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English National Team
FA appoint Watmore as new chief executive (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Ian Watmore has been announced as the new chief executive of the English Football Association, replacing Brian Barwick whose decision to quit the role at the end of 2008 was revealed during England's friendly with the Czech Republic last August.
Lord Seb Coe joins England 2018 team (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Lord Coe has been confirmed as a non-executive board member of England's 2018 World Cup bid team.
English FA appoint new chief executive (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
The Football Association have confirmed Ian Watmore is to be their new chief executive.
English Premier League
Jolly: United take full control (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Richard Jolly was at Old Trafford to watch United take control of Fulham and the title race.
Ref Clattenburg wins reprieve over sacking (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Mark Clattenburg has been reinstated as a Select Group Referee but has been suspended for eight months from August 6, 2008, for ''issues relating to his private business affairs'', the Premier League have confirmed.
Tevez hopeful over stay, but must wait until June (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Carlos Tevez is hopeful of staying at Manchester United beyond the current season.
Injured Essien hoping to be back in a month (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Michael Essien hopes to be back in action for Chelsea next month after making encouraging progress in his recovery from knee ligament damage.
Fergie: ''You've blown it, Chelsea'' (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson claims Chelsea have played right into Manchester United's hands with their sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Hubbard: Hiddink reputation on the line (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Norman Hubbard says Guus Hiddink will face his toughest test yet at faltering Chelsea.
Platini continues fight against big spenders (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
UEFA president Michel Platini has revealed that European football's governing body has accelerated discussions over a salary cap because of the "astronomical bids" of a noveau rich club, believed to be Manchester City, during the January trans
Eduardo still waiting for leg-break apology (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Arsenal striker Eduardo has revealed that he is still waiting for an apology from Martin Taylor, the Birmingham City player whose mistimed tackle last February left the Croatian with an injury he has only just recovered from.
Luckless Bojinov back in City reckoning (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Luckless Manchester City striker Valeri Bojinov has hit the comeback trail again.
Gerrard set to make early return from injury (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard could make an earlier-than-expected return from a hamstring injury against Manchester City on Sunday.
Injured Anderson set to miss out on Wembley (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson has virtually dashed any hope Anderson had of making next week's Carling Cup Final while ruling out Gary Neville and Wes Brown of Wednesday's match with Fulham.
Toffees to go for Glory on Aussie tour (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Everton will play a pre-season friendly against Perth Glory if the Premier League side can organise a second match in Australia, the A-League club have announced.
Agbonlahor: Barry must stay at Villa Park (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has urged Gareth Barry urging him to sign a new contract with the midlands club.
Vidic: Tonight's the night to increase pressure (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Nemanja Vidic feels Manchester United can land a major psychological blow by winning their game in hand against Fulham on Wednesday night but admits he barely has time to enjoy the success he has enjoyed at Old Trafford
Holland: Boardroom blitz (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Phil Holland reports on the stand-off developing at Arsenal and Abramovich's lost £6.3bn.
Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax and Feyenoord away fans face long ban (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Away fans will be banned from matches between Ajax and Feyenoord for the next five years, it was announced on Wednesday.
Advocaat rebuffs approach for Holland return (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Dick Advocaat has ruled out a return to the Eredivisie, denting ADO Den Haag's hopes of luring the coach away from Zenit St Petersburg.
Italian Serie A
Milan to offer Beckham a contract until 2010? (Feb 18, 2009 22:18 GMT)
AC Milan director Umberto Gandini is expected to fly out to Los Angeles on Thursday to finally thrash out a deal with LA Galaxy for David Beckham, with sources suggesting the England international will be offered at least an 18-month contract.
Raynor: Juve ready to gamble on Cassano (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Juventus should assess the stakes before taking a gamble on Cassano, says Dominic Raynor.
Spanish Primera División
Drenthe plans to stay and fight at Real (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Royston Drenthe insists he is not running scared of playing at the Bernabeu after falling victim to the Real Madrid boo-boys and is adamant he is not looking to quit the Spanish giants.
Barca loses Iniesta's service for a fortnight (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta will be sidelined for around a fortnight, the Primera Liga have confirmed.
Europe
Solbakken: Hughes has toughest job in Britain (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has been told he has the toughest job in Britain.
UEFA Cup: Zenit shake off rust, Metalist shock (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg shook off the rust to win the first leg of their last-32 showdown with Stuttgart 2-1.
UEFA Champions League
Liverpool make Hillsborough request to UEFA (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Liverpool have asked UEFA to bring forward the date of their potential Champions League quarter-final second leg to avoid a clash with the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
Global
Libertadores: LDU begin defence with victory (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Ecuador's LDU began their defence of the Libertadores Cup title by beating Palmeiras 3-2 on Tuesday, ending their opponents' run of nine straight wins this year.
World Cup 2010
World Cup ticket sellers hope to beat recession (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
FIFA is it can buck the global recession by selling out every match for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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 National Team
FA appoint Watmore as new chief executive (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Ian Watmore has been announced as the new chief executive of the English Football Association, replacing Brian Barwick whose decision to quit the role at the end of 2008 was revealed during England's friendly with the Czech Republic last August.
Lord Seb Coe joins England 2018 team (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Lord Coe has been confirmed as a non-executive board member of England's 2018 World Cup bid team.
English FA appoint new chief executive (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
The Football Association have confirmed Ian Watmore is to be their new chief executive.
English Premier League
Jolly: United take full control (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Richard Jolly was at Old Trafford to watch United take control of Fulham and the title race.
Ref Clattenburg wins reprieve over sacking (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Mark Clattenburg has been reinstated as a Select Group Referee but has been suspended for eight months from August 6, 2008, for ''issues relating to his private business affairs'', the Premier League have confirmed.
Tevez hopeful over stay, but must wait until June (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Carlos Tevez is hopeful of staying at Manchester United beyond the current season.
Injured Essien hoping to be back in a month (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Michael Essien hopes to be back in action for Chelsea next month after making encouraging progress in his recovery from knee ligament damage.
Fergie: ''You've blown it, Chelsea'' (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson claims Chelsea have played right into Manchester United's hands with their sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Hubbard: Hiddink reputation on the line (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Norman Hubbard says Guus Hiddink will face his toughest test yet at faltering Chelsea.
Platini continues fight against big spenders (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
UEFA president Michel Platini has revealed that European football's governing body has accelerated discussions over a salary cap because of the "astronomical bids" of a noveau rich club, believed to be Manchester City, during the January trans
Eduardo still waiting for leg-break apology (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Arsenal striker Eduardo has revealed that he is still waiting for an apology from Martin Taylor, the Birmingham City player whose mistimed tackle last February left the Croatian with an injury he has only just recovered from.
Luckless Bojinov back in City reckoning (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Luckless Manchester City striker Valeri Bojinov has hit the comeback trail again.
Gerrard set to make early return from injury (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard could make an earlier-than-expected return from a hamstring injury against Manchester City on Sunday.
Injured Anderson set to miss out on Wembley (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Sir Alex Ferguson has virtually dashed any hope Anderson had of making next week's Carling Cup Final while ruling out Gary Neville and Wes Brown of Wednesday's match with Fulham.
Toffees to go for Glory on Aussie tour (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Everton will play a pre-season friendly against Perth Glory if the Premier League side can organise a second match in Australia, the A-League club have announced.
Agbonlahor: Barry must stay at Villa Park (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has urged Gareth Barry urging him to sign a new contract with the midlands club.
Vidic: Tonight's the night to increase pressure (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Nemanja Vidic feels Manchester United can land a major psychological blow by winning their game in hand against Fulham on Wednesday night but admits he barely has time to enjoy the success he has enjoyed at Old Trafford
Holland: Boardroom blitz (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Phil Holland reports on the stand-off developing at Arsenal and Abramovich's lost £6.3bn.
Dutch Eredivisie
Ajax and Feyenoord away fans face long ban (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Away fans will be banned from matches between Ajax and Feyenoord for the next five years, it was announced on Wednesday.
Advocaat rebuffs approach for Holland return (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Dick Advocaat has ruled out a return to the Eredivisie, denting ADO Den Haag's hopes of luring the coach away from Zenit St Petersburg.
Italian Serie A
Milan to offer Beckham a contract until 2010? (Feb 18, 2009 22:18 GMT)
AC Milan director Umberto Gandini is expected to fly out to Los Angeles on Thursday to finally thrash out a deal with LA Galaxy for David Beckham, with sources suggesting the England international will be offered at least an 18-month contract.
Raynor: Juve ready to gamble on Cassano (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Juventus should assess the stakes before taking a gamble on Cassano, says Dominic Raynor.
Spanish Primera División
Drenthe plans to stay and fight at Real (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Royston Drenthe insists he is not running scared of playing at the Bernabeu after falling victim to the Real Madrid boo-boys and is adamant he is not looking to quit the Spanish giants.
Barca loses Iniesta's service for a fortnight (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta will be sidelined for around a fortnight, the Primera Liga have confirmed.
Europe
Solbakken: Hughes has toughest job in Britain (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has been told he has the toughest job in Britain.
UEFA Cup: Zenit shake off rust, Metalist shock (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg shook off the rust to win the first leg of their last-32 showdown with Stuttgart 2-1.
UEFA Champions League
Liverpool make Hillsborough request to UEFA (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Liverpool have asked UEFA to bring forward the date of their potential Champions League quarter-final second leg to avoid a clash with the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
Global
Libertadores: LDU begin defence with victory (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
Ecuador's LDU began their defence of the Libertadores Cup title by beating Palmeiras 3-2 on Tuesday, ending their opponents' run of nine straight wins this year.
World Cup 2010
World Cup ticket sellers hope to beat recession (Feb 18, 2009 08:00 GMT)
FIFA is it can buck the global recession by selling out every match for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
