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Luis Figo has joined Michael van Praag in withdrawing from the Fifa presidential election on 29 May. Ex-Portugal midfielder Figo, 42, pulled out on the same day as Van Praag, 67, to leave Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan as...

Aberdeen midfielder Ryan Jack has signed a new contract with the club. The 23-year-old has signed a one-year extension which ties him to the club until the summer of 2017. The deal should see Jack stay at Pittodrie for at least...

Louis van Gaal stole the show at Manchester United’s player of the year awards last night with a remarkable seven-minute speech and an encore in which he demanded the audience applaud a female saxophonist. Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville described...

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been included in the provisional England squad for the 2015 European Under-21 Championship. West Brom striker Saido Berahino and Burnley forward Danny Ings are also named in the squad, but Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw...

Liverpool's Raheem Sterling has been named as the club's Young Player of the Year, but was booed by a small number of fans as he collected his award. The 20-year-old forward received the accolade 24 hours after it emerged that...

Spain's biggest selling sports daily Marca summed it up in Monday's headline after Barcelona wrapped up a fifth La Liga title in seven years and their 23rd overall on Sunday: "Messi's League". The Argentina forward scored a typically brilliant goal...

West Bromwich Albion welcome champions Chelsea to The Hawthorns on Monday safe in the knowledge that they will be playing Barclays Premier League football next season. A 1-1 draw at Newcastle United last Saturday, along with results elsewhere, guaranteed top-flight...

A hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo in a 4-1 win at Espanyol on Sunday night could not keep Real Madrid in the Primera Division title race. Madrid's win was rendered meaningless by Barcelona's victory at Atletico Madrid which saw the Catalan...

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his seventh hat-trick of the season to give Real Madrid victory at Espanyol as Barcelona won the title. Ronaldo fired low under Kiko Casilla to make it 1-0 but Espanyol equalised through Cristhian Stuani after an error...

Wilfried Bony scored on his return to Swansea as Manchester City secured a place in the Champions League group stages by winning a thriller. Yaya Toure opened the scoring for City with a deflected effort, before James Milner slid in...