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Southampton manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed he will remain at the club despite the departure of chairman Nicola Cortese. Cortese, 45, left Saints on Wednesday, with owner Katharina Liebherr becoming non-executive chairman. Pochettino said last season he would leave St Mary's...

Striker Robin van Persie has given his backing to David Moyes as the Manchester United boss looks to address the club's stop-start season. Moyes, in his first season in charge, has guided the Premier League champions to the last 16...

Arsene Wenger warned Arsenal's title rivals that his side have the fight to win the Premier League after the Gunners went back to the top of the table with victory at Aston Villa. Jack Wilshere and Olivier Giroud gave Arsenal...

Everton and England midfielder Ross Barkley has a broken toe and could be out for up to six weeks. Barkley, 20, has excelled for the Toffees this season, but suffered the injury during his side's 4-0 FA Cup third-round win...

Grant Holt has signed for Aston Villa from Championship side Wigan on a loan deal until the end of the season. The 32-year-old forward joined the Latics in the summer for around £2m from Norwich but only scored twice. His move...

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich to win the 2013 Fifa Ballon d'Or. The Portugal captain, 28, was named as the world player of the year for the first time...

Neil Warnock has rejected comments made by Crystal Palace's Jason Puncheon that question his integrity. Puncheon, who played under Warnock while on loan at QPR, tweeted the claims about the 65-year-old while responding to criticism of his penalty miss in...

Laura Robson played down her wrist injury and set her sights on getting fully fit after a heavy defeat in the first round of the Australian Open. The British number one was beaten 6-3 6-0 by Belgian 18th seed Kirsten...

Pepe's second-half header clinched a much-needed win for Real Madrid in their pursuit of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the Spanish title race. Carlo Ancelotti's side moved within three points of the top two, despite a disjointed display against Espanyol. Ballon...

Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League as they overcame a Newcastle side for whom Cheick Tiote had a goal controversially disallowed. Edin Dzeko slid in to give City an early lead and control of the contest. But...