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BEVERLY HILLS, January 07, (THEWILL) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon has been named the 2015 African Footballer of the Year thus ending the reign of Cote d’Ivoire’s Yaya Toure. The 26-year-old Borussia Dortmund forward beat four-time winner, Toure, to the...

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez faces a Copa del Rey ban after being accused by the referee of provoking Espanyol players following a heated Catalan derby. Barca came from behind to claim a 4-1 win in the first leg of Wednesday...

Paul Merson believes Pep Guardiola would be the "perfect fit" for Arsenal if Arsene Wenger leads the Gunners to the Premier League title this season and then steps down. Guardiola has confirmed he has several offers from England and intends...

Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez will not make his comeback from injury against Sunderland in the FA Cup on Saturday, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed. Sanchez has been out of action since suffering a hamstring injury in the 1-1 Premier League...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 04, (THEWILL) – Multiple news reports from Spain say Rafa Benitez has been fired as manager of Real Madrid FC. The reports say the club has called a news conference for 6.30pm GMT to formally announce the...

Chelsea still have a chance of finishing in the Premier League top four and securing Champions League football at the end of the season, interim manager Guus Hiddink has said. Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sunday to register their...

Stoke City have won their appeal against the red card shown to defender Geoff Cameron during the 2-1 Premier League defeat by West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, the FA said on its website on Monday. Cameron, 30, was dismissed by...

A year-long ban on European champions Barcelona registering new players came to an end on Monday, finally freeing up summer signings Aleix Vidal and Arda Turan to make their debuts. Despite the ban imposed by Fifa for irregularities in the...

Atletico Madrid have signed midfielder Augusto Fernandez from Celta Vigo for an undisclosed fee. The 29-year-old enjoyed a successful three-and-a-half year spell at Celta, scoring 10 goals in 122 appearances, and helping to guide them to fifth in the table...

Guus Hiddink is hopeful that Gary Cahill will be fit for Chelsea's Super Sunday clash with Crystal Palace. Cahill is a minor doubt for the London derby with an ankle problem, but Hiddink is confident the centre-half will be cleared...