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Barcelona star Lionel Messi would be a runaway winner of the Ballon d'Or prize for the greatest player on the planet if it was decided by Twitter mentions. The Argentina international, who helped his team to a Champions League, La...

Chelsea Football Club's wage bill shot up £25m in the year to 30 June 2015, its latest Companies House filing shows. It means Chelsea's wage bill was the highest of all the Premier League clubs at £215.6m, compared with £190m...

Cristiano Ronaldo will not be leaving Real Madrid in the near future, says new manager Zinedine Zidane who described the forward as the "soul" of his club. Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal said in November he wanted to bring...

Next season's FA Cup and Scottish Cup could feature video assistance for referees after football bosses backed recommendations to introduce trials. The International Football Association Board, which makes the game's laws, wants experiments to take place and will make a...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 07, (THEWILL) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon has been named the 2015 African Footballer of the Year thus ending the reign of Cote d’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure. The 26-year-old Borussia Dortmund forward beat four-time winner, Toure, to the...

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez faces a Copa del Rey ban after being accused by the referee of provoking Espanyol players following a heated Catalan derby. Barca came from behind to claim a 4-1 win in the first leg of Wednesday...

Paul Merson believes Pep Guardiola would be the "perfect fit" for Arsenal if Arsene Wenger leads the Gunners to the Premier League title this season and then steps down. Guardiola has confirmed he has several offers from England and intends...

Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez will not make his comeback from injury against Sunderland in the FA Cup on Saturday, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed. Sanchez has been out of action since suffering a hamstring injury in the 1-1 Premier League...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 04, (THEWILL) – Multiple news reports from Spain say Rafa Benitez has been fired as manager of Real Madrid FC. The reports say the club has called a news conference for 6.30pm GMT to formally announce the...

Chelsea still have a chance of finishing in the Premier League top four and securing Champions League football at the end of the season, interim manager Guus Hiddink has said. Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to register their...