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Daniel Sturridge will not play in Liverpool's Europa League clash with Sion on Thursday, manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed. Sturridge scored twice in the 3-2 win over Aston Villa at the weekend - only his second appearance since returning from...

Former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has been banned from football for life. The 72-year-old Trinidadian is the former head of Caribbean and North and Central American football (Concacaf), but quit Fifa in 2011. He is fighting extradition to the US on...

Sepp Blatter says he will not stand down as Fifa president because of the criminal proceedings opened against him by Swiss investigators. The Swiss, 79, is suspected of signing a contract that was "unfavourable to Fifa" and making a "disloyal...

Former Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle says he left the club because of a breakdown in his relationship with manager Jose Mourinho. The 24-year-old signed on a permanent deal for Wolfsburg in February, and has revealed that he felt Mourinho no...

Romelu Lukaku believes Everton made a statement by keeping John Stones at the club over the summer. Stones, 21, was the subject of several summer transfer bids from Chelsea but ultimately stayed at Goodison Park. He has gone on to...

Wayne Rooney was on the scoresheet as Manchester United leapfrogged rivals City to go top of the Premier League after a 3-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford. Memphis Depay put Louis van Gaal's men in front on the stroke...

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is facing up to two months on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury during the 2-1 La Liga win over Las Palmas on Saturday. Messi was hurt in the early stages of the game at...

Southampton secured their second win of the season with an impressive 3-1 victory over Swansea at St Mary's Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Goals from Virgil van Dijk, his first for Southampton, a Ki Sung-Yueng own goal and Sadio Mane put...

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini blamed defensive mistakes and not the officials for his side's 4-1 mauling at Tottenham. The referee and his assistant both missed a clear offside in the build-up to Spurs' equaliser, and Pellegrini claimed Harry Kane...

Harry Kane ended his 13-hour wait for a Tottenham goal as Spurs thrashed Manchester City 4-1 and sealed a third successive Premier League win. The England striker made it 3-1 on 61 minutes after Christian Eriksen's free-kick bounced back off...