Soccer

Henry Winter: coaches urge ruling bodies to examine youth set-ups and help to resolve lack of home-grown talent.

Arsenal are inviting offers for club captain Thomas Vermaelen. The Sun says Arsenal will listen to £5m bids for Vermaelen. read more

Mile Jedinak says he would love to captain the Australian national team if the opportunity were to present itself. read more

Holger Osieck has named his 26-man Australia squad for upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifiers. read more

Gareth Bale has intimated he's willing to stay with Tottenham next season. Bale thinks the foundations are there for Spurs to have a successful 2013-14 season. read more

Stoke City chairman Peter Coates has paid tribute to former manager Tony Pulis. Pulis left Stoke this week. read more

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert is delighted to have added Stiliyan Petrov to his backroom staff. read more

England U21 boss Stuart Pearce believes Alex McCarthy's progress won't suffer with Reading in the Championship. read more

Phil Parkinson has penned a new three-year deal with League One new-boys Bradford City. read more

Motherwell boss Stuart McCall is in talks with Sheffield United. Motherwell confirmed on Tuesday that the npower League One side had made an official approach to speak to McCall. read more