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Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has been disqualified by the Football League and asked to resign from the Championship club. The Football League took the decision after obtaining documents from an Italian court, where Cellino was found guilty of tax...

The winner of the vote for the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2014 will be revealed today at 1735GMT. Those in contention are Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Yacine Brahimi, Vincent Enyeama, Gervinho and Yaya Toure. The list will be trimmed to two...

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says the club are keen to resolve on-loan midfielder Frank Lampard's future at the Premier League champions. The 36-year-old former Chelsea star joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC in July and is...

Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou has admitted he expects an "imperfect" hosting of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Equatorial Guinea have only weeks to prepare for the 17 January to 8 February tournament after replacing original hosts...

Marseille extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 to four points as goals by Florian Thauvin and Rod Fanni saw off Nantes. Thauvin, 21, opened the scoring with a superb left-footed flick following Dimitri Payet's cross. Georges-Kevin Nkoudou was...

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says Robin van Persie's confidence is low after a "very bad game" against his former club Arsenal. The £24m Dutch forward has scored just three times in 11 games this season. Van Persie, 31, was...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho raised a few eyebrows on Friday when he said he had no interest in awards like Fifa's FIFPro World XI list for 2014. The outspoken Portuguese made his comments despite the fact two of his players,...

Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant has been appointed the new coach of Ghana. The 59-year-old has signed a 27-month deal to take over from Maxwell Konadu, who had been in temporary charge since Kwesi Appiah left in September. He will start...

Brazil legend Pele has said he is "doing fine" after being transferred to a special care unit following treatment for a urinary infection. The Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo stated the 74-year-old three-time World Cup winner had been moved...

Midfielder Jack Wilshere will be out for about three months after ankle surgery, Arsenal have revealed. The England player injured ligaments in his left ankle during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Premier League rivals Manchester United at Emirates Stadium. "Everyone at the...