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English National Team
Clarke confirms Ben Foster to return for England (Feb 28, 2013 14:16 GMT)
West Brom boss Steve Clarke has confirmed Ben Foster is ready to return from a self-imposed international exile and has set his sights on being part of England's bid to reach the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Ask Norman: Minute stake; Giggs' goalscoring (Feb 28, 2013 09:50 GMT)
Norman Hubbard answers your questions on most England minutes and successive scoring seasons.


English Premier League
Rodgers: Swans job easier than Reds (Feb 28, 2013 23:20 GMT)
Brendan Rodgers believes it was easier for him to take over at Swansea than at Liverpool because of the foundations Roberto Martinez laid for him at the Liberty Stadium.

Harrison: Giggs was always a genius (Feb 28, 2013 20:37 GMT)
Former Manchester United youth team coach Eric Harrison says he did not have to do much to turn Ryan Giggs into a world-class player for the club as he showed ''genius'' from an early age.

Premier League wants goal-line tech next season (Feb 28, 2013 20:01 GMT)
All 20 Premier League clubs will be expected to have goal-line technology systems put in place in their stadiums from as early as next season.

Under-fire Benitez: I want to stay until May (Feb 28, 2013 17:49 GMT)
Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez has claimed he has an 'excellent' relationship with owner Roman Abramovich after his rant against some of the Blues' fans following their 2-0 FA Cup win at Middlesbrough on Wednesday.

Bale on Ronaldo comparisons: I am my own player (Feb 28, 2013 16:51 GMT)
Tottenham star Gareth Bale admits he is flattered at being compared to Cristiano Ronaldo but insists he has his own style and does not listen to media hype.

Pardew: Ben Arfa must improve fitness to play (Feb 28, 2013 16:31 GMT)
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has warned Hatem Ben Arfa to improve his fitness and work harder to return if he wants to get back into the first-team.

Rodgers heaps praise on Sterling (Feb 28, 2013 16:18 GMT)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says Raheem Sterling will have had an outstanding season even if he does not play another game.

City youth player jailed for driving death (Feb 28, 2013 15:57 GMT)
Manchester City youth player Courtney Meppen-Walter has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for causing the deaths of a brother and sister by careless driving.

Suarez backed for Player of the Year (Feb 28, 2013 15:28 GMT)
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers believes that Luis Suarez is the outstanding candidate for the Player of the Year award.

Krul sidelined for up to five weeks (Feb 28, 2013 15:23 GMT)
Tim Krul could be out for up to five weeks with an ankle injury he picked up in Newcastle's Europa League last 32 second-leg win against Metalist Kharkiv.

Chelsea insist it is business as usual (Feb 28, 2013 13:24 GMT)
Chelsea have given their temporary backing to interim manager Rafa Benitez, with the club's official line stating "it's business as usual".

Graham targets prolific partnership with Fletcher (Feb 28, 2013 13:14 GMT)
Sunderland striker Danny Graham believes he can forge a potent partnership with Steven Fletcher but believes Martin O'Neill may not always favour playing two strikers.

Sagna ruled out of North London derby (Feb 28, 2013 12:54 GMT)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Bacary Sagna will not win his race to be fit in time to play in Sunday's North London derby at Tottenham.

Wigan midfielder Watson in line for early return (Feb 28, 2013 12:26 GMT)
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has revealed Ben Watson may recover from a broken leg in time for the end of the season having returned to training.

Pulis: Huth has let the team down after Senderos clash (Feb 28, 2013 11:28 GMT)

Woodward: Bale, Theo quality always clear (Feb 28, 2013 08:43 GMT)
Sir Clive Woodward has told The Sun that the "potential greatness" in Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott was obvious from their time in the youth ranks at Southampton.

Bale: Spurs out for derby revenge on Arsenal (Feb 28, 2013 08:12 GMT)
Gareth Bale has suggested Tottenham are motivated by a sense of injustice ahead of what he has labelled a 'massive' North London derby with Arsenal.

Les Ferdinand calls for Prem diving crackdown (Feb 28, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Former England international Les Ferdinand has urged the Football Association to follow through on proposals to introduce video reviews next season to stamp out divers.

Cundy: Rafa has only himself to blame (Feb 28, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Former Chelsea defender Jason Cundy believes interim boss Rafael Benitez has been guilty of orchestrating his own downfall at Stamford Bridge, after failing to win over the club's fans by adopting an attractive brand of football.

West Ham skipper Nolan suffers broken toe (Feb 28, 2013 08:00 GMT)
West Ham United have revealed that captain Kevin Nolan broke his toe against Tottenham on Monday, an injury which could keep him out for up to eight weeks.


English League Championship
Tan: 'Cardiff Dragons' rebrand a Prem possibility (Feb 28, 2013 15:24 GMT)
Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has risked the wrath of fans again by suggesting that the club could be renamed should they achieve promotion to the Premier League this season.

Wolves chief prepared to quit club to appease fans (Feb 28, 2013 08:35 GMT)
Wolves chairman Steve Morgan has vowed to walk away from Molineux if angry fans want him to leave the struggling Championship club.

Depressed Givet desperate to quit Rovers (Feb 28, 2013 08:35 GMT)
Blackburn Rovers defender Gael Givet has given a bleak outlook on life in the Championship after admitting he would have "hanged himself" if it had not been for his family.


English League One
Kevin MacDonald lands Swindon job (Feb 28, 2013 20:15 GMT)
Swindon have appointed former Republic of Ireland assistant Kevin MacDonald as their new manager.


English FA Cup
Howard out to make up for cup agony (Feb 28, 2013 13:57 GMT)
Tim Howard says that Everton's FA Cup run is being driven by a determination to erase the pain of last season's semi-final defeat against Liverpool.


Scottish Premier League
SPL: Motherwell down Celtic to move into second (Feb 28, 2013 22:42 GMT)
Motherwell have consolidated second place in the Scottish Premier League with a 2-1 win over leaders Celtic at the Fir Park Stadium.

Rangers keep titles after probe (Feb 28, 2013 11:59 GMT)
Rangers will not be stripped of any of their league titles following an investigation into alleged undisclosed payments to players, but the 'oldco' club has been fined £250,000 for financial irregularities.

Struggling Hearts part company with McGlynn (Feb 28, 2013 11:43 GMT)
Hearts have announced that manager John McGlynn has left the club by mutual consent.


Scottish Division Three
Murray: Decision not to take title 'satisfying' (Feb 28, 2013 18:11 GMT)
Former Rangers chairman Sir David Murray has released a statement reacting to the Scottish Premier League-appointed commission's decision to find oldco Rangers guilty of making undisclosed payments to players and fining them £250,000. Here is the f


French Ligue 1
Marseille owner angered by sale talk (Feb 28, 2013 11:12 GMT)
Marseille owner Margarita Louis-Dreyfus says she has no intention of selling Ligue 1's third-placed club and slammed former club president Bernard Tapie as a "false friend" of Marseille after his outspoken comments over the weekend.

Europol: France not under suspicion (Feb 28, 2013 10:08 GMT)
France is not one of the countries where matches are suspected of having been fixed, Europol's head of serious and organised crime has assured the president of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP).


German National Team
Hamburg 'keeper Adler reveals Facebook fraud (Feb 28, 2013 14:13 GMT)
Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler has revealed his Facebook page was hacked and misused to sell counterfeit tickets and shirts.


Italian Serie A
El Shaarawy pens new AC Milan contract (Feb 28, 2013 16:26 GMT)
Stephan El Shaarawy has signed a new contract with AC Milan running until June 2018.

Cannavaro confident Napoli can beat Juventus (Feb 28, 2013 12:23 GMT)
Fabio Cannavaro believes his former team Juventus are beatable and that his hometown club Napoli have nothing to fear when the two sides meet on Friday night.

Jordan Lukaku catches AC Milan's eye at youth tournament (Feb 28, 2013 10:52 GMT)
AC Milan have been impressed by Anderlecht defender Jordan Lukaku, admits Rossoneri vice-president Adriano Galliani.


Spanish National Team
Atletico's Diego Costa open to Spain call (Feb 28, 2013 10:37 GMT)
Diego Costa followed another scene-stealing performance in helping Atletico Madrid progress past Sevilla to the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday night by suggesting he was willing and ready to play international football for Spain.


Spanish Primera División
Real and Barca set to make changes (Feb 28, 2013 13:27 GMT)
Real Madrid and Barcelona are both expected to make changes to their starting XIs for Saturday's La Liga Clasico at the Bernabeu, with Madrid's Jose Callejon and Luka Modric possibly coming in, and Barca's David Villa and Javier Mascherano in

Juanfran: Drop Martins if he is not committed (Feb 28, 2013 12:00 GMT)
Levante defender Juanfran Garcia has suggested that want-away striker Obafemi Martins should not play in Saturday's Primera Division city-derby against Valencia as he only wants players "100% committed" to the club in the game.

Real Madrid 'asked to delay Benzema speeding case' (Feb 28, 2013 11:08 GMT)
Real Madrid reportedly persuaded the Spanish legal authorities to postpone a speeding case against Karim Benzema so the striker would be free to play Tuesday's Copa del Rey semi-final second leg against Barcelona at the Camp Nou.


Europe
Coupe de France: Lens end Epinal cup run (Feb 28, 2013 22:15 GMT)
Giant-killing Epinal's spirited run in the Coupe de France came to an end in the last-16 as the third-tier outfit were defeated 2-0 at Lens.

Ibiza cops catch Benzema speeding at 134 mph (Feb 28, 2013 13:53 GMT)
Spanish police say Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was caught speeding at more than 60 mph over the limit.

Robben thrilled with 'dream' goal (Feb 28, 2013 12:06 GMT)
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has hailed his DFB-Pokal quarter-final match-winner against Borussia Dortmund as a "dream" goal.

Gattuso claims first win as Sion boss (Feb 28, 2013 10:57 GMT)
Former AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has won his first game in charge of Swiss side FC Sion.

First XI: Cup final thrashings (Feb 28, 2013 10:01 GMT)
After Swansea's demolition of Bradford in the League Cup, we select a First XI cup final trouncings.

Becks sceptics won over (Feb 28, 2013 09:05 GMT)
David Beckham's full Paris Saint-Germain debut in the Coupe de France victory over arch-rivals Marseille won over the media doubters who felt the former England captain had only been signed for marketing reasons.

Falcao relishing Madrid derby Copa final (Feb 28, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao admits the Copa del Rey is an "important" part of the club's season as they set up a clash with Real Madrid in the final.

Beckham 'feels at home' at PSG (Feb 28, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder David Beckham insists he feels "at home" in Ligue 1 after he turned in a sparkling full debut during Wednesday night's Coupe de France 2-0 win against Marseille.


UEFA Champions League
Pirlo fears United, Real (Feb 28, 2013 09:39 GMT)
Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo says he fears drawing Manchester United or Real Madrid in the next round of the Champions League.

Casillas: Ronaldo will fire us past United (Feb 28, 2013 08:00 GMT)
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas believes a "sensational" Cristiano Ronaldo will prove the difference when Madrid meets Manchester United in the second-leg of the clubs' Champions League tie.


Global
Late Fabiano strike seals Sao Paulo's Copa rally (Mar 1, 2013 03:21 GMT)
Brazilian giants Sao Paulo came from behind to defeat Bolivian side The Strongest 2-1 in Group Three of the Copa Libertadores.

Friedrich excited by Major League Soccer potential (Feb 28, 2013 14:34 GMT)
Chicago Fire defender Arne Friedrich believes Major League Soccer will continue to grow, despite David Beckham's high-profile departure.

Pato helps Corinthians win in near-empty stadium (Feb 28, 2013 08:26 GMT)
Brazilian giants Corinthians claimed a 2-0 win over Colombian side Millonarios in front of only four fans in their Pacaembu stadium.

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