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Arsenal took advantage of Aleksandar Mitrovic's early red card to beat Newcastle 1-0 at St James' Park on Saturday. The Magpies striker, who had been booked in both his previous Premier League matches, was dismissed after just 16 minutes following...

Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke could stand as a candidate in the forthcoming Fifa presidential election. BBC Sport understands he has approached at least one regional confederation and a national association to gauge the support he would receive. Valcke has also...

Michel Platini has announced he will step down as Uefa president in 2019 if he fails to win Fifa's top job in next February's election. At a Uefa news conference, Platini refused to speak about his campaign for the Fifa...

Real Madrid's new coach Rafa Benitez has dismissed suggestions he has imposed a defensive playing style on the team after they were held to a goalless draw in their opening La Liga match at promoted Sporting Gijon last weekend. Benitez,...

Usain Bolt was knocked down by a cameraman in Beijing on Thursday night, shortly after winning a race. Bolt was celebrating his win in the 200m sprint at the World Athletics Championships when the cameraman lost control of his...

Arsene Wenger insists he is available '24 hours per day' for transfer business and is prepared to do a late deal if the right player becomes available for Arsenal. The Frenchman has only added Petr Cech to his squad since...

Mario Balotelli says he cannot afford to make any more mistakes in his career after returning to AC Milan on loan from Liverpool. The Italy international, 25, has moved back to the seven-time European champions in a season-long deal. "I feel...

Everton survived a major League Cup scare at Barnsley with two goals in extra time goal sending them through. The hosts raced into a 2-0 lead through Sam Winnall and Marley Watkins but Everton responded with an acrobatic Kevin Mirallas...

Manchester United have omitted goalkeeper David de Gea from their squad for Wednesday's Champions League play-off clash with Club Brugge. Sergio Romero, who has started all of United's games so far this season, and Sam Johnstone are the two goalkeepers...

Teenage signing Joe Gomez has already helped improve Liverpool’s defending this season, writes Adam Bate... "I must admit I didn't know too much about him before he came to the club," ex-Liverpool left-back John Arne Riise told Sky Sports this...