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English Premier League
Redknapp: I couldn't cope with Man City egos (Jan 27, 2013 11:09 GMT)
QPR manager Harry Redknapp is grateful for his 'lucky escape' in failing to sign Mario Balotelli when he was in charge at Tottenham Hotspur.
Fergie: Jones 'has got more' than Terry (Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes the club's offer of a one-year contract extension for Rio Ferdinand is an insurance policy for his side, not a reflection on the defender's quality.
Benitez wants extended stay at Stamford Bridge (Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Rafael Benitez believes he has done enough to earn a long-term contract with Chelsea, and urged Stamford Bridge officials to give him time to rediscover the club's winning formula.
English FA Cup
FA Cup fifth round draw (Jan 28, 2013 07:59 GMT)
FA Cup giantkillers Oldham, Luton and MK Dons have all been drawn at home in the fifth round of the competition.
Spurs stunned as FA Cup wait continues (Jan 27, 2013 19:58 GMT)
Richard Jolly was at Elland Road as Leeds United produced an FA Cup shock to knock out Premier League high-fliers Tottenham.
Warnock ecstatic after heroic Leeds win (Jan 27, 2013 17:41 GMT)
Leeds manager Neil Warnock praised his team of "heroes'' as the Championship side caused an FA Cup upset with a 2-1 win over Tottenham at Elland Road.
Delaney: Bees capture Cup buzz to earn Blues replay (Jan 27, 2013 17:05 GMT)
Miguel Delaney reflects on a pair of FA Cup upsets at Griffin Park, as Brentford held Chelsea and Torres scored an important goal.
FA Cup: Oldham oust Reds, Leeds down Spurs (Jan 27, 2013 17:01 GMT)
Leeds United added their name to this weekend's list of FA Cup upsets after beating Tottenham, while Brentford were narrowly denied one of their own by Fernando Torres' late equaliser for Chelsea.
Rosler thanks 'football god' (Jan 27, 2013 16:24 GMT)
Uwe Rosler invoked the Hand of God to explain Brentford's stunning performance against Chelsea after watching them go within seven minutes of one of the great FA Cup shocks.
Liverpool winger Sterling dreaming of Wembley (Jan 27, 2013 10:42 GMT)
Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling is desperate to play at Wembley for real - having used the stadium's building site as a playground when he was a child.
Team of the Week (Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Oldham hero Matt Smith and Luton goalscorer Scott Rendell are in our Team of the Week, but who else makes the cut?
French Ligue 1
Ligue 1: PSG's luck in as they return to summit (Jan 27, 2013 23:02 GMT)
Paris St Germain went back to the top of Ligue 1 with a fortuitous 1-0 win over Lille at the Parc des Princes.
Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie: FC Twente and Ajax fail to win (Jan 27, 2013 17:51 GMT)
PSV Eindhoven continue to lead the way in the Eredivisie after both of their nearest rivals failed to pick up wins.
Eredivisie: PSV return top in style
(Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
PSV Eindhoven returned to the top of the Eredivisie with a 5-1 mauling of Heracles.
Italian Serie A
Serie A: Milan see off Atalanta, Napoli win (Jan 27, 2013 16:35 GMT)
Stephan El Shaarawy scored his first goal in five games to down 10-man Atalanta and fire AC Milan up to fifth in the Serie A table.
Spanish Primera División
La Liga: Messi, Ronaldo shine ahead of Copa Clasico (Jan 27, 2013 22:23 GMT)
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid destroyed Getafe 4-0, while Lionel Messi went one better by bagging four in Barcelona's 5-1 win against ten-man Osasuna.
La Liga: Valencia snatch last-gasp winner (Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Ricardo Costa's stoppage-time header earned Valencia a 3-2 victory in a topsy-turvy Primera Division encounter this evening as bottom team Deportivo La Coruna surrendered a 2-1 lead at the Riazor and finished the game with nine men.
Europe
PSG returns to Ligue 1 top with win against Lille (Jan 27, 2013 23:51 GMT)
Paris St Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a fortunate 1-0 win over Lille at the Parc des Princes Sunday.
Agent: Galatasaray makes offer to sign Drogba
(Jan 27, 2013 21:35 GMT)
Didier Drogba's management company says Turkish side Galatasaray has made a contract offer to sign superstar striker Didier Drogba.
Messi scores 4, passes 200 in La Liga
(Jan 27, 2013 20:17 GMT)
Lionel Messi scored four goals to pass the 200-mark in the Spanish league, leading Barcelona to a 5-1 rout of Osasuna on Sunday night.
Cavani's late winner puts Napoli within 3 of Juve (Jan 27, 2013 17:19 GMT)
Edinson Cavani scored the winner in the 85th minute to give surging Napoli a 2-1 win at Parma
Ronaldo nets hat trick in rout of Getafe
(Jan 27, 2013 15:18 GMT)
Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat trick as Real Madrid warmed up for its Copa del Rey clash with Barcelona by rolling to a 4-0 home victory over Getafe in the Spanish league on Sunday.
Global
S. Africa, Cape Verde into African Cup last 8
(Jan 27, 2013 20:53 GMT)
Host South Africa twice came from behind to draw with Morocco 2-2 on Sunday and advance to the quarterfinals after finishing top of Group A in the African Cup of Nations.
Israel fans arrested over anti-Muslim slogans (Jan 27, 2013 19:10 GMT)
Israeli police have arrested three soccer fans for chanting anti-Muslim slogans at a game while protesting the Beitar Jerusalem team's intention to sign two Muslim players.
Renewed riots in Egypt kill 3 more, hurt hundreds (Jan 27, 2013 18:11 GMT)
Egyptian health officials say three people have been killed and more than 400 injured in renewed clashes between protesters and police in the Mediterranean city of Port Said.
Duerden: Asia's dwindling interest in Serie A (Jan 27, 2013 09:22 GMT)
A lack of big names, creativity and European success has made the Serie A less appealing in Asia, writes John Duerden.
Archived News:
Month: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Year: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006
English Premier League
Redknapp: I couldn't cope with Man City egos (Jan 27, 2013 11:09 GMT)
QPR manager Harry Redknapp is grateful for his 'lucky escape' in failing to sign Mario Balotelli when he was in charge at Tottenham Hotspur.
Fergie: Jones 'has got more' than Terry (Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes the club's offer of a one-year contract extension for Rio Ferdinand is an insurance policy for his side, not a reflection on the defender's quality.
Benitez wants extended stay at Stamford Bridge (Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Rafael Benitez believes he has done enough to earn a long-term contract with Chelsea, and urged Stamford Bridge officials to give him time to rediscover the club's winning formula.
English FA Cup
FA Cup fifth round draw (Jan 28, 2013 07:59 GMT)
FA Cup giantkillers Oldham, Luton and MK Dons have all been drawn at home in the fifth round of the competition.
Spurs stunned as FA Cup wait continues (Jan 27, 2013 19:58 GMT)
Richard Jolly was at Elland Road as Leeds United produced an FA Cup shock to knock out Premier League high-fliers Tottenham.
Warnock ecstatic after heroic Leeds win (Jan 27, 2013 17:41 GMT)
Leeds manager Neil Warnock praised his team of "heroes'' as the Championship side caused an FA Cup upset with a 2-1 win over Tottenham at Elland Road.
Delaney: Bees capture Cup buzz to earn Blues replay (Jan 27, 2013 17:05 GMT)
Miguel Delaney reflects on a pair of FA Cup upsets at Griffin Park, as Brentford held Chelsea and Torres scored an important goal.
FA Cup: Oldham oust Reds, Leeds down Spurs (Jan 27, 2013 17:01 GMT)
Leeds United added their name to this weekend's list of FA Cup upsets after beating Tottenham, while Brentford were narrowly denied one of their own by Fernando Torres' late equaliser for Chelsea.
Rosler thanks 'football god' (Jan 27, 2013 16:24 GMT)
Uwe Rosler invoked the Hand of God to explain Brentford's stunning performance against Chelsea after watching them go within seven minutes of one of the great FA Cup shocks.
Liverpool winger Sterling dreaming of Wembley (Jan 27, 2013 10:42 GMT)
Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling is desperate to play at Wembley for real - having used the stadium's building site as a playground when he was a child.
Team of the Week (Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Oldham hero Matt Smith and Luton goalscorer Scott Rendell are in our Team of the Week, but who else makes the cut?
French Ligue 1
Ligue 1: PSG's luck in as they return to summit (Jan 27, 2013 23:02 GMT)
Paris St Germain went back to the top of Ligue 1 with a fortuitous 1-0 win over Lille at the Parc des Princes.
Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie: FC Twente and Ajax fail to win (Jan 27, 2013 17:51 GMT)
PSV Eindhoven continue to lead the way in the Eredivisie after both of their nearest rivals failed to pick up wins.
Eredivisie: PSV return top in style
PSV Eindhoven returned to the top of the Eredivisie with a 5-1 mauling of Heracles.
Italian Serie A
Serie A: Milan see off Atalanta, Napoli win (Jan 27, 2013 16:35 GMT)
Stephan El Shaarawy scored his first goal in five games to down 10-man Atalanta and fire AC Milan up to fifth in the Serie A table.
Spanish Primera División
La Liga: Messi, Ronaldo shine ahead of Copa Clasico (Jan 27, 2013 22:23 GMT)
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid destroyed Getafe 4-0, while Lionel Messi went one better by bagging four in Barcelona's 5-1 win against ten-man Osasuna.
La Liga: Valencia snatch last-gasp winner (Jan 27, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Ricardo Costa's stoppage-time header earned Valencia a 3-2 victory in a topsy-turvy Primera Division encounter this evening as bottom team Deportivo La Coruna surrendered a 2-1 lead at the Riazor and finished the game with nine men.
Europe
PSG returns to Ligue 1 top with win against Lille (Jan 27, 2013 23:51 GMT)
Paris St Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a fortunate 1-0 win over Lille at the Parc des Princes Sunday.
Agent: Galatasaray makes offer to sign Drogba
Didier Drogba's management company says Turkish side Galatasaray has made a contract offer to sign superstar striker Didier Drogba.
Messi scores 4, passes 200 in La Liga
Lionel Messi scored four goals to pass the 200-mark in the Spanish league, leading Barcelona to a 5-1 rout of Osasuna on Sunday night.
Cavani's late winner puts Napoli within 3 of Juve (Jan 27, 2013 17:19 GMT)
Edinson Cavani scored the winner in the 85th minute to give surging Napoli a 2-1 win at Parma
Ronaldo nets hat trick in rout of Getafe
Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat trick as Real Madrid warmed up for its Copa del Rey clash with Barcelona by rolling to a 4-0 home victory over Getafe in the Spanish league on Sunday.
Global
S. Africa, Cape Verde into African Cup last 8
Host South Africa twice came from behind to draw with Morocco 2-2 on Sunday and advance to the quarterfinals after finishing top of Group A in the African Cup of Nations.
Israel fans arrested over anti-Muslim slogans (Jan 27, 2013 19:10 GMT)
Israeli police have arrested three soccer fans for chanting anti-Muslim slogans at a game while protesting the Beitar Jerusalem team's intention to sign two Muslim players.
Renewed riots in Egypt kill 3 more, hurt hundreds (Jan 27, 2013 18:11 GMT)
Egyptian health officials say three people have been killed and more than 400 injured in renewed clashes between protesters and police in the Mediterranean city of Port Said.
Duerden: Asia's dwindling interest in Serie A (Jan 27, 2013 09:22 GMT)
A lack of big names, creativity and European success has made the Serie A less appealing in Asia, writes John Duerden.




