Preston North End News

The former Dons midfielder is a free agent after being released by League Two Fleetwood Town at the end of the season.

ROBBO FREED: Preston North End manager Simon Grayson has included former Gulls centre-half Chris Robertson among a group of players he doesn't want to keep at Deepdale.

Saturday evening, Deepdale, Preston, and 20 years ago you would have found myself and six YT team-mates sweeping the pitch with enormous brushes.

Paul Scholes led the tributes to David Beckham last night after his former Manchester United and England team-mate announced that he is calling time on a glittering 20-year playing career.

Friends and family of a brain tumour sufferer put their alliances to one side for a special charity football match.

Emily Dugan is social affairs correspondent for The Independent, i and Independent on Sunday, covering Sarah Cassidy's maternity leave.

Sir Bobby Charlton says incoming Manchester United manager David Moyes will overcome the "awe" of working at the club and prove a big success.

David Nugent hopes Vicarage Road continues to be a happy hunting ground as he aims to fire Leicester into the npower Championship play-off final.

The day David Moyes walked into Preston North End was the day I met one of the most influential people in my life and career.

Leicester City's match-winner David Nugent, right, challenges Watford's Nathaniel Chalobah for the ball in the play-off semi-final first leg.

Manchester United have appointed Sir Alex Ferguson's recommendation David Moyes to replace the 71-year-old as manager at Old Trafford.

The link between Ferguson and Moyes is further reaching than just their footballing apprenticeship at Drumchapel FC, where David Moyes Senior took charge of Ferguson at under-16 and under-18 level.

Plus: one-team countries; players with the most loan appearances; and the first Australian to play in Britain's top flight.

After the final minute twist to last season's title race, this year's pursuit for the Premier League crown proved to be a little lacklustre with Manchester United clinching the crown with four games to go.

Lee Marsden, of Stonefield, Preston, admitted using threatening behaviour while being escorted in a large group along Warwick Road to the Brunton Park ground on April 13.

Sheffield United play their final home game of the regular season this afternoon looking to go out on a high ahead of the play-offs. Preston North End are the visitors this afternoon as Yorkshire meets Lancashire in a roses clash.