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September 15, 2012

Ferdinand wants to play for Man U 'forever'
23:49 GMT

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said he would like to play for the club for as long as it is possible for him and till the time the team wants him to.

United, Arsenal win comfortably as City held at Stoke
20:40 GMT

Manchester United and Arsenal moved into the top four of the Premier League after emphatic home wins over Wigan Athletic and Southampton on Saturday.

Chelsea, Man City leading chase for 24m pounds Portuguese striker Oliveira
17:56 GMT

European champions Chelsea and English champions Manchester City are both tracking Benfica striker Nelson Oliveira, and can try to bring him in the Premier League after the end of the season.

Mourinho perfectly fine with 'sad' Ronaldo in team as long as he scores
12:57 GMT

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has said he has no problems with Cristiano Ronaldo staying sad in the team as long as his performance levels don't dip.

September 14, 2012

Man City owner Sheikh Mansour planning to build Barcelona-type youth academy
19:00 GMT

Manchester City's billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour is planning to emulate Barcelona's endless supply of home-grown players such as Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta through their famed youth academy, by preparing one such academy of their own.

'Sad' Ronaldo says focused on winning trophies for 'indispensable' Real Madrid
14:16 GMT

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has played down question marks over his future at the club on his official Facebook page, saying he will play more of his best football at the club, and wants to win many more trophies.

September 13, 2012

Chelsea star Hazard says plays for teammates, not to 'show-off'!
22:55 GMT

Chelsea star Eden Hazard has said he never wants to be known as a 'show-off', despite making a stunning start to his career at Stamford Bridge.

Netherlands coach Louis Van Gaal cools RVP fears
16:27 GMT

Dutch boss Louis van Gaal has played down concerns over the fitness of Robin van Persie after the Manchester United striker suffered a thigh injury during the World Cup qualifying win against Hungary.

Arsenal ready to offer Wenger new long-term deal
13:56 GMT

Arsenal is keen to offer a new deal to long serving manager Arsene Wenger, whose contract ends in 2014, even as speculation is rife that the Frenchman might retire.

Three Lions boss Hodgson says 'sooner Rooney comes back into our fold the better'
11:11 GMT

England boss Roy Hodgson can't wait to have injured Wayne Rooney in the national team back again, saying the sooner he comes back, the better it is for the team.

September 12, 2012

Arsenal assess Drogba's contract situation at his 'messed up' Chinese club
23:10 GMT

Arsenal is eyeing the possibility of bringing former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba back to the Emirates after the Ivory Coast forward was caught in a boardroom power struggle at his Chinese club, Shanghai Shenhua.

Jordan's Nashama get mission accomplished with 2-1 win over Australia
15:29 GMT

Jordan national football team secured a golden and convincing 2-1 victory over Australia in the fourth leg of the Asian World Cup qualifiers.

UEFA withholds prize money for 23 clubs
11:27 GMT

Rubin Kazan, Atletico Madrid and 21 other football clubs involved in UEFA competition this season saw the payment of their prize money temporarily withheld, the UEFA club financial control body's investigatory chamber announced Tuesday.

September 11, 2012

Lebanon shock Iran 1-0 to keep World Cup hopes alive
22:26 GMT

A first-half Roda Antar goal gave Lebanon a 1-0 win over Iran in a World Cup qualifier in Beirut Tuesday, to keep The Cedars' faint hopes of scrapping through to Brazil in 2014.

UEFA to give clubs millions for Euro 2012
16:13 GMT

UEFA will share 100 million euros ($127.82 million) among the clubs who released players for the Euro 2012 soccer finals and qualifying competition, the European Clubs Association (ECA) said on Tuesday.