Short football headlines for September 12th:
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina feels winning the Premier League title is "not a realistic objective" for his side this season.
Reports claiming that Carlos Tevez's move to Manchester City was actually a British record have been denied.
Emmanuel Eboue has distanced himself from reports suggesting he could be a target for Juventus.
Le Havre have refused to back down in their row with Manchester United.
Newcastle United manager Chris Hughton has been named Manager of the Month for August.
Fifa has told Chelsea they cannot recall players on season-long loans as part of their transfer ban.
Sunderland striker Darren Bent has revealed he has become a stronger person after recent knockdowns.
Everton have suffered a major blow after they confirmed Mikel Arteta has had more surgery on his injured knee.
Dimitar Berbatov is relishing returning to Spurs on Saturday - but insists he made the right choice by joining Man United.
Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed it is unlikely Wayne Rooney will ever captain Manchester United.
Motherwell missed a late penalty as they were held to a goalless draw at Fir Park by ten-man Rangers.
West Ham are reportedly leading the chase for talented Italian youngster Marco Veratti.
Everton boss David Moyes calls for a change in the rules regarding the transfer of young players.
Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi wins the Championship player of the month award for August.
World champion Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez was delighted with the display of his team in the 4-0 win over Burnley.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits a 4-2 defeat at Manchester City is 'difficult to take'.
Mark Hughes admits Man City's 4-2 win over Arsenal provided a 'great day' for everybody connected with the club.
Man Utd came out on top in a pulsating encounter at White Hart Lane as they overcame Tottenham 3-1.
Man City forward Robinho has been ruled out for up to four weeks after suffering a stress fracture to his ankle.
Man City enjoyed a thrilling win over Arsenal, Man Utd overcame Spurs, Liverpool thrashed Burnley and Chelsea left it late to beat Stoke.
Robin Van Persie claims Man City striker Emmanuel Adebayor deliberately injured him during Arsenal's 4-2 defeat at Eastlands.
Carlo Ancelotti heaped praise on his Chelsea team following the 2-1 victory over Stoke City.
Portsmouth manager Paul Hart has vowed to turn things around at Fratton Park, despite another defeat.
Lyon, Marseille and Montpellier continued their impressive starts to the season with narrow victories.
Barcelona kept up their strong start to the season with a 2-0 victory at Getafe.
Phil Brown admitted his Hull City side have a lot of work to do after going down 4-1 at Sunderland.
Steve Bruce was delighted by the manner in which Sunderland collected a 4-1 victory over Hull City.
Bolton manager Gary Megson was not completely happy with his side's 3-2 win over Portsmouth.
Roberto Martinez was delighted after Wigan registered their first home league win of the campaign against West Ham.
Harry Redknapp refused to get too downhearted following Tottenham's 3-1 defeat to Manchester United.
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy blamed defensive mistakes for his side's defeat at Blackburn.