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Last Updated: Thursday, 24 February, 2005, 01:23 GMT
The gossip column
All the latest gossip from Thursday's newspapers.

An investigation is underway at Liverpool John Lennon airport after Bayer Leverkusen's kit ended up back in Germany before Tuesday's Champions League tie. (The Times)

Burnley fan Mark Hargreaves is banned from British football grounds for three years after dancing naked at Turf Moor. (The Telegraph)

Former Gunner Frank McLintock says Arsenal defended "like a pub team" against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. (The Sun)

Bryan Robson has persuaded West Brom to spend �40,000 on a break for him and his squad in Florida. (Daily Express)

German referee Robert Hoyzer, who is at the centre of a match-fixing scandal, is to remain in "investigative custody" for up to three months. (Independent)

Players' boss Gordon Taylor has axed his crucial funding of youth development without warning the clubs. (Daily Mail)

Agent Jonathan Barnett drops his libel action against Middlesbrough, but has to pay costs of about �100,000. (Daily Mail)

Scotland boss Walter Smith will include Celtic's under-fire goalkeeper Rab Douglas in the squad for the World Cup qualifier with Italy next month (Daily Record).

George Foulkes is set to stay on as Hearts chairman under new owner Vladimir Romanov (Daily Record).

Clyde players are on a reported �2,000 bonus per man if they avoid defeat against Celtic in Sunday's Scottish Cup tie (Daily Record).



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