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Manchester City's Samir Nasri is expected be sidelined for a month after manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed the French midfielder needs surgery on a groin injury. Nasri missed the Premier League champions' 7-0 League Cup victory over Sheffield Wednesday in midweek...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Tottenham will be under increased pressure to deliver on the pitch if they move to a new stadium. Spurs plan to redevelop their current White Hart Lane ground to accommodate a new 56,250-capacity venue. North London...

Louis van Gaal has admitted that his Manchester United squad are struggling to get to grips with his ideas. The Dutchman has presided over the club's worst Premier League start, with United going into Saturday's meeting with West Ham having...

Fernando Santos, who led Greece to the last 16 of the World Cup in Brazil, has been appointedPortugal's new head coach, the FPF announced on Tuesday. "Fernando Santos, 59, is the new national team coach. Santos, the former head coach...

The Third Round of the Capital One Cup gets under way on Tuesday with 10 matches, before a further six games the following day. Round 2 of the Cup was the certainly the round of the scalp, with no less...

World football's governing body Fifa on Tuesday announced plans to allow referees to halt matches for three minutes so that players suspected of sustaining a concussion can be assessed. The issue of concussion in football has made recent headlines following...

Barcelona marquee signing Luis Suarez is set to play a friendly for the club's B team against Indonesia on Wednesday to maintain his fitness until his ban ends in October, coach Luis Enrique said on Tuesday. The Catalan club splashed...

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists he has "no concerns whatsoever" about Steven Gerrard. The Reds captain struggled to make an impact in his side's 3-1 Premier League defeat at West Ham on Saturday. Rodgers said: "He is a brilliant player for...

Carlo Ancelotti says he has no intention of resting forward Cristiano Ronaldo despite a demanding run of four games in 12 days for Real Madrid. Ronaldo has featured in seven games already this season, including the Uefa Super Cup win...

Any doubts that Real Madrid's big-name stars will struggle to play together this season were seemingly blown away in a remarkable 8-2 thrashing of Deportivo la Coruna on Saturday. World player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, last...