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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, assistant Rui Faria and midfielder Ramires have been charged over their behaviour during their side’s loss to Sunderland last weekend, the Football Association announced on Wednesday. Mourinho mocked match referee Mike…

Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby is close to a return from a 13-month injury lay-off after playing for the club’s under-21 side, manager Arsene Wenger revealed on Wednesday. “He hasn’t played for a year, but physically he is ready to play, completely,”…

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has been drafted in to assist the club’s newly appointed interim manager Ryan Giggs, United revealed on Wednesday. “It’s great to see Paul Scholes here at the Aon Training Complex today, assisting Ryan…

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde timed his attack to perfection on the gruelling Mur de Huy to win the Fleche Wallonne race for the second time on Wednesday. The Movistar team leader, who also won this event in 2006, passed Ireland’s Daniel Martin and Michal…

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says he will not start Cristiano Ronaldo in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich on Wednesday if there is any risk of the World Player of the Year aggravating a hamstring injury.…

Prague and Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland on Wednesday withdrew from the race to stage matches at Euro 2020 ahead of Friday’s deadline for candidates’ bids. The Czech capital and two cities in Poland, Warsaw and Chorzow, were vying to become part of the…

David Moyes declared on Wednesday that he was “proud” to have managed Manchester United, but said that he understood the “frustration” that had led to his dismissal. Moyes, 50, was sacked by United on Tuesday after a dismal 10-month tenure in which…

Manchester United began their search for a new manager on Wednesday, with newspaper reports claiming that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has emerged as a candidate to succeed David Moyes. Several British newspapers said that Ancelotti was being considered…

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hinted he will rest a number of key players for his side’s crucial Premier League game away to Liverpool on Sunday to concentrate his squad’s efforts on the Champions League. Mourinho’s men hung on for a 0-0 draw away to Atletico…

By sacking David Moyes as manager after less than a season in charge, Manchester United contravened the principles explicitly laid out by his illustrious predecessor Alex Ferguson. Ferguson was granted a three-and-a-half-year grace period before winning…

Veteran midfielder Ryan Giggs was on Tuesday appointed interim manager of Manchester United, shortly after the club announced the sacking of David Moyes. “Following the departure of David Moyes as manager, Manchester United has announced that Ryan Giggs…

Chelsea suffered a huge blow just 17 minutes into their Champions League semi-final, first leg away to Atletico Madrid as goalkeeper Petr Cech was forced off with an injury. The Czech international landed awkwardly when he clashed with Raul Garcia when…

Former Manchester United star Gary Neville and fans on Tuesday blasted the team’s owners for the way manager David Moyes was sacked. Neville said that Moyes should have been given more time before his ousting. The Manchester United Supporters Trust…

Everton’s Champions League qualification hopes suffered a blow on Tuesday as it was revealed that Kevin Mirallas will miss the final three games of the season with a groin injury. “Kevin Mirallas will miss the remaining three games of the season,” read…

Less than 12 months after awarding David Moyes a six-year contract, Manchester United are searching for another new manager following the Scot’s dismissal on Tuesday. While player-coach Ryan Giggs has been placed in interim charge until the end of the…

Villarreal striker Ikechukwu Uche will learn on Tuesday whether he will be left off Nigeria’s World Cup squad. National team coach Stephen Keshi has accused Uche of being “tactically indisciplined” and has snubbed him since last year’s Africa Cup…

Manchester United sacked manager David Moyes on Tuesday, just 10 months after he succeeded Alex Ferguson at the helm of one of the world’s most famous clubs. After a day of speculation in the British media, the Premier League giants confirmed the Scot…

Manchester United were on the lookout for a new manager after David Moyes was sacked on Tuesday after failing to see out his first season in charge at Old Trafford. Below, AFP Sports looks at five potential contenders to replace the Scot in one of the…

Timeline of how David Moyes’ season at Manchester United went wrong following his sacking on Tuesday: 2013 July 1: Moyes starts work as Manchester United manager after the retirement of Alex Ferguson. September 1: Liverpool beat United 1-0 at Anfield…

With his pallid complexion and haggard appearance, David Moyes bore the look of a man clinging on for dear life long before his sacking as Manchester United manager on Tuesday. Despite being hand-picked as Alex Ferguson’s successor by the man himself…