Coventry boss Chris Coleman has been fined £5,000 by the Football Association and warned about his future conduct - but dodged a touchline ban.

Crystal Palace and Watford have been fined £25,000 each by the FA after admitting they failed to control their players in a clash last month.

Middlesbrough hitman Tuncay Sanli has been ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury suffered while on World Cup qualifying duty with Turkey.

Aston Villa striker John Carew will not travel to Bulgaria for the club's UEFA Cup tie against Litex Lovech after injuring his ankle.

Manchester City midfielder Dietmar Hamann has warned that English football is "walking on thin ice" as money floods into the game.

Manchester United and England midfielder Michael Carrick has been ruled out for four to six weeks after breaking a bone in his foot.

Martin O'Neill reckons Gareth Barry is back to his best for Aston Villa - and he will continue to give him licence to roam in midfield.

Chelsea captain John Terry is free to face Manchester United on Sunday after winning an appeal against his red card at Manchester City.

Dean Whitehead insists he never came close to leaving Sunderland, despire rumours linking him with Stoke, Fulham and Middlesbrough.

PFA chief Gordon Taylor "wouldn't be surprised" if the FA further punish Newcastle's Danny Guthrie for his horror tackle on Hull's Craig Fagan.

Sir Alex Ferguson is sure the Manchester United fans will not turn against Cristiano Ronaldo when he makes his return from injury on Wednesday.

Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has confirmed his interest in loaning Kevin-Prince Boateng - one of four Tottenham players who could be leaving.

Wigan manager Steve Bruce has bolstered his goalkeeping options with the capture of Ghana international Richard Kingson on a two-year contract.

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is reportedly asking for a staggering £481million to sell the club to a group of investors from Dubai.

TEAMtalk's Insider Mark Holmes gives his latest thoughts on Stoke's survival chances after Everton made it three defeats out of four for City.

Hull boss Phil Brown has admitted a charge of improper conduct relating to his touchline behaviour during Hull's 5-0 loss by Wigan last month.

Arsene Wenger is sure Arsenal have learned their lessons from previous trips to the former Soviet Union ahead of their trip to Dynamo Kiev.

Schalke and Olympiakos joined Hertha Berlin in winning the first leg of their UEFA Cup first-round ties on Tuesday evening.

St Patrick's Athletic boss John McDonnell feels their UEFA Cup first-round tie with Hertha Berlin is far from over after a 2-0 first-leg loss.

Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson has committed himself to the club by putting pen to paper on a new five-year contract at Eastlands.