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Manchester City beat Crystal Palace to capitalise on Liverpool's defeat by Chelsea and move within three points of the Premier League leaders. Yaya Toure crossed for Edin Dzeko to head City into an early lead before the Ivorian curled a...

Real Madrid took a step closer to an elusive 10th European Cup with a 1-0 home win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday and the Spanish side will hope to finish off the job in Germany having shown how effective...

Chelsea are not expected to face punishment from the Premier League if manager Jose Mourinho decides to field a weakened team at Liverpool on Sunday. League regulations have been relaxed since Blackpool were fined in 2011. Action is only likely if...

Former Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez may be fit to face Benfica in the Europa League semi-final first leg after missing Juventus's last two games with a thigh injury. Midfielder Arturo Vidal could also return for the Bianconeri after a...

Chelsea midfielder Ramires will miss the rest of the Premier League season after accepting a charge of violent conduct. The Brazilian was sanctioned following an off-the-ball incident involving Sebastian Larsson during his side's 2-1 defeat by Sunderland on Saturday The 27-year-old...

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben was surprised by Real Madrid's cautious approach to the first leg of their Champions League semi-final in Madrid. Despite Robben's former club winning 1-0 at the Bernabeu, defending champions Bayern enjoyed 72% possession. "I expected more...

The psychologist who will accompany the England squad to Brazil for the World Cup finals has likened Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers to ex-British Cycling team boss Sir Dave Brailsford. Dr Steve Peters has been working closely with title-chasing Liverpool. Rodgers has...

Manchester City moved within six points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with a routine victory over West Brom. Pablo Zabaleta headed the home side in front after two minutes before Sergio Aguero drove in from 20 yards. Graham Dorrans pulled one...

Samuel Eto'o will miss Chelsea's Champions League semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid with a knee injury. The striker did not travel to Spain with the Blues ahead of Tuesday's meeting with the La Liga leaders. Eto'o scored Chelsea's goal in...

Goalkeeper Tim Howard thinks Everton fans were wrong to boo former manager David Moyes on his return to the club with Manchester United on Sunday. The Scot, making his first visit to Goodison Park since leaving for United last summer,...