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Chelsea are close to finalising a £23.3m deal to sign Fiorentina's 26-year-old winger Juan Cuadrado. The Colombian has already agreed personal terms with the Premier League leaders and the clubs are concluding the final details of the move. The total fee,...

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has been ruled out for around four weeks with a muscle rupture. Carrick was injured during pre-season and missed the start of the campaign before returning for the Manchester derby, which saw United lose 1-0...

Diego Costa has lost his appeal against an FA violent conduct charge and has been given a three-match ban that will keep him out of Chelsea's clash with Manchester City. The Chelsea striker will miss his side's top-of-the-table Premier League...

Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium could be renamed as part of a major sponsorship agreement worth 500m euros. The deal with the United Arab Emirates-based International Petroleum Investment Company was done last year. It includes naming rights for the Bernabeu, Real's...

Barcelona overcame nine-man Atletico Madrid in a fiery Copa del Rey quarter-final to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Fernando Torres drove Atletico level inside a minute but Neymar quickly swept home a Barca counter-attack. Atletico...

Ivory Coast beat Cameroon to earn a place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group D winners. Max Gradel scored the goal that gave the Elephants the only victory in the six matches in the group, and saved...

Everton striker Samuel Eto'o has joined Italian Serie A side Sampdoria, signing a deal with the club until 2018. The 33-year-old passed a medical on Sunday, posting a picture on Twitter with the message: "Successful medical. Ready for a new...

Algeria reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group C runners-up after beating Senegal. Sofiane Feghouli missed a great early chance when his poor touch allowed Bouna Coundoul to save at his feet. Leicester's Riyad Mahrez struck the opener when...

Chelsea unbeaten in six games against Liverpool Blues have won League Cup four times Liverpool not reached domestic final since 2012 Chelsea to face Spurs or Sheff Utd in 1 March final Branislav Ivanovic's extra-time winner sent Chelsea into the Capital One Cup...

Stoke City will be without striker Bojan Krkic for the rest of the season after he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during Monday's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Rochdale. The Spaniard, 24, was hurt chasing down the ball during...