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Six Chelsea players are in the Professional Footballers' Association Premier League Team of the Year. Defenders Branislav Ivanovic, John Terry and Gary Cahill are joined by midfielders Nemanja Matic and Eden Hazard plus striker Diego Costa. Southampton full-back Ryan Bertrand and...

Manager Louis van Gaal says Manchester United could have won the Premier League if they had made a better start to the season. The Red Devils were 10th in the table after 10 matches, having recorded only three wins. But United...

Liverpool’s lingering hopes of a top-four finish were dealt a serious blow as they were held to a goalless draw by West Brom at the Hawthorns. The Reds dominated the match for long periods, but they were unable to find...

Neymar and Lionel Messi were on target as Barcelona produced a sensational first-half performance to take a huge step towards the La Liga title with a 2-0 win at local rivals Espanyol on Saturday. The visitors dominated from the off...

...Villa fight back from 2-0 down, but lose to last-minute goal ...Aguero scores 27th goal of the season after Guzan error ...FA Cup finalists Villa two points above relegation zone ...City up to second, above Arsenal and Manchester United Manchester City scored a...

Bayern Munich are on the brink of winning the Bundesliga after Bastian Schweinsteiger's goal gave them a hard-fought victory over Hertha Berlin. Bayern are 15 points clear and will secure the title on Sunday if Wolfsburg fail to beat Borussia...

...Newcastle suffer worst top-flight run for 38 years ...Swansea reach record Premier League points total ...Relive minute-by-minute coverage of this match Newcastle suffered a seventh straight defeat to slip closer to the relegation zone after losing to Swansea. Ayoze Perez gave the hosts...

  Nike and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have announced a new partnership in which Nike is designing and developing football kits for the men’s and women’s Nigeria national football teams from April 1, 2015, until at least 2018. Nike is...

Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson has signed a new five-year deal, worth £100,000-a-week. It ends months of talks between the parties, with the ex-Sunderland player committed to the club until 2020. "There has been talk about it for a while now," the...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas should get "the respect he deserves" on his return to Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The Premier League game will be the Spaniard's second against the club he played for between 2003...