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Manchester United hope striker Wayne Rooney will recover from a groin injury in time for Saturday's Premier League match at home to West Ham. Rooney was ruled out of Wednesday's Capital One Cup quarter-final victory against Stoke with a groin...

Barcelona say Lionel Messi is on track in his recovery from a hamstring injury. The Argentina forward is in Buenos Aires as he continues his rehabilitation from the injury which has kept him out for more than a month. Club doctor...

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has admitted a Football Association charge over an abusive hand gesture but will contest a mandatory two-game ban. Television pictures appeared to show the Gunners midfielder, 21, raising a finger towards the crowd during the 6-3...

Hull and Swansea have been fined £20,000 by the Football Association for the mass confrontation between players during the 1-1 draw earlier this month. An altercation between Ashley Williams, Tom Huddlestone and Yannick Sagbo in the last 10 minutes sparked...

Liverpool have opened talks with Luis Suarez's agent over a deal that could make the Uruguayan striker the highest-paid player in the club's history. Managing director Ian Ayre returned to Merseyside on Tuesday having spent 24 hours in Spain, where...

Edin Dzeko scored twice as Manchester City booked their place in the Capital One Cup semi-finals with an impressive display against Leicester. Left-back Aleksandar Kolarov scored the visitors' opener with a fantastic 25-yard free-kick, before Dzeko headed in his first...

Bayern Munich secured their place in the Fifa Club World Cup final with a comfortable 3-0 win over Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande. Franck Ribery opened the scoring in the 40th minute when he drilled in low past keeper Zeng Cheng. Croat...

Super Eagles midfielder, John Obi Mikel, has been speaking about the draw of the last 16 of the Uefa Champions League which paired Chelsea and Galatasaray in two potentially explosive games. Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, now on the books of...

Andre Villas-Boas deserved more time to work with and develop the Tottenham Hotspur squad, Harry Redknapp said on the day his successor was fired as manager. Three heavy defeats in two months, the most recent a 5-0 mauling by Liverpool...

Head coach Stuart Baxter has warned Kaizer Chiefs they will need to maintain their intensity throughout every soccer game if they hope to retain their Premiership title. Knowledge Musona scored for the hosts in the sixth minute at FNB Stadium...