Football

May 31, 2012: Chelsea skipper John Terry has been handed an additional two-match European ban for his sending off against Barcelona in this year's Champions League semi-final

May 31, 2012: Wigan have given Swansea permission to speak to their assistant manager Graeme Jones about replacing Brendan Rodgers as the club's manager

May 31, 2012: Sunderland defender Titus Bramble has been cleared of sexually assaulting two women

May 31, 2012: Gary Neville says there will be no repeat of the off-field distractions which he believes damaged England's World Cup campaign in 2006

May 31, 2012: Paul Lambert has seen his attempt to resign as Norwich City manager rebuffed by the club's board

May 31, 2012: Liverpool have thrashed out a compensation package with Swansea to take manager Brendan Rodgers to Anfield as Kenny Dalglish's successor

May 31, 2012: Aston Villa goalkeeper Shay Given is confident that Paul Lambert would prove a "great appointment" as manager, amid speculation the Scot is set to take the reins at Villa Park

May 31, 2012: The Ivory Coast striker Seydou Doumbia is a transfer target for Arsenal, according to reports

May 31, 2012: Alberto Aquilani says he cannot make the "right decision" about his future until Liverpool have named their new manager

May 31, 2012: Manchester City are keen to sign Bologna playmaker Gaston Ramirez this summer, according to agent Pablo Betancourt

May 31, 2012: Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov's future remains up in the air after former club Bayer Leverkusen ruled themselves out of the running for the wantaway forward

May 31, 2012: Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku believes he deserves more chances to break through at the Stamford Bridge club

May 31, 2012: Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson says appointing Brendan Rodgers as the club's new manager represents a huge risk taken by the Reds' American owners Fenway Sports Group

May 31, 2012: Thomas Vermaelen has admitted he was a little surprised to see England include his Arsenal team-mate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in their European Championship squad

May 31, 2012: Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has said he wants to stay at the North London club "forever"

May 31, 2012: Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is excited about the prospect of lining up alongside Eden Hazard at Stamford Bridge and believes that signing him is a real statement of intent from the Blues

May 31, 2012: Brendan Rodgers has left Swansea in order to take over as manager at Liverpool following the sacking of Kenny Dalglish earlier this month

May 31, 2012: Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard will play no part at Euro 2012 after a thigh injury ruled him out of the tournament in Poland and Ukraine

May 31, 2012: Gary Cahill has insisted England would have no concerns about winning ugly if it propelled them to European Championship glory