder Aleksandr Hleb will miss Sunday's Premier League match against Liverpool with a leg injury he sustained while playing for his country in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
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