Liverpool agree compensation package for Rodgers & three members of Swansea backroom staff

Liverpool have agreed a compensation package with Swansea for Brendan Rodgers and three of his backroom staff.

Rodgers bren Liverpool

I'd kill someone if they racially abused me on the street

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has threatened to walk out of Euro 2012 should he be singled out for racist abuse and claims that he would "kill" someone if they threw a banana at him in the street.

Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli 

Chelsea captain Terry banned for three European matches

Chelsea captain John Terry has been suspended for two European fixtures following his red card against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final.

Chelsea captain Terry banned for three European matches

EDINSON CAVANI ignores ALL RUMOURS OF A MOVE AWAY FROM NAPOLI

Edinson Cavani has laughed off all rumours linking him with a move away from Napoli, and insists that he wants to keep bringing joy to the Azzurri fans. 

Edinson Cavani

Euro 2012 turning into PR disaster for Ukraine as racism fears scare off fans

Over the past two years, Ukraine has built two stadiums, opened four airports, and unveiled a fleet of high-speed trains. It has spent $14.5bn (£9.3bn) on preparations for the Euro 2012 football championships, a whopping sum for a small GDP country. Workmen have been tidying up outside Kiev's impressive web-roofed Olympic stadium, the venue for the 1 July final.

Euro 2012

Premier League Summer transfer Window

Premier League transfer targets,where clubs will spend this summer.Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund and Blackburn's Junior Hoilett are expected to be among the targets of England's top clubs.

Shinji Kagawa Borussia Dortmund

Chelsea win the battle to sign Hazard from Lille

Eden Hazard is set to sign for Chelsea after finally making a decision on his future.Belgian superstar has delivered a snub to Premier League champions Manchester City and their rivals Manchester United by opting to join the Stamford Bridge club.

Chelsea win the battle to sign Hazard from Lille

Chelsea defender Ivanovic said he know that Real Madrid want him

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has confirmed that he is on Real Madrid's wish list for the new season.

Branislav Ivanovic Chelsea defender

John Ruddy ruled out of Euros after breaking finger

Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy has been ruled out of this summer's European Championship after breaking a finger.

John Ruddy Norwich goalkeeper

Pep Guardiola Former Barcelona coach get ready to be seduced

Departing Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has hinted he could be seduced into making an earlier than expected return from his sabbatical.

Pep Guardiola get ready to be seduced

Sepp Blatter Fifa president labels penalty shoot-outs a tragedy

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has labelled penalty shoot-outs "a tragedy" and challenged Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative.

Sepp Blatter Fifa president

Galatasaray prepare offer for £3m Manchester United man Park

Galatasaray are ready to follow up their interest in Ji-Sung Park with a formal offer to Manchester United, we have learned.

Ji-Sung Park MAN UTD

Arsenal refuse Van Persie permission to speak to other clubs as he considers exit

Arsenal have refused Robin van Persie permission to speak to any other clubs as his future at the club remains shrouded in doubt.

Robin van Persie Arsenal

FOOTBALL New Goal-line technology will be in before 2014 World Cup

LEGENDARY World Cup referee George Courtney believes goal-line technology will definitely be in place before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

George Courtney Referee

Mancini to sign bumper new Manchester City contract this week

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is expected to put pen to paper on a new contract worth £5 million-a-year after returning from talks with the club’s owners in Abu Dhabi.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini

Queens Park Rangers captain Barton given 12-match ban by FA

QPR captain Joey Barton has been issued a 12-match ban by the Football Association after being found guilty of two counts of violent conduct during the clash against Manchester City on the final day of the Premier League season.

QPR captain Joey Barton

Chelsea's Success does more harm than good to English Football

Whilst Chelsea and their fans deserve to be caught up in their recent European success, the rest of English football should not take it for granted that their triumph was good for the English game.

Chelsea success a threat for English Football

Loew is ready to unleash Germany's 'Messi'

Mario Goetze a Teenage rising star has been dubbed Germany’s Lionel Messi and despite an injury-hit 2012, coach Joachim Loew has said he plans to give him a key role at Euro 2012.

Mario Goetze Germany’s Lionel Messi

Drogba calls time on eight-year Chelsea career

Didier Drogba will leave Chelsea when his contract expires in June, both club and player have confirmed.The 34-year-old, who joined the Blues from Marseille eight years ago for £24 million, hit the decisive penalty to win them the Champions League final on Saturday with his last kick for the side.

Didier Drogba will leave Chelsea

Mourinho extends Real Madrid deal

Real Madrid have announced on their official website that they have successfully concluded contract negotiations with Jose Mourinho, with the Portuguese coach signing a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2016.The Portuguese coach has ended all speculation about his future with the Blancos by signing a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2016.

Jose Mourinho Real Madrid

Mancini in talks with AC Milan over Tevez plus cash deal for Thiago Silva

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini held talks with AC Milan on Monday over a deal for £40 million-rated defender Thiago Silva which could see Carlos Tevez moving to the San Siro.
The Italian boss is believed to have offered the Argentine, and not Mario Balotelli, in part-exchange during a meeting with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani on Monday.

Thiago Silva AC MILAN

Tottenham prepared to sell Modric but will battle to keep Bale

Tottenham are prepared to sell Luka Modric this summer but will tell Gareth Bale that he is going nowhere, despite the club’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.

Luka-Modric and Gareth Bale

No trophies in 2011-12 but Manchester United remain world's most valuable football brand

Manchester United remain the world’s most valuable football brand with a value of €672.9 million (£543m), despite ending the 2011-12 campaign without a trophy.The Brand Finance Football 50 finds Sir Alex Ferguson's side top of the pile again, even though it has been a season of disappointment for the Red Devils, with rivals Manchester City edging them to the Premier League title.

Manchester United remain the world’s most valuable football brand 

Napoli defeated Juventus to win COPA ITALIA 2011-2012

Cavani and Hamsik clinch Coppa Italia and dash double dreams of Turin giants.Napoli have won the Coppa Italia for the fourth time in their history after a deserved 2-0 victory over Serie A champions Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
RESULTS                 Juventus 0-2 Napoli

NAPOLI celebrates 2011-2012 COPA ITALIA Win

Hearts's demolition of Hibernian in Scottish Cup final

Hearts manager called halt to humiliation after fifth goal.Hampden final highlighted weakness of game in Scotland. This show of strength by Hearts doubled as an unwelcome illustration of the weakness in football north of the border. The combination of derby and major final ought to have guaranteed intensity but, for neutrals at least, it had a melancholy tone as Hearts took the Scottish Cup with a 5-1 win over Hibernian that was somehow humdrum.

Hearts took the Scottish Cup

Foreign football leagues and their Nigerian fans

The Nigerian football league(NFL) for sometime has been recording a very low patronage as local fans prefer to patronise viewing centres to follow the European brand. Stakeholders, including politicians at the upper chamber of the Nigeria’s legislature, feel they can help out. Dipo Ogunsola traces the causes and consequences of the multi-faceted factors affecting the game so much loved in the country.

Nigerian Premier League(NPL)

Wayne Rooney chasing redemption at Euro 2012

Wayne Rooney will set off on his latest bid for redemption at Euro 2012 uncomfortable in the knowledge that his campaign could be dead in the water before he has even kicked a ball.

Wayne Rooney England

Salzburg win Austrian Cup

Salzburg completed the Austrian double with an embarrassingly one-sided 3-0 win over holders SV Ried in the Cup final.

salzburg

Manuel Jose reveals the secrets of departing Egypt's Ahly

Veteran Portuguese coach Manuel Jose is sad for ending third spell with Ahly, grateful for the fans, blames Egypt politics for forcing him to leave.

Veteran Portuguese coach Manuel Jose

Drogba hails 'amazing' Chelsea after Champions League triumph

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba hailed his side’s never-say-die attitude after they overcame Bayern Munich to win the Champions League final.The Ivory Coast international praised his side's refusal to give up and singled out the performance of goalkeeper Petr Cech as key to the Blues' victory.

Drogba UEFA champions league Final

Chelsea is crowned as Champs for year 2011-2012

Chelsea wins the UEFA Champions league 2011-2012.Didier Drogba was the hero as Chelsea completed Roman Abramovich’s quest to conquer Europe by beating Bayern Munich on penalties to win the Champions League final.

Results:           Bayern Munich 1-1 Chelsea(Penalties 3-4)

Chelsea wins the UEFA Champions league 2011-2012

Dramatic late Vaz Te strike wins play-off final and sends Hammers into the Premier League

 late winner sealed a 2-1 victory for West Ham over Blackpool in the Championship play-off final to send the Hammers back into the Premier League...
Results :                      Blackpool 1-2 West Ham

Ricardo Vaz Te’s West ham

Drogba quashes Barcelona rumours but remains quiet on Chelsea future

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has dismissed reports linking him with a move to Barcelona but has remained silent on his future at Stamford Bridge.The Ivorian veteran spoke ahead of Saturday night’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich but dodged queries about whether it would be his last game as a Blues player.

Didier Drogba Chelsea

Solskjaer denies deal to take over as Aston Villa manager

Molde manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has claimed he is not close to signing a deal to join Aston Villa.The Birmingham outfit sacked Alex McLeish after finishing a disappointing 16th in the Premier League and are believed to be interested in appointing the former Manchester United star.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

'History of this football club means we'll get any manager we go after', says Liverpool chief

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre is confident that the club will be able to attract a quality replacement following the dismissal of Kenny Dalglish as manager.Ian Ayre is confident that Liverpool will be able to attract a quality replacement following Kenny Dalglish's dismissal.

Ian Ayre Liverpool

Scottish Football Association(SFA) Seek Assurances From Rangers

The Scottish Football Association have asked Charles Green to share more details with them about his consortium which is set to take over troubled club Rangers.

Scottish Football Association

Barcelona to set up football school in India

Spanish giants Barcelona are setting up a football school in India as they expand their coaching network worldwide with the aim of training 10,000 youngsters in the next three years.

Barcelona are setting up a football school in India 

Vasco Corinthians serve up ugly goalless draw

Brazilian pair Vasco da Gama and Corinthians served up an ugly 0-0 draw in difficult conditions in the first leg of their much-anticipated Libertadores Cup quarter-final.

COPA Libertadores

Cristiano Ronaldo is the perfect football machine, says Nuno

Former Porto and Deportivo La Coruna man Nuno believes that Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world, and has described the Real Madrid star as "the perfect football machine".

Nuno

Liverpool put Pep Guardiola at top of wishlist for new manager

Liverpool have wasted little time in the search for Kenny Dalglish's successor by drawing up a wishlist headed by Pep Guardiola and Fabio Capello, and have already approached Roberto Martínez at Wigan Athletic, Swansea City's Brendan Rodgers and André Villas-Boas within 24 hours of bringing the Anfield legend's reign to an end.

Pep Guardiola

Fabio Capello puts himself forward for Chelsea manager's job

Fabio Capello has made it known to Chelsea's hierarchy that he is eager to take up the reins at Stamford Bridge this summer as the former England coach seeks a return to top-flight club management.

Fabio Capello puts himself forward for Chelsea manager's job

David Villa could play at Euro 2012 but Puyol is ruled out, says Barcelona doctor

Barcelona doctor Ricard Pruna has declared that David Villa could play for Spain at Euro 2012.The Catalan club's medic believes that the striker will be able to recover in time for the tournament, but stated that the Blaugrana captain will miss the competition.

David Villa spain

Kenny Dalglish sacked by Liverpool

Liverpool have have sacked manager Kenny Dalglish following the club's worst-ever finish to a Premier League season. The Scot arrived back in England on Tuesday following discussions with the club's owners, and has now decided to leave his post as the Reds' boss with immediate effect.

Kenny Dalglish Liverpool Manager

Thomas Strunz said Bayern Munich need eight to 10 new players

Thomas Strunz has voiced his opinion that Bayern Munich need up to 10 new players this summer as he feels they currently lack depth.The former Germany international, who made over 150 Bundesliga appearances for Bayern during his active career, expects seven players to leave the club ahead of the 2011-12 campaign, and believes these should all be replaced, while three more players should be signed to add some necessary depth.

Thomas Strunz

Yaya Toure keen to leave Manchester City, reveals agent

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is seeking a new challenge in the summer, his agent has revealed.The Ivorian star's future at the Premier League club has been in doubt since he revealed last week that he wished to return to Barcelona and finish his career there after playing at Camp Nou between 2007 and 2010.

Yaya Toure Man City

AC Milan reject report that Allegri wants Ibrahimovic sold

AC Milan have moved swiftly to dismiss a report that Massimiliano Allegri is no longer on speaking terms with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and has asked for the striker to be sold.It had been claimed that the Sweden international, who has been linked with a move away from San Siro, has fallen out with his boss and several team-mates.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Mourinho said Cristiano Ronaldo must win the Ballon d'Or because Messi's goals counted for nothing

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo deserves this year's Ballon d'Or, arguing that Lionel Messi's sensational goal-scoring exploits count for nothing as Barcelona failed to retain their Primera Division crown.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho

Joan Laporta blames Barcelona board for Guardiola exit and claims Vilanova appointment 'a panic decision'

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes that the club's board are responsible for Pep Guardiola's imminent departure and claims that the directors have now made a panic decision in appointing Tito Vilanova as their new coach.

Joan Laporta blames Barcelona board

Sir Alex Ferguson confirms Scholes will play next season

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed midfielder Paul Scholes has signed a new one-year deal to play for Manchester United next season.The Red Devils boss has stated that the long-serving veteran playmaker will remain at the club for another season after making his comeback from retirement in January.

Paul Scholes has signed a new one-year deal with Man Utd

Van Persie agent admits to Manchester City meeting

Robin van Persie’s agent has admitted to being a guest of Manchester City executive Brian Marwood at an Etihad Stadium match.The Arsenal striker's representative Kees Vos tells ushe was a guest of City director Brian Marwood at Etihad Stadium three months ago.

Robin van Persie