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Reports have been swirling around suggesting that Portsmouth knocked back a cumulative £30 million bid from Tottenham Hotspur for trio Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch and Glen Johnson.
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp, recently Pompey manager, is a known admirer of Defoe, and apparently wanted to raid Fratton Park for his in-form partner in crime, Crouch, and highly-rated [...]

Bayer 04 Leverkusen could only manage a 1-1 draw against relegation candidates FC Energie Cottbus and dropped from third to fifth place.
Bayer captain Simon Rolfes had broken the deadlock 13 minutes from time, but Jiayi Shao equalised in the second minute of added time.
The match had been rather uneventful until midway through the [...]

Agger: Galliani comments denied
AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has denied discussing the club’s interest in Liverpool defender Daniel Agger.
Denmark international Agger has been strongly linked with a move to the San Siro due to a delay in agreeing a new deal at Liverpool.
He recently admitted he is happy at Anfield, and Reds [...]

Drogba: No meeting
Didier Drogba’s agent insists the player never met anyone from Inter Milan last month.
Drogba was reported to have attended a dinner with Inter’s sporting director Marco Branca and Jorge Mendes - agent of Nerazzuri coach Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea have refused to comment on the reports, as has Drogba - but now Thierno [...]

Adriano: Improved attitude
Jose Mourinho has insisted that he has no problem with Adriano despite leaving the Brazilian out for a fourth successive game.
Adriano has been omitted in recent weeks for repeatedly turning up late to training, while reports have also suggested he stayed out late at a nightclub.
Mourinho has noticed an improvement in [...]

Vieira: Claims denied
Patrick Vieira has rejected claims that he used the drug Actovegin in a bid to speed up the recovery from his summer thigh injury.
The France international did not feature during a dismal Euro 2008 campaign as Raymond Domenech’s side crashed out at the group stage.
Actovegin is not available in France, but [...]

Vieira: Claims denied
Patrick Vieira has rejected claims that he used the drug Actovegin in a bid to speed up the recovery from his summer thigh injury.
The France international did not feature during a dismal Euro 2008 campaign as Raymond Domenech’s side crashed out at the group stage.
Actovegin is not available in France, but [...]

Vieira: Claims denied
Patrick Vieira has rejected claims that he used the drug Actovegin in a bid to speed up the recovery from his summer thigh injury.
The France international did not feature during a dismal Euro 2008 campaign as Raymond Domenech’s side crashed out at the group stage.
Actovegin is not available in France, but [...]

Vieira: Claims denied
Patrick Vieira has rejected claims that he used the drug Actovegin in a bid to speed up the recovery from his summer thigh injury.
The France international did not feature during a dismal Euro 2008 campaign as Raymond Domenech’s side crashed out at the group stage.
Actovegin is not available in France, but [...]

Vieira: Claims denied
Patrick Vieira has rejected claims that he used the drug Actovegin in a bid to speed up the recovery from his summer thigh injury.
The France international did not feature during a dismal Euro 2008 campaign as Raymond Domenech’s side crashed out at the group stage.
Actovegin is not available in France, but [...]