Wolves manager Mick McCarthy insists striker Kevin Doyle “is going nowhere” before the current transfer window closes tonight. Doyle has been linked with a move to Everton and the Republic of Ireland striker is currently out of the starting XI at Molineux.

Jim Magilton has said naivety by Melbourne Victory players was the cause of their capitulation to Sydney yesterday. Former Melbourne Victory defender Sebastian Ryall scored a dramatic late equaliser against his old team as Sydney FC secured a 2-2 draw in the Australia Day clash at AAMI Park.

Two-goal Robbie Keane marked his full Aston Villa debut with a superb second-half winner against 10-man Wolves in a pulsating Barclays Premier League derby at Molineux. The on-loan Los Angeles Galaxy striker’s double helped Villa to come from behind against his old club.

Jim Magilton got off to a tentative start as Melbourne Victory coach over the weekend with a 1-1 draw against Adelaide. The 42-year-old former Northern Ireland captain was a surprise appointment for many in Australia’s football community, with one analyst questioning his managerial experience.

Robbie Keane has tipped his former club Tottenham as genuine title contenders after returning to the Barclays Premier League on loan to Aston Villa from LA Galaxy. Keane has joined Villa until the end of February and, subject to international clearance, is in contention to make his debut tomorrow against Everton.

Robbie Keane trained with Aston Villa yesterday ahead of his expected loan move from Los Angeles Galaxy. The 31-year-old Republic of Ireland striker was shown training with his future team-mates in a video on Villa’s official website.

Melbourne Victory have appointed Northern Irishman Jim Magilton as interim coach until the end of the current A-League season. Magilton, 42, will take over from Mehmet Durakovic, who was relieved of his duties as head coach on Friday after seven months in charge.

With the European dream over for Shamrock Rovers, the club is looking to Derry City manager Stephen Kenny to take the reins The managerial search follows Michael O’Neill’s departure last week.

Republic of Ireland football manager Giovanni Trapattoni has won the Philips Manager of the Year award after masterminding the national team’s progress to their first major championship finals in 10 years.

Robbie Keane netted a brace of penalties for LA Galaxy in their friendly tie against Melbourne Victory last night, as the Major League Soccer champions won the Hyundai Club Challenge with a penalty shoot-out victory at Etihad Stadium.