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Liverpool have denied reports that on-loan striker Divock Origi will be returning to Anfield in January. It has been suggested that 19-year-old Origi will cut short his season-long loan at Lille and return to Liverpool, costing the club £4.7 million. Reports...

Former France international defender Eric Abidal announced his retirement on Friday for "strictly personal reasons". But the 35-year-old former Barcelona star, who returned to playing football after undergoing a liver transplant, told an emotional press conference: "I am open to...

Leeds teenager Alex Mowatt has won the Sky Bet Football League's Young Player of the Month award for November. The 19-year-old midfielder is a regular starter in head coach Neil Redfearn's side after making his first-team breakthrough last season, and...

Bolton forward Max Clayton is out for the season after surgery to repair cruciate ligament damage. Clayton was taken to hospital after he was injured during the first half of Saturday's Championship game against Ipswich. Scans revealed damage to the anterior...

New post-mortem tests claim Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebosse died in Algeria as a result of a beating rather than being hit by a projectile. The JS Kabylie striker died in August after his side lost a league match. Findings by the...

Sports Kit manufacturing giants, Adidas have provisionally agreed to extend their kit sponsorship deal with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) pending a contract renewal. NFF President, Amaju Pinnick explained that the Federation had earlier planned to renew the contract, which...

Glen Johnson will be out for at least a month after injuring his groin in defeat to Manchester United at the weekend. The Liverpool full-back was replaced by Kolo Toure during the first half of United's 3-0 Super Sunday win...

The United States Olympic committee has announced that the country will bid to host the Games in 2024. The States are hoping to host the Summer Games for the first time since Atlanta staged the event in 1996, although Salt...

After winning the first leg 4-0, Barcelona rested key players Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez. They were not needed as Pedro Rodriguez scored a first-half hat-trick while Sergi Roberto and Andres Iniesta also scored before the break. Adriano, Adama Traore...

Arjen Robben scored his 100th goal for Bayern Munich as they beat Freiburg to stretch their unbeaten run to 20 matches in the Bundesliga. Robben, 30, joined Bayern from Real Madrid in 2009 and has won three league titles and...