OTHER STUFF

Last updated : 21 July 2006 By Ed

* Headline in the Guardian:

'Stuart Pearce has given Manchester City a massive boost by snapping up Italy striker Bernardo Corradi.'

* Quinton Fortune may sign for Bolton if he comes through a practice match with Burnley on Saturday.

* Duff on his way out of Chelsea. The Mirror say that he is going to Newcastle.

* The Indie report that Sam Allardyce linked with move to Aston Villa.

* The Guardian claim that Mick McCarthy is to be appointed manager of Wolves.

* Zinédine Zidane has been fined £3,260 and handed a nominal three-match ban for his head-butt on Marco Materazzi. Materazzi has only been fined £2,170 and banned for two matches for provoking the incident. It appears that a head-butt is only £1,090 worse than a bit of sledging.