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Fifa chief Sepp Blatter often talks about being the head of the "football family" but if the boos that greeted his appearance at the Asian Cup final on Saturday are anything to go by, he is not too popular...

Manchester City have allowed three players to leave on loan, with Bruno Zuculini moving to Cordoba until the end of the season. The 21-year-old midfielder arrived at City from Racing Club in August 2014 and shined on the club's pre-season...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his players must maintain their application in order to achieve success this season. The Gunners signalled a return to form with a battling 2-0 win at Manchester City before then securing safe passage past Brighton...

At least one of the leading contenders for the Africa Cup of Nations title will be eliminated at the weekend when Algeria meet the Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals. Sunday's clash in Malabo between two teams who took part in...

Chelsea are close to finalising a £23.3m deal to sign Fiorentina's 26-year-old winger Juan Cuadrado. The Colombian has already agreed personal terms with the Premier League leaders and the clubs are concluding the final details of the move. The total fee,...

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has been ruled out for around four weeks with a muscle rupture. Carrick was injured during pre-season and missed the start of the campaign before returning for the Manchester derby, which saw United lose 1-0...

Diego Costa has lost his appeal against an FA violent conduct charge and has been given a three-match ban that will keep him out of Chelsea's clash with Manchester City. The Chelsea striker will miss his side's top-of-the-table Premier League...

Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium could be renamed as part of a major sponsorship agreement worth 500m euros. The deal with the United Arab Emirates-based International Petroleum Investment Company was done last year. It includes naming rights for the Bernabeu, Real's...

Barcelona overcame nine-man Atletico Madrid in a fiery Copa del Rey quarter-final to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Fernando Torres drove Atletico level inside a minute but Neymar quickly swept home a Barca counter-attack. Atletico...

Ivory Coast beat Cameroon to earn a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group D winners. Max Gradel scored the goal that gave the Elephants the only victory in the six matches in the group, and saved...