Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner insists he and his team-mates laughed off the flak aimed at him following last weekend’s win over Burnley.
Aaron Hughes is hoping to send out a warning to the rest of Europe by helping Fulham claim the scalp of Juventus in Thursday’s Europa League.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez wants his players to start taking responsibility for their own actions instead of looking to blame team-mates.
Roma have entered the hunt to sign William Gallas, while West Ham want Birmingham trio Liam Ridgewell, Sebastian Larsson and Christian Benitez.
Burnley fail to counter Stoke’s weapon of mass assistance at Turf Moor as Delap delivers again
Real Madrid director general Jorge Valdano gave under-fire coach Manuel Pellegrini a vote of confidence despite their Champions League exit.
England coach Fabio Capello believes the Three Lions are capable of creating history at this summer’s World Cup finals in South Africa.
David Beckham is backing Manchester United for Champions League glory following their four-goal demolition of AC Milan at Old Trafford.
Glen Johnson insists Liverpool have the desire to succeed after their attitude was questioned by both their manager and former players.
By Oliver HoltForget the result. It was irrelevant. Last night was about Manchester United and David Beckham.It was about a famous old club and the return of one of its favourite sons.It was about a man who is still hero-worshipped by the supporters of a team he left nearly seven years ago.A man met not by the V-signs and faces contorted with hate that is the usual greeting for players going back to their old stomping grounds in English football.A man greeted instead with standing ovations an…
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Real Madrid’s dreams of a Champions League final at the Bernabeu were crushed by Lyon, who drew 1-1 to reach the last eight 2-1 on aggregate.
Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United crushed AC Milan 4-0 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-2 aggregate victory.
Younger readers would be forgiven for thinking El-Hadji Diouf’s first names were ‘controversial striker’ as the Senegalese forward has been involved in more than his fair share of trouble over the years.Today we learned that Blackburn’s spittle enthusiast is now in big trouble after he allegedly assault a woman (at a charity do, obviously), and could face two years in jail for his troubles.This latest misdemeanor is of course just one in a long line of naughtiness that goes back to his earlie…
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Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday’s day’s game between Lille and Liverpool in the Europa League.
Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday’s game between Juventus and Fulham in the Europa League.
Interview by Alan BiggsIt is the proudest appointment of Mark Halsey’s career. And the most unlikely.No matter that this is a three-men-and-a-dog ground in deepest Leicestershire. No matter that the venue is Hinckley United rather than Manchester United.We are here to witness a Premier League referee’s comeback from cancer - and just being on a football field is reason enough for Halsey to celebrate a remarkable victory in his battle against the odds.The tiny Conference North ground of Hinckl…
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There are plenty of second acts in the lives of English footballers, plenty of comeback stories, plenty of career resurrections.But few of them have been as dramatic and as unexpected as the return to Arsenal colours of Sol Campbell.A few months ago, Campbell was being booed at Morecambe as he contemplated seeing out the winter of his career with Notts County in League Two.Last night, in the fifth game since his rebirth, his solid display in the centre of defence helped Arsenal keep a vital c…
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Arsenal’s 5-0 hammering of Porto to reach the Champions League last 16 merely underlines the growing catastrophe at Anfield.While the Gunners, written off at the start of the season, are scenting glory in Europe and taking on Chelsea and Manchester United in the most absorbing Premier League title race in years, many pundits’ pre-season league favourites are looking unlikely to finish in the top four after defeat at Wigan on Monday - and, of course, have been dumped into the ignominy of the E…
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David Beckham is back in Manchester. The on-loan AC Milan midfielder is in town with his new team as he prepares to face his old club Manchester United for the first time since leaving in 2003.For the first time he will line up with the away side at Old Trafford as Milan try to overcome their 3-2 deficit to United from the first leg of their Champions League show down. Beckham: ‘United are natural born winners’ David Beckham: Old Trafford return will be so emotional Click here for team news…
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