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Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard will be out of action for up to six weeks because of a calf injury. American Howard, 35, was replaced at half-time during the Toffees' 1-0 home defeat against Stoke on 26 December. Spanish goalkeeper Joel Robles,...

Barcelona will not be allowed to sign any players in 2015 after their appeal against a transfer ban was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Spanish club was handed a 14-month ban in April after being found...

Manchester City squandered a gilt-edged opportunity to close the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea when they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to struggling Burnley on Sunday. Chelsea stuttered to a 1-1 draw at Southampton...

Jonjo Shelvey risks being axed by Swansea manager Garry Monk unless he works harder to overcome his ‘laziness’ on the field of play. Shelvey, who was substituted in the 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Boxing Day after collecting his...

Oxford head coach Michael Appleton praised young striker James Roberts following his late winner in the 2-1 victory at Plymouth. Roberts - recalled after a hamstring injury - swept past Plymouth defenders before steering a measured 20-yard shot from the...

MK Dons manager Karl Robinson had no complaints as his side's 12-game unbeaten run ended in a 3-0 home defeat to Walsall. Dons midfielder Darren Potter deflected Andy Taylor's free-kick past his own goalkeeper after just four minutes as the...

Senegal's Mame Biram Diouf scored twice as Stoke City sharpened the focus on West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Irvine with a 2-0 win in the Premier League on Sunday. Former Manchester United striker Diouf struck twice in 15 second-half minutes...

While Chelsea and Manchester City slug it out at the top of the Premier League, Louis van Gaal's Old Trafford revolution gathers ever more momentum in the red half of Manchester. The Dutchman endured a tricky start to his reign...

Alexis Sanchez helped maintain 10-man Arsenal's Champions League push as his man-of-the-match display condemned Queens Park Rangers to a 2-1 Premier League defeat on Friday. The Chilean forward went from zero to hero after squandering an early penalty and then...

Not content with four titles in 2014, including his second Champions League, prolific Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is determined to make next year an even bigger success. Ronaldo netted 51 goals in 47 appearances last season, setting a record...