PORTUGUESE coach Jose Mourinho, widely tipped to take over at Italian giants Inter Milan, has revealed his sensitive side by talking down his difficult and temperamental reputation.

ARSENAL'S Croatian striker Eduardo Da Silva, who suffered a horrific leg break earlier this year, said doctors had given him the all-clear to return to action in August.

ANTONIO Di Natale scored twice to help world champions Italy to a 3-1 win over a woeful Belgium in their final friendly before Euro 2008.

A letter purportedly written by a gang member says he fired shots into a limousine where the Denver Broncos' Darrent Williams was killed on New Year's Day of 2007.

There's a great debate in Baton Rouge: Is Trindon Holliday a football player or a sprinter? With world-class speed and a penchant for playmaking, Dennis Dodd says he's quite possibly the fastest football player ever.

THE £2.5 million transfer of Roman Bednar from Hearts to West Bromwich Albion was finalised today, leaving Vladimir Romanov with a clear £2m profit on the Czech striker.

HIBS are to enjoy a significant windfall following West Bromwich Albion's promotion to the English Premier League, it emerged today.

With a few faces returning from injury in the past few weeks, there are still questions about four players which still have yet to be seen in the 19 man squad/s. Brian McClennan though has confirmed that there will be

Newcastle United midfielder Joey Barton has been cleared of criminal damage after allegations that he ripped out a taxi radio on 4th March 2007 when the driver refused to queue up in a McDonalds drive through. McDonalds must be unlucky

So the season is nearly at an end, Large has let us know his thoughts but what are yours? These are your awards so give me as much detail or thought as you like. Last date for votes is June

Czech Republic 3 - 1 Scotland

No less than nineteen players of the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team refuse to take part in the team's friendly match with Azerbaijan on Sunday.

PSV Eindhoven and Mexican Francisco Rodríguez have come to an agreement, and the player signed a contract for three seasons.

Antonio Cassano will be making a definite move to Italian side Sampdoria. This means an end to the player's cooperation with Real Madrid.

Brazil's former international forward Edmundo revealed Friday that he has decided to retire a year earlier than expected after missing a vital penalty for club side Vasco de Gama.

Dynamo Moscow striker Alexander Kerzhakov said Friday he was ready to replace injured forward Pavel Pogrebnyak in the Russian national side if necessary.

Sampdoria have agreed terms with Real Madrid to secure the signature of on-loan striker Antonio Cassano, according to the club's website on Friday.

FC Parma, who failed to maintain their spot in the Serie A this season, have attracted Luigi Cagni as new head coach.

Juventus have signed Brazilian striker Amauri, widely seen as one of Serie A's best midfielders, from Palermo in a deal worth nearly 23 millions euros.

Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, widely tipped to take over at Italian giants Inter Milan, on Friday revealed his sensitive side by talking down his difficult and temperamental reputation.