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Chelsea legend Frank Lampard admits he is shocked at his former club’s current plight but believes they will soon be a force again. The Premier League champions are currently 14th in the table and just four points above the relegation...

West Ham have made a bid to take Fenerbahce striker Emmanuel Emenike on loan for the rest of the season, according to Sky sources. Emenike, 28, has been playing on loan in Dubai for Al Ain, and West Ham boss...

Alexandre Pato has reached a verbal agreement with Chelsea, according to reports in Brazil. It is understood he has a number of representatives and they have been desperate, for a succession of transfer windows, to get the former AC Milan...

Philipp Lahm has targeted a treble-winning campaign for Pep Guardiola's final season at Bayern Munich. Guardiola will leave Bayern this summer after three years in charge with the Premier League his intended destination, and Lahm admits he will be sorry...

Andre Villas-Boas has admitted he found Chelsea's sacking of Jose Mourinho "incredible". Mourinho was sacked for a second time by Chelsea last month after a poor start to the season - despite having led them to the 2015 Premier League...

Alan Smith says Arsenal do not need to make any new signings in the January transfer window because the current squad is capable of winning the Premier League. The Gunners brought in Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny for £5m from Basel...

The corruption scandal plaguing athletics is worse than the one faced by football, says four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson. Three senior IAAF officials were banned for life for alleged doping breaches. And Russia is currently banned from all athletics competitions...

Manchester United are still in the Premier League title race, says manager Louis van Gaal. The Red Devils won 1-0 at Liverpool on Sunday to move back into fifth place, seven points adrift of leaders Arsenal and second-placed Leicester City. "We...

Swansea City have confirmed the appointment of Francesco Guidolin as head coach. The 60-year-old will watch the Swans' game at Watford on Monday night after being officially unveiled by the club. Guidolin will work alongside interim manager Alan Curtis until the...

Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin says he is confident goalkeeper David de Gea is "fully committed" to the club. De Gea's proposed move to Real Madrid last summer collapsed following administrative issues, with the Spain international then signing a contract...