Alan Pardew faces sack unless Newcastle finish in top 10 next season
• Relegation skirmish has raised doubts about manager
• 'Expectation of top-10 finish' – Derek Llambias How Germany went from bust to boom on the talent production line
Nation that suffered an embarrassing Euro 2000 now boasts both Champions League finalists thanks to a system that values coaches and nurtures indigenous talent Burgeoning Bundesliga shows Premier League the way
With two teams in the Champions League final the Bundesliga's traditional ownership model is paying dividends PSG lure Wayne Rooney with promise to match Manchester United wages
• French champions want to pair Rooney with Zlatan Ibrahimovic
• Forward would need to be convinced of Ligue 1's quality Tottenham target Leandro Damião and Roberto Soldado for next season
• Scott Parker and Tom Huddlestone available for transfer
• Gareth Bale 'very disappointed' to miss out on top four Liverpool’s Brendan Rodgers expects quick decision on Andy Carroll
• Manager cools on swap with Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa
• Striker harbours doubts on West Ham move after £15m offer Chelsea ask Galatasaray if Turkey striker Burak Yilmaz is for sale
• Turkish champions value Yilmaz at more than £20m
• Romelu Lukaku may be loaned out again by Chelsea Bundesliga boss attacks Fifa decision to hold 2022 World Cup in Qatar
• A summer World Cup in Qatar heat is impossible, says Seifert
• 'The priority is the health of the players' Phil Neville pitches for the vacant Everton manager’s job
Defender has told Everton chairman Bill Kenwright that he is keen to take David Moyes's place at Goodison Park Everton’s Leon Osman signs new two-year contract with Goodison club
• Deal will keep Osman at Goodison Park until he is 34
• One-club man would have been out of contract next summer