Barcelona’s Belgium defender Thomas Vermaelen is on track to return to action next month after being unable to make his…
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Relegation-threatened Elche scored a penalty two minutes from time to secure a 1-1 draw away to Celta Vigo in the…
Jose Mourinho clearly saw Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen as Tottenham Hotspur’s two chief League Cup final weapons and the…
Jose Mourinho has assured Chelsea fans that John Terry, subject of a ‘captain, leader, legend’ banner that is on permanent…
Manchester United’s 20-year-old defender Tyler Blackett has signed a two-year contract extension, the Premier League giants announced on Thursday. .…
Bayer Leverkusen stunned last season’s runners-up Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their Champions League round of 16 first leg on Wednesday…
Dolphins defender Victor Ezuruike has said his side will upturn the slim 0-1 defeat at Leones Vegetarianos of Equatorial Guinea…
Juventus overcame a blunder by defender Giorgio Chiellini and a first-half injury to playmaker Andrea Pirlo to beat Borussia Dortmund…
As David Luiz geared up to play against former club Chelsea in next week’s Champions League last 16 first-leg tie,…
Both Chelsea and Everton have been charged by the Football Association after players from both teams were involved in an…
Fourth-placed Augsburg will be without captain Paul Verhaegh for “some weeks” after the defender picked up a calf muscle injury…
Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross will be out for “a couple of weeks” because of a back injury. . The 27-year-old…
Arsenal have signed Brazilian defender Gabriel Paulista from Villarreal, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. . The 24-year-old has…
Former Barcelona and Netherlands defender Ronald Koeman was appointed as manager of Southampton on Monday. Koeman resigned as Feyenoord boss last month and has agreed a three-year contract with the Premier League club to replace Mauricio Pochettino…
20:05 GMT – 5 mins – Brazil free-kick swung in from the left flank by Real Madrid’s Marcelo finds Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva – he nods it back across goal to David Luiz but the big centre-back’s header poses Stipe Pletikosa no problems…
Former Liverpool defender Sami Hyypia was hired as manager of Championship club Brighton on Friday. Hyypia agreed a three-year contract to secure a quick return to management after being sacked by German side Bayer Leverkusen in April. The 40-year-old…
Norwegian Ronny Deila has been appointed manager of Scottish champions Celtic on a 12-month rolling contract, the club announced on Friday. The 38-year-old former defender takes over from Neil Lennon, who left the Scottish champions two weeks ago after…
Moroccan international central defender Mehdi Benatia will not be sold for less than 61 million euros, said AS Roma’s sporting director Walter Sabatini on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who is under contract till 2018 but has demanded a pay rise, has been…
David Luiz said Friday he was happy to start a new phase of his career at Paris Saint-Germain, after they reached a deal to buy the Brazilian defender from Chelsea. “I made a point of wrapping everything up before coming to train with the national team…
France international defender Bacary Sagna confirmed on Friday that he is leaving English Premier League side Arsenal after seven years in north London. His contract expires next month and despite Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s bid to keep him at the…