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Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said on Monday that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel deserved to be named Africa’s best player of 2013. Mikel is in the running for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award with Ivorian stars Yaya Toure, of Manchester…

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will come up against his own son, Anton, on Sunday when his side host third-tier Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup third round. Anton Rodgers, a 20-year-old midfielder, joined Oldham from Brighton and Hove Albion last July…

Manchester City climbed to the top of the Premier League table after winning 3-2 at Swansea City on Wednesday in the first English top-flight fixture of the year 2014. City’s Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho scored the first goal of the new year in…

Hull City’s Tom Huddlestone scored his first goal in over two and a half years on Saturday, before honouring a bet by getting an impromptu pitch-side haircut. The English midfielder made a bet during his time with previous club Tottenham Hotspur that…