Bayern Munich say manager Louis van Gaal will leave at the end of the season, one year before his contract is due to expire, because of "strategic differences". The 59-year-old Dutchman won the German double in his first season at Bayern and reached the Champions League final, but the club has slumped to fifth in the Bundesliga and has been eliminated from the German Cup.

Bayern Munich are in the race for Aston Villa's England star Ashley Young, 25, and are set to make a summer swoop for the forward if he fails to agree a new contract with the Midlands club.
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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has joined the chase for 17-year-old Argentine Juan Jose Vea Murguia after the River Plate attacking midfielder decided he wants to come to England.
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Chelsea will make a £40m bid for Tottenham winger Gareth Bale, 21, this summer as the Stamford Bridge outfit look to lower the average age of their squad.
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Liverpool's director of football Damien Comolli is interested in pursuing a deal to sign Barcelona's 23-year-old Spanish winger Jeffren Suarez.
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Blackburn owners Venky's are likely to give manager Steve Kean at least one more game to halt his side's slide toward the relegation zone. Rovers have taken one point from a possible 15.
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Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has hailed Chelsea striker Fernando Torres as one of the world's best players but doubts even he is worth the £50m the Blues paid Liverpool to secure his services.
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Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba could be given the chance to revive his Chelsea career against Blackpool on Monday night after being a substitute in three of their last four matches.
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West Ham striker Carlton Cole believes his side can still finish in the Premier League top 10 this season, despite being in the relegation zone for most of the current campaign.
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Meanwhile, West Ham manager Avram Grant has criticised Stoke for their attempts to hijack his move for striker Demba Ba, who has scored his four goals in three Premier League starts since arriving from Hoffenheim. Stoke were set to sign the 25-year-old in January but he failed a medical because of a long-standing knee injury.
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Referee Mark Clattenburg is giving serious thought to quitting football following a week of controversy where he failed to send off Wayne Rooney after the Manchester United man appeared to elbow Wigan's James McCarthy and awarded Fulham a controversial late penalty in their 3-2 win over Blackburn on Saturday.
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The Football Association would support any credible challenger to FIFA president Sepp Blatter in June's election, senior figures within the organisation have disclosed. (Various)

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has blamed the zonal marking system he inherited from former manager Martin O'Neill for his side's defeat against Bolton and claims he will not be able to fix the leaky defence until the end of the season.
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