While teaching footballers management skills, Sue Bridgewater saw plenty of scope for research
Although the football season is only a few weeks old, it’s easy enough to predict which Premier League clubs will be “there or …

• Webb to officiate West Brom v Tottenham on Saturday• Assistants Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey also return
Howard Webb will make his long-awaited return to refereeing at The Hawthorns on Saturday, when he takes charge …

• Balotelli has missed Manchester City’s last three games• Jérôme Boateng could make debut after knee injury
Mario Balotelli’s hopes of making his home debut for Manchester City on Saturday are receding after the latest tests …

• Frenchman will not be reunited with Phil Thompson• Villa keen to look after Kevin MacDonald
Gérard Houllier has agreed a three-year contract to become Aston Villa’s manager and is set to be confirmed as Martin …

Here are the full squad lists for the 20 Premier League clubs with their homegrown players in bold
Arsenal
1 Almunia, Manuel
2 Arshavin, Andrey
3 Bendtner, Nicklas
4 Chamakh, Marouane
5 Clichy, Gaël
6 Denilson
7 Diaby, Abou
8 Djourou, Johan
9 Eboué, Emmanuel
10 …

• 24-year-old has not played since November 2009• Mick McCarthy ready to send Kightly out on loan
Michael Kightly has been left out of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ 25-man squad for the first half of the season after …

• Villa name 22 players for first half of the season• Club leave door open for emerging young talent
Aston Villa have named only a 22-man squad for the first half of the Premier League season.
Each …

• Moore and goalkeeper Luke Daniels not included• £3.5m striker expected to leave the club on loan
Luke Moore has been left out of West Brom’s 25-man squad for this season, making him ineligible for first-team …

Clubs have begun to realise they cannot chase the dream by spending wildly
So, Premier League clubs must limit themselves as of now to 25-man squads, eight of whom must be “homegrown”, a new dawn of …

Florent Malouda stopped short of sparking one of the deepest crises of French football history at the World Cup finals. He left that to his Chelsea team-mate Nicolas Anelka. The midfielder’s tournament, nonetheless, qualified as …