La Liga 'Clasico' perfect stage for Gareth Bale, Neymar

 Madrid: The 167th La Liga 'Clasico' between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Nou Camp on Saturday could be the ideal stage for Gareth Bale and Neymar to show they are worth a combined price tag of almost

Wayne Rooney thankful Ferguson has set record straight

Manchester: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was glad on Wednesday former manager Alex Ferguson had now backtracked on comments that triggered months of speculation over the player's future.

Rooney gets Fergie's autobiography from his mates as birthday gift

 London: Manchester United team mates have clubbed together to buy Wayne Rooney a special present for his 28th birthday on Thursday - former manager Alex Ferguson's autobiography which criticises the forward

UEFA Super Cup: Bayern Munich beat Chelsea in forfeiture shootout

Prague: Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saved a penalty by substitute Romelu Lukaku to present Champions League winners Bayern metropolis a 5-4 success over Chelsea during a fighting on Friday to say the UEFA

Jose Mourinho specimen flower fifteen lost after Super Cup vanquish

Prague: Chelsea coach Jose Mourninho aforesaid the higher team lost the UEFA Super Cup on Fri and he bemoaned his dangerous luck for enjoying another massive match with ten men following his team's combat

Arsenal face Tottenham, Manchester United visit Liverpool in EPL

London: Arsenal are going to be desirous to show the north London balance of power has not shifted to Tottenham Hotspur and city face a check of their top-four credentials against Manchester United as ancient

Valdes continue off Atletico as Barcelona maintain Super Cup

Madrid: urban center goalkeeper Victor Valdes conjured 2 gorgeous saves to deny Atletico capital of Spain and facilitate the La Liga champions secure a fourth Spanish Super Cup in 5 years on away goals when a

Lukas Podolski ruled out for up to 10 weeks

London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Lukas Podolski are out burned for up to ten weeks, thrice longer than 1st believed.

Manchester United to appearance Liverpool in League Cup third full

Manchester: prohibited urban center striker Luis Suarez might create his come back to action against Manchester United once the 2 groups were drawn against one another within the League Cup third spherical

Manchester United conclude in on Barcelona's Thiago Alcantara

Manchester: Manchester United area unit set to form Thiago Alcantara the primary major sign language of David Moyes' reign as manager at recent Trafford.

Manchester City closing in on Malaga jot Isco

Manchester: English Premier League club Manchester town square measure believed to air the verge of language Spanish U-21 wonder-kid Isco from Malaga consistent with the Daily Mirror. town are heavily

Fernando Torres cut four as Spain roar Tahiti 10-0

Rio First State Janeiro: during a one-sided match at the Confederations Cup, tourney winner European nation routed the Pacific islanders from island 10-0 on Th - a result that wasn't as unhealthy as some had

Manchester City hire Manuel Pellegrini as unaccustomed manager

Manchester: Manchester town have employed Manuel Pellegrini because the club's new manager to exchange the pink-slipped Roberto Mancini.

Losing first game of tournament is extreme, says Scolari

Brasilia: Losing the primary match of a tournament is terrible, aforementioned Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari on the eve of the Confederations Cup opener against Japan.

FIFA examine Javier Mascherano's bizarre inflict off

Zurich: FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Argentina captain Javier Mascherano when he was sent off for kicking the motive force of a medical cart in a very World Cup qualifier against South American

Germany now destitution the 2014 World Cup title

Frankfurt: With Bayern metropolis capturing the Champions League trophy over another Bundesliga club during a rhythmical  final, Germany's next ambition on the international soccer stage is to win the planet Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo abjure Real Madrid contract continuance

Star athlete Cristiano Ronaldo took to twitter rubbishing rumours that the 28-year-old forward was revitalising his contract with Real Madrid.

The Portuguese star has been heavily joined with a move far from La Liga together with his contract with los

Victor Valdes to limit tenancy at Barcelona

 

Madrid: Goalkeeper Victor Valdes can play out the last season of his contract with Barcelona, president Sandro Rosell same on Thursday.

The Espana international, UN agency has simply arrived in Brazil with the planet and European champions

Neymar admits it's tougher to wanton with Brazil

 

Brasilia: Neymar acknowledges that he finds it tough to duplicate his urban center success with the Brazilian national team. Neymar thrived with the elite Brazilian club to become one in all the world's most talked-about

Monaco to pierce 100m Euro pray to sign Cristiano Ronaldo

Madrid: French club Monaco ar able to build a record €100m (£85m) bid for Real Madrid's star Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, World Health Organization has simply 2 years left on his current contract at Madrid is

Manchester United obstruct to omen Barcelona's Thiago: tell

Manchester: English Champions Manchester United area unit set to sign city tiddler Thiago Alcantara in step with reports in European nation. The twenty two year recent midfielder has AN eighteen million euros

Barcelona to cause confound bid for Fernando Torres

 

Barcelona: urban center ar reportedly keeping track of Chelsea striker Fernando Torres. The Espana international's future at Stamford Bridge had seemed to be secure following manager Jose Mourinho's

Monaco confident of symbol harpoon Radamel Falcao

Monaco's spree appearance set to continue with the club's sporting director assured he will sign Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, one in all the most well liked properties in world soccer.

Real Madrid deny making an proffer to Ancelotti

Real capital of Spain president Florentino Perez on Th insisted that his club had not created a proposal for Paris Saint Germain (PSG) coach Carlo Ancelotti to interchange Jose Mourinho.

Football friendly: Brazil v European country construction suspension finished

A Brazilian decide has raised associate injunction that vulnerable to dam Sunday's Brazil v European country football friendly within the newly-revamped Maracana sports stadium over public safety

Luis Suarez sick of British media, opinion move: Report

 

Montevideo: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez says he's tired of his treatment by a people media and is ready to listen to offers outside the Premier League - particularly from Real national capital.

England held 1-1 by Ireland in peaceful equal

 

London: at least this time European country and ireland managed to complete their match. A scrappy, however peaceful, 1-1 draw on Wed left both groups at city district structure respiratory a large sigh

Belgium thrash US 4-2 in Cleveland friendly

 

Christian Benteke scored 2 goals in the half and Marouane Fellaini had another, leading Kingdom of Belgium to a 4-2 thrashing of the us on Wed night in a global friendly the Americans hoped would get

Praise for Natal on construction work progress

On the first stop of the third Host City tour of 2013, the progress made in the construction work at Natal’s Estadio das Dunas came in for praise from FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke.

Kiwi pair win through to decider

New Zealand duo Auckland City and Waitakere United eased into the OFC Champions League final over the weekend with victories over Fiji’s Ba and Vanuatu’s Amicale respectively.

Bayern cannot just brush past us, says Dortmund's Klopp

Berlin: Bayern Munich crushed European heavyweights Barcelona and Juventus en route to the Champions League final but they should not expect the same to happen against Borussia Dortmund, Dortmund coach

Manchester United give perfect send-off to Ferguson, beat Swansea 2-1

Manchester: Amid a carnival atmosphere at a rainy Old Trafford, Manchester United gave the retiring Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes the perfect send-off in their final home match by beating Swansea 2-1 in the

Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid to celebrate 22nd La Liga title

Madrid: Not even an injury to Lionel Messi in the 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday could dampen Barcelona's celebrations at winning their 22nd Spanish league title. Messi started his first match in

Daniel Sturridge stars as Liverpool win 3-1 at Fulham

London: Daniel Sturridge scored a hat-trick for his sixth goal in the past four Premier League matches on Sunday as Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 at Fulham.

Barcelona clinch La Liga title as Real Madrid draw

Madrid: Lionel Messi might have powered Barcelona to this season's Spanish league crown, but they fell to humble crosstown rival Espanyol to finally finish off Real Madrid's title defense with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

Wigan beat Manchester City to win FA Cup for first time

London: As blue-and-white confetti exploded under the Wembley arch, Wigan players lifted a trophy for the first time in the club's 81-year history.

In one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets, a team playing non-league football 35 years ago and assembled

Paul Scholes retires for second and final time

London: Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes is retiring for a second and final time, ending a career that saw him regarded as one of the most technically gifted players of his generation.

Wigan aim to pull off shock FA Cup final win against Man City

London: The FA Cup final on Saturday features two teams apparently heading in different directions. There's Manchester City, confirmed for another season in the ritzy Champions League. And Wigan, happy

Mancini praises Martinez ahead of FA Cup final

London: Roberto Martinez is a strong manager who can keep Wigan Athletic in the Premier League, Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini said on the eve of Saturday's FA Cup final against the Spaniard's

David Moyes appointment sends out right message: Harry Redknapp

London: The appointment of David Moyes as Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United gives hope to all young British soccer managers, Queens Park Rangers boss Harry Redknapp believes. Moyes, who

Real Madrid thump nine-man Malaga to delay Barca title

Madrid: Real Madrid made sure Barcelona will have to wait at least until Sunday to wrap up a 22nd La Liga title when Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 200th goal for the club in a 6-2 win at home to nine-man

Tottenham Hotspur hold Chelsea after late Sigurdsson strike

London: A late equaliser from substitute Gylfi Sigurdsson earned Tottenham Hotspur a 2-2 draw at Chelsea in a pulsating London derby on Wednesday that prolonged a three-way battle for two Champions League

Napoli qualify for Champions League, Juve win

Turin: Napoli qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning 3-0 at Bologna on Wednesday and two goals from Mario Balotelli kept AC Milan on course for the qualifying round with a 4-0 victory at

Messi misses training before Betis La Liga clash

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi missed training on Friday as he battles to regain fitness for the La Liga leaders' final few matches of the campaign. "The Argentine forward ... did physiotherapy work" apart from

Arsenal's future is looking bright, says Wenger

London: Arsenal are in a "very, very strong position for the future", manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday as an eighth season without a trophy reaches a nervy conclusion.

Bayern humiliate Barca to set up Champions League final with Dortmund

Barcelona: Bayern Munich advanced to the Champions League final for the third time in four years, routing Barcelona on 7-0 aggregate and setting up the first all-German final against Borussia Dortmund.

Chelsea deserves to be in Champions League, says Juan Mata

London: Closing in on the Europa League final, Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata seems ill at ease in the continent's second-tier knockout competition. Chelsea dropped out of the Champions League when their

Jose Mourinho and Falcao are Chelsea-bound: reports

London: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has agreed a deal to re-join Chelsea as their manager this summer - and is poised to bring Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao with him. According to a report in

Dortmund beat Real 4-3 on aggregate to reach Champions League final

Madrid: Borussia Dortmund survived a stirring Real Madrid fightback to book their place in the Champions League final on Tuesday when they conceded two late goals to lose 2-0 at the Bernabeu but went through 4-

Manchester United plot sensational Ronaldo move

After registering their 20th English Premiere League title, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson has expressed a keen desire to bring in Real Madrid star striker Cristiano Ronaldo back to Old Trafford, the