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Kenny Dalglish has revealed Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard remains a doubt for Thursday’s Europa League tie against Sparta Prague at Anfield. Gerrard, 30, has been…

Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri is on the verge of signing a new long-term contract, according to the player’s agent

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will not sell Andrey Arshavin – but admits the Russian is enduring a poor run of form

West Ham have completed the signing of Wayne Bridge on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season. Bridge, 30, was at Upton…

Kenny Dalglish has been brought in to take temporary charge of Liverpool after Roy Hodgson left the club by mutual consent following six difficult months at Anfield

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger responded sarcastically to Manchester United winger Nani’s claims that the Premier League title is a two-horse race

CescFabregas has returned to full training ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday following a month-long spell on the sidelines

Arsene Wenger admitted Jack Wilshere deserved his red card for a reckless challenge on Nikola Zigic in the closing stages as Arsenal got back to winning ways against Birmingham

Carlo Ancelotti will return to London in time to take charge of Chelsea’s clash with Arsenal on Sunday despite the death of his father Giuseppe

Juventus right-back Marco Motta has criticised Manchester City’s transfer policy ahead of this week’s Europa League clash between the two sides

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has suggested he may not end his career at Stamford Bridge

Ireland will host a friendly against Uruguay in March of next year, the FAI revealed on Thursday

ir Alex Ferguson admits it was a mistake to leave in-form striker Dimitar Berbatov out of his match-day squad to face Rangers in Manchester United’s opening Champions League Group C game

Caroline Wozniacki pinned her colours to the US Open mast with a thrilling 6-3 6-4 victory over resurgent Russian Maria Sharapova on the Arthur Ashe court last night

AC Milan have signed Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Barcelona on a season-long loan with the option of making the deal permanent next summer

Former Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes was named man of the match as Atletico Madrid overcame Inter Milan to win the UEFA Super Cup at the first time of asking

Aston Villa’s James Milner yesterday completed his protracted transfer to Manchester City for a reported £26 million fee

FIFA have again ruled out the possibility of introducing goal-line technology in football following a day of controversial refereeing decisions at the World Cup

Andrea Pirlo will start on the bench for Italy’s crucial final Group E game against Slovakia

Cristiano Ronaldo says Portugal must try to win their World Cup group in order to avoid a last-16 clash with Spain but insists his side do not fear the reigning European champions

Bayern Munich and Inter Milan will contest the first ever Saturday night Champions League final at the Bernabeu in Madrid tomorrow.