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Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese is a free agent after parting company with Hoffenheim on Wednesday, bringing an end to an unhappy 18-month spell at the Bundesliga club. The 32-year-old, who won the last of his six caps in a friendly...

Bayern Munich defender Dante has dismissed reports Manchester United are interested in signing the Brazil centre-back from Germany's European and Club World Cup champions. United need a new central defender with the future of veterans Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic...

The English Football Association charged Nicolas Anelka on Tuesday for making a "quenelle" salute after scoring for West Bromwich Albion against West Ham United in the Premier League last month. The gesture is widely regarded as being anti-Semitic and the...

Ethiopia may out of the CHAN, but captain of the Black Stars wants his team to take no prisoners on Tuesday. Jordan Opoku, believes the Walyas will not be pushovers in the final Group C game in the ongoing African...

Bundesliga club Schalke 04 have banned almost 500 Borussia Dortmund fans from their stadium for five years after crowd trouble marred this season's Ruhr valley derby. With the two teams set to meet in Dortmund in March, Schalke said it...

Mali forward Abdoulaye Sissoko is pleased with his side’s fighting spirit as they booked a place in the quarterfinals of Chan. The Malians were a goal down after the halftime break in their last group game against Mozambique on Sunday...

Manchester United manager David Moyes pledged not to "throw the towel in" despite his side falling 14 points off the pace in the Premier League following defeat at Chelsea. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho suggested that United's title defence was effectively...

Goals were aplenty for African players in Europe at the weekend, notably in England where Samuel Eto'o grabbed a hat-trick for Chelsea against Manchester United. Back-to-form Emmanuel Adebayor had a brace in Tottenham's 2-0 win over Swansea, while Yaya Toure...

Nigerians continued to prove their worth in the top leagues across Europe, slowly beginning to stir from hibernation. Ikechukwu Uche scored his 12th league goal of the season to lift Villarreal to fourth on the La Liga standings while Victor...

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is hoping for a little good fortune when the record winners return to Valencia for Wednesday's King's Cup quarterfinal, first leg against Levante (2100 GMT). Even with the four-times World Player of the Year back in...