SPORTS AND GAME, GOSSIPS AND TRANSFERS NEWS Friday

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is lining up a £5m bid for Stoke defender Robert Huth to boost the Reds defence.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has made signing Spurs striker Robbie Keane his priority for the January transfer window.
Full story: Guardian

Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies, who is currently on loan at Leicester, has snubbed Sven-Goran Eriksson's attempts to sign him permanently and will go back to Villa Park on 4 January when his loan deal expires.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Lorient striker Kevin Gameiro is set to shun his Premier League admirers Newcastle, Tottenham and Arsenal and move to Valencia.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Coventry boss Aidy Boothroyd wants Scunthorpe keeper Joe Murphy - if he can sell Keiren Westwood in the January transfer window.
Full story: Daily Mirror

 

Dutch star Rafael Van der Vaart admits he will find it hard to play over the Christmas period but is determined to help Tottenham force their way back into the Premier League top four.
Full story: talksport.co.uk

Alexander Hleb's poor form has Belarus coach Bernd Stange so worried he visited Birmingham to quiz the midfielder personally.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti thinks Arsenal are scared of Didier Drogba and that Chelsea have every chance of extending their excellent run against the Gunners if he is at his best.
Full story: Daily Mirror

 

World Cup final referee Howard Webb has told Blackpool players to go down when caught by opponents rather than trying to stay on their feet if they want free-kicks.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Closer To Inter
Walter Zenga has been sacked as Al Nassr coach, taking one step closer to joining Inter. our  Saudi Arabia center have revealed that the former Catania and Palermo tactician has been let go of his duties, suggesting he is on the way to becoming the Nerazzurri's new coach following Benitez's exit...

Nani Must Be Smarter Than Me
Arsene Wenger has hit back at Manchester United's Nani after the Portuguese ruled Arsenal out of the Premier League title race. The French gaffer admitted he has no clue who will win the title despite having managed 1600 games, but Nani must be "1600 times more intelligent" if he knows who's out of contention.

I'm The Best!
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho says that he should be the front-runner for all the major individual accolades in 2010 for leading Inter to an historic treble last season. 'The Special One' believes that the World Cup should not completely overshadow other accomplishments during the year...