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  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed his side for showing consistency in 2013. The Emirates boss insists his side did well in the Champions League to reach the knockout stage and were brilliant in the Premier League to stay on top of the Premier…

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to boost their Champions League ambitions at each other’s expense when they clash in a crucial Premier League New Year’s Day fixture at Old Trafford. Both sides have endured trying periods this…

Nigeria have named U-17 international Dele Alampasu on the country’s final squad for the 2014 CHAN in South Africa. Alampasu was voted the best goalkeeper at the FIFA U17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in November and he will be third-choice…

Arsenal are likely to be without Aaron Ramsey for three weeks as Gunners manager Arsene Wenger deals with a potential injury crisis heading into the New Year. Welsh midfielder Ramsey is on the sidelines with a thigh problem suffered in the 3-1 win at…

Bolton Wanderers revealed the cost that comes with being relegated from the English Premier League as they announced their financial figures for the year to June 2013. In a statement on their official website, the club’s parent company Burnden Leisure…

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says his only fear for the 2014 World Cup is players gloating over past victories and failing to be humble in the face of the great challenge ahead in Brazil. “We have to forget the past and not gloat over what we have…

Manchester United manager David Moyes will make a late decision on Wayne Rooney’s fitness ahead of Wednesday’s match against Tottenham. England striker Rooney missed the 1-0 win at Norwich on Saturday due to a groin injury but remains doubtful for the…

Much-travelled French striker Djibril Cisse is set to return to France after agreeing an 18-month deal with Corsican side Bastia, a source close to the club confirmed on Monday. The 32-year-old international forward has been playing at Kuban Krasnodar…

Ray Wilkins has been appointed as the new assistant head coach of Premier League strugglers Fulham, the club announced on Monday. The 57-year-old returns for a second stint at Craven Cottage having managed the then-Second Division club between 1997…

Stoke City forward Jon Walters has criticised the Premier League’s jam-packed year-end fixture schedule after his side had to play two away games in four days. Matches come thick and fast in England during the festive period, but whereas some clubs…

  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists Luis Suarez should have been booked for the penalty claim at Stamford Bridge during his sides 2-1 win against Liverpool on Sunday. Mourinho believes the match referee should have booked the Uruguayan striker…

Sunderland have agreed a deal to sign Fiorentina defender Marcos Alonso on loan for the rest of the season. Alonso, who had a previous spell in the Premier League with Bolton, completed a medical with Sunderland on Monday and will officially join up…

Arsene Wenger insists his boys have grown into men after backing Premier League leaders Arsenal to maintain their impressive title challenge into the New Year. Wenger’s team ended 2013 with 82 points — more than any of their Premier League rivals –…

Everton captain Phil Jagielka has been ruled out for up to four weeks after suffering a hamstring injury. Jagielka missed Everton’s 2-1 win against Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday as a result of a problem he originally sustained in Thursday…

Leicester extended their lead at the top of the Championship after hitting back to secure a dramatic 5-3 win over Bolton at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. Nigel Pearson’s team moved four points clear in the race for promotion to the Premier League…

Olivier Giroud’s 11th goal of the season sealed Arsenal’s return to the top of the Premier League courtesy of a hard-fought 1-0 win at Newcastle on Sunday. The Frenchman’s 65th-minute header, his first goal for more than a month, proved decisive as…

Olivier Giroud ensured Arsenal will finish 2013 on top of the Premier League as his second half goal clinched a 1-0 win against Newcastle on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side had surrendered first place after Manchester City’s win over Crystal Palace on…

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez will come up against Chelsea on Sunday for the first time since being banned for biting the London club’s Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic last season. The incident, in a 2-2 draw at Anfield in April, saw Suarez widely…

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes his side can challenge for four trophies this season after moving top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace. Edin Dzeko struck in the second half of a nervy encounter at the Etihad…

David Moyes backed Danny Welbeck to play a key role in Manchester United’s bid to retain the Premier League title after the England striker sealed his side’s 1-0 win at Norwich. Moyes had been unable to pick either Robin van Persie or Wayne Rooney because…