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Scott Brown scored twice in a frantic opening spell as Celtic beat struggling St Mirren 4-1 at home to secure an eighth successive Scottish Premiership victory. The visitors were the first to show when John McGinn set up Kenny McLean...

Jose Mourinho defended Gary Cahill in the wake of Steve Bruce's criticism of the England defender for an apparent dive in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Hull. Bruce was furious with referee Chris Foy for his failure to punish Cahill -...

Arsene Wenger believes he has the respect of 99.9% of Arsenal fans following his side’s 4-1 win over Newcastle. The Arsenal boss was abused by a handful of supporters at Stoke station last Saturday after their 3-2 defeat at the...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he has no plans to sign any new players during the January transfer window. Mourinho believes that his current squad can deal with the workload of competing in four competitions. "We cannot be better than first...

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo could become the best footballer of all time, says former Spain striker Raul. The New York Cosmos frontman believes Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi are on a par with Brazil great Pele and Argentina legend...

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has been named Barclays Manager of the Month, with Manchester City's Sergio Aguero earning November's player award. Pardew, 53, secured three wins from four games and was awarded ahead of Chelsea's Jose Mourinho and City's...

A South African judge has ruled that prosecutors can appeal against the acquittal on murder charges of Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. The double amputee was jailed for five years in October for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa said...

Lazar Markovic's red card against Basel was "one of the worst decisions ever seen", but it should take nothing away from how poor Liverpool were, says Jamie Redknapp. The Serbian midfielder was sent from the field in the 60th minute...

Steven Gerrard’s brilliant late free-kick was not enough to rescue 10-man Liverpool as they were sent crashing out of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw with Basel. Knowing only victory would be enough to see them finish second in...

Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor has returned home to Togo for personal reasons, the Premier League club said on Friday. The 30-year-old former Arsenal and Manchester City player has been given permission to take time off, Spurs said on their...