Football Archives: 10/2010

Serbia could be disqualified from Euro 2012 following the crowd trouble which led to Tuesday night’s match between Italy and Serbia being abandoned

Robbie Keane’s first-half penalty miss and subsequent wastefulness restricted Ireland to a solitary point against Slovakia in Zilina

Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni is confident his team can make amends for last Friday’s defeat to Russia ahead of his side’s clash with Slovakia tonight

Fabio Capello has confirmed that Rio Ferdinand will captain England for Montenegro’s visit to Wembley tomorrow night

Didier Drogba believes he has won the respect of the English football fans who loved to hate him when he first arrived in the Premier League

Wayne Rooney believes the England national team would benefit from the introduction of a winter break in the Premier League

Juventus summer signing MiloÅ¡ KrasiÄ”¡ has already become one of Serie A’s most exciting players

Everton defender Seamus Coleman admits playing alongside Ireland legends such as Robbie Keane and Damien Duff would be a dream come true

Manchester United’s goalkeeping coach Eric Steele expects Edwin van der Sar to call time on his career at the end of this season

Roberto Mancini admits he had a “heated confrontation” with Carlos Tevez at half-time during Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Newcastle last Sunday

Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa has vowed to “stay positive” on his road to recovery from the broken leg he sustained against Manchester City on Sunday

Manchester United’s Michael Carrick insists he wants to end his career at Old Trafford despite recent speculation over his future.

Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci believes there will be a special atmosphere inside the San Siro when his team take on Inter Milan tonight

Jose Mourinho has vowed to end Barcelona’s domination of Spanish football – but has warned Real Madrid’s demanding fans not to expect miracles from him

Richard Bevan, the chief executive of the League Managers Association, has hit out at Leicester City after the club sacked manager Paolo Sousa after less than three months in charge

Billionaire Sheikh Mansour believes Manchester City fans will feel a sense of pride in how “far the club has come” despite the news that it has lost an astonishing £121million over the last financial year