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Gareth Bale has insisted there is no rivalry between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid and says the Portugal forward is the best player in the world. Bale's £85m move to Real from Tottenham in September eclipsed Ronaldo's £80m...

England midfielder Michael Carrick has extended his contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2015 with an option of a further year. Carrick has established himself as an integral part of the United team since joining...

Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted he is not obsessed with winning the Ballon d'Or for a second time in January despite a series of scintillating performances that have made him the strong favourite to win the award. Ronaldo scored his fifth...

Football clubs are aiming to get 40,000 more women and girls playing the sport with a new £2.4m grassroots scheme. Season-long coaching sessions will be aimed at 14-25-year-olds. The Football Association and Sport England are joining forces with the Premier League...

Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet says he must have the final word on the club's January transfer signings. The 46-year-old will work on player recruitment alongside Sunderland's director of football, Roberto De Fanti, and chief scout Valentino Angeloni. But Poyet, who...

Spanish leaders Barcelona will have to play out the last eight matches of 2013, starting Saturday against Granada, without two key men: world player of the year Lionel Messi and goalkeeper Victor Valdes. Messi has a damaged left hamstring; Valdes...

Uruguay became the last nation to book their spot at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with a 0-0 second-leg draw against play-off opponents Jordan. Uruguay had all but secured their berth with a 5-0 victory in the first...

Stephen Keshi has told supersport.com that he intends calling up a few of the Nigeria U17 Players to the Super Eagles in preparation for next year's CHAN tournament There have been widespread calls within Nigeria that members of the U-17world...

Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi has revealed that he learnt invaluable lessons from current Spain coach, Vicente Del Bosque Gonzalez. The 62-year-old Spanish trainer has been in charge of the Spain squad since July 15, 2008 and has led...

France must keep the mental attitude that helped them overturn a two-goal deficit to qualify for the World Cup if they are to avoid another poor display at a major tournament when they arrive in Brazil next year. Didier Deschamps's...