Becks admits Notts County has not approached him to play for the club

October 9th, 2009 LONDON - When Wayne Rooney was sent off against Portugal for stamping on Ricardo Carvalho during the 2006 World Cup quarter-final, he escaped scot free. Unlike Beckham who was reviled for a similar act in 1988, there were no effigies of Rooney hanging outside pubs as there were for Becks, reports The Sun.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - After being banned for life by Formula One's governing body, disgraced former Renault team chief Flavio Briatore will be reportedly kicked out of the Queens Park Rangers (QPR) by the Football League on Thursday. Briatore and Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone had bought QPR in a 14 million pound takeover in August 2007.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - The age when managers earned less than the players they coach is well and truly over.ccording to the sports-related website FourFourTwo, England team coach Fabio Capello is the richest manager in the world, but Roy Keane is catching him up fast. According to The Sun, Capello is only three million pounds ahead of the controversial Irishman Keane.

October 8th, 2009 League demands clubs reveal owners identitiesLONDON — The English Football League is demanding that all its clubs reveal the identities of their owners. Notts County's takeover by a Middle Eastern business consortium left the League in the dark about who actually was putting up the money for the League Two club.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Sol Campbell has spoken to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger about returning to the club. Campbell, 35, walked out last month after just one game, despite signing a five-year 40,000-pound-a-week deal, reports The Sun.

September 28th, 2009 LONDON - Theo Walcott is so desperate to play that he has approached Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to play him against Olympiakos tomorrow night at the Emirates. The Arsenal and England whizkid, 20, has yet to play because of a lower back injury, reports The Sun.

September 27th, 2009 LONDON - Former England defender Sol Campbell has insisted that he walked out on Sven Goran Eriksson's Notts County revolution because promises made to him were broken. The former England defender quit the League Two club after just 29 days.

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Former Arsenal centre-half, Sol Campbell, who had joined Notts County earlier this month has quit the side after playing only a game. Campbell's sudden resignation has shocked his team mates and manager Ian McParland as well.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - Spaniard Michael Salgado has said that he will try to lure David Beckham to join him at Blackburn. The pair forged a close friendship during their time at Real Madrid and have stayed in touch since leaving the Bernabeu.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - Football star David Beckham fears coach Fabio Capello could axe him from England's squad for the World Cup finals. The Three Lions will book their place in South Africa with a win over Croatia at Wembley tomorrow.

August 31st, 2009 LONDON - Ace midfielder David Beckham has surprised US football fans after transforming his struggling side into title contenders in just six weeks, despite being booed by LA Galaxy supporters after he missed the first 17 matches of their season on loan to AC Milan. Since Beckham's mid-July return, the MLS club has won four of their seven matches and lost just one.

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - Star midfielder David Beckham is set to again risk the wrath of LA Galaxy fans by flying across the Atlantic for England's friendly with Holland. Beckham is already a hate figure among US followers, who have confronted him over his commitment to the club.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Former England and Mexico manager Sven Goran Eriksson is the new director of football at League Two club Notts County. The 61-year-old Swede, who had a brief stay at Manchester City, has signed a five-year contract worth two million pounds a year plus bonuses and a shareholding in the cub.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Soccer star David Beckham's secret to fit body has been revealed - body-bending Pilates exercises. The 34-year-old English footballer was introduced to Pilates - a stretching and breathing routine particularly popular with women - on loan at AC Milan.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Midfield superstar David Beckham has revealed that he could be back to play in England next season. Beckham said revealed he has already discussed his next move with England boss Fabio Capello.