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Steven Gerrard could play as a central defender in the future, according to Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers. Gerrard, 33, has been an influential midfielder at Anfield for more than a decade but Rodgers says the player could adapt to prolong...

...As 68 yrs old ex-Warri Wolves, Green-Eagle player lament condition SAN FRANCISCO, November 28, (THEWILL) –  The Association of Professional Footballers of Nigeria (APFON) has accused the Alhaji Aminu Magari-led Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of insensitivity to the plight of...

Cristiano Ronaldo or Franck Ribery can have the Ballon d'Or, Zlatan Ibrahimovic does not need it. The Swedish striker has been in superb form this year for Paris St Germain, scoring eight goals in this season's Champions League - as...

Treble winners Bayern Munich's winning run through the Champions League group stage shows no sign of stopping with the title holders displaying ruthless efficiency in their 3-1 victory at CSKA Moscow on Wednesday. Missing half a dozen players, including winger...

Manchester United boss David Moyes said thrashing Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 in the Champions League was his side's best display since he joined the club. Moyes took over as manager in July and, after a stuttering start, has overseen United's qualification...

Zahir Belounis, the French soccer player who claimed he had been prevented from leaving Qatar, has received his exit visa and will arrive in Paris on Thursday night, his brother said on Wednesday. "He received the visa this morning and...

Manchester United's plane had to abort its landing 400m above the runway as they flew to Germany for the Champions League tie with Bayer Leverkusen. The plane landed safely at the second attempt at Cologne/Bonn airport ahead of Wednesday's match. The...

Robin van Persie and Nemanja Vidic will miss Manchester United's Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen. The injured pair missed the 2-2 draw at Cardiff on Sunday and neither flew to Germany on Tuesday, despite Vidic training before the squad...

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said reaching the Champions League last 16 was the only positive he could draw on after his side's 1-0 defeat by Basel. Mohamed Salah's late winner came after Samuel Eto'o was carried off with a groin...

Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has said Ajax should take encouragement from the fact that four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi will miss their Champions League clash on Tuesday. However, the Argentine remains supremely confident that the players he...