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Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said Thursday he is happy to cooperate with a Spanish judge’s request for documents related to the signing of Brazilian international Neymar. Spain’s National Court has asked for a copy of the contract before deciding…

Premier League club Swansea will be without first-choice goalkeeper Michel Vorm for up to five weeks after the Dutch shot-stopper broke down with further knee problems during last Sunday’s draw against Norwich. The Welsh club’s coach Michael Laudrup…

  Manchester United manager David Moyes has urged Nemanja Vidic to improve his form in order to regain his place in the first-team. Moyes warned the Serbian defender over losing his place to other players in them.   Vidic, who was benched in Manchester…

Moroccan champions Raja Casablanca were the toast of the nation on Wednesday after they became only the second African club to reach the final of the Club World Cup. The unfancied side, coached by Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti, struck two late goals in Marrakech…

Hungary’s biggest football club Ferencvaros have hired former Hamburg and Dortmund manager Thomas Doll as head coach, replacing Ricardo Moniz who was fired earlier this month. “We have agreed terms today with Thomas Doll,” a statement on the club website…

Costa Rica will play Venezuela in the opening match of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2014 on…

Though familiar faces at the FIFA Club World Cup with extensive experience in the competition, Al-Ahly SC and CF Monterrey…

What better stage than the FIFA Club World Cup to change perceptions about a player’s qualities? Raja Casablanca goalkeeper Khalid…

It took the highest transfer fee ever seen in Scottish football to tempt Celtic into selling defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama.…

On Wednesday the whole of Morocco will come to a standstill to watch Raja Casablanca take onAtletico Mineiro in the…

Sunderland’s League Cup match-winner Ki Sung-yueng has urged his team-mates to carry the momentum from their shock 2-1 win over Chelsea into their fight to avoid Premier League relegation. The South Korea midfielder scored his first goal in English…

Wayne Rooney was unavailable to play in Manchester United’s League Cup quarter-final at Stoke City on Wednesday due to an unspecified injury, manager David Moyes revealed. Rooney played for 84 minutes in United’s 3-0 win at Aston Villa on Sunday, but…

Real Madrid reached the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a comfortable 2-0 win over Olimpic Xativa at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Without the injured Gareth Bale and suspended Cristiano Ronaldo, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti gave a number of his…

Manchester United beat Stoke City 2-0 to reach the League Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, while the post-Andre Villas-Boas era at Tottenham Hotspur began with defeat by West Ham United. After a first-half hailstorm briefly forced the teams off the pitch…

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has allowed youngster Kelechi Iheanacho to quit a training camp in Abuja so as to finalise a move to English Premier League giants Manchester City. Iheanacho, 17, was the stand out performer at the recent FIFA Under-17 World…

A Spanish judge has ruled that Barcelona must submit the contracts that brought Brazilian star Neymar to the club in May to ascertain if president Sandro Rosell has a case to answer for misappropriation of funds. Barcelona have publicly stated that…

By Callum Hamilton  @Callum_TH on Dec 18 2013, 8:17a + José Mourinho’s Chelsea have been poor this season, suffering another shock defeat to Sunderland in the League Cup last night. Yet they still look favourites for the Premier League title. When…

Swansea City and Hull City have each been fined £20,000 ($32,800, 23,800 euros) over an on-pitch fracas during their Premier League encounter last week, the Football Association announced on Tuesday. The clubs both admitted to a charge of failing to…

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi wants the African champions to use the United States as their pre-World Cup training base. Football officials had previously floated the idea of training in Argentina, Colombia or the United States. But Keshi said he has…

Alex Ferguson’s shock retirement as Manchester United manager in 2013 meant that the Football Association’s 150th year was one of seismic upheaval in the English game. By the end of the year, United’s two-decade reign as English football’s dominant…