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The Fifa presidential election will take place on Friday as planned despite the arrest of seven Fifa officials on charges they received more than $150m in bribes. Among those arrested is Fifa vice-president Jeffrey Webb. A separate criminal investigation into how...

Mexico striker Javier Hernandez will return to Manchester United after Real Madrid decided not to exercise an option to buy him after a loan spell. The 26-year-old joined Real last September on a season-long loan. He scored nine times in 33...

Rafael Benitez is expected to be installed as the new Real Madrid manager after his season with Italian club Napoli finishes on Sunday. The former Liverpool manager, 55, has not yet signed a contract with the 10-time European champions but...

Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward is the first player to win the new award from the BBC World Service, voted for by football fans around...

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been granted compassionate leave for the second time this season, but his Spurs future remains uncertain. The Togo international, 31, has written about his family issues on Facebook and said he had considered suicide. He will...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he does not want goalkeeper Petr Cech to leave the Premier League champions. The 32-year-old has only made 16 appearances this season, with Belgian Thibaut Courtois now first choice. Cech's agent recently said the Czech Republic...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been named Barclays Premier League manager of the season for the third time. In his second spell at the club, the Portuguese, 52, guided Chelsea to their first Premier League title in five years and...

Liberia have been told by the Confederation of African Football they can play home matches following the end of the Ebola epidemic in the country. Caf banned them from hosting matches in July last year and the country stopped sport...

Luis Figo has joined Michael van Praag in withdrawing from the Fifa presidential election on 29 May. Ex-Portugal midfielder Figo, 42, pulled out on the same day as Van Praag, 67, to leave Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan as...

Aberdeen midfielder Ryan Jack has signed a new contract with the club. The 23-year-old has signed a one-year extension which ties him to the club until the summer of 2017. The deal should see Jack stay at Pittodrie for at least...