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Croatia defender Josip Simunic will miss the 2014 World Cup after being given a 10-match ban by Fifa for discriminatory behaviour. Dinamo Zagreb's Simunic, 35, led Croatia fans in a chant with pro-Nazi connotations following their 2-0 World Cup play-off...

Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni has welcomed Keisuke Honda's move to AC Milan and feels the playmaker will be in perfect shape when he joins the national team before next year's World Cup in Brazil. The bleach-blond 27-year-old, a CSKA Moscow...

Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was given a special BBC Sports Personality Diamond Award during the show's 60th edition on Sunday. The Scot, 71, retired in May after 26 years as manager at Old Trafford. Ferguson won 38 trophies...

Arsenal have been drawn against current holders Bayern Munich. Chelsea, the 2012 winners, face Galatasaray and Manchester United will meet Greek side Olympiakos. Elsewhere, AC Milan face Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen meet Paris St-Germain, Schalke face Real Madrid and Zenit St...

Andy Murray wants to repay the British public with Australian Open success next month after being crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The 26-year-old Wimbledon champion beat rugby union player Leigh Halfpenny and jockey AP McCoy to the award. Murray...

Tottenham have sacked manager Andre Villas-Boas in the wake of Sunday's 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool. The defeat was the club's worst at White Hart Lane in 16 years and left Spurs seventh in the Premier League - eight points behind...

Manchester City delivered an ominous message to their Premier League title rivals as leaders Arsenal were thrashed. Manuel Pellegrini's side closed the gap on the Gunners to three points with another in a growing list of devastating attacking displays at...

A worker has been killed in Brazil after falling from the roof of a stadium being built in the Amazon region for the 2014 football World Cup. Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, 22, died in hospital in Manaus after falling nearly...

Petr Cech made a string of second-half saves as Chelsea hung on to edge past a rejuvenated Crystal Palace and move within two points of leaders Arsenal. Fernando Torres tapped in to put the Blues ahead at Stamford Bridge after...

Everton moved back into the Premier League's top four with a resilient victory over Fulham. With the hosts in control during the first half, Leon Osman curled in. But Fulham improved and drew level via Dimitar Berbatov's penalty after Gareth Barry...