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Everton kept their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League firmly on track as Romelu Lukaku's late strike earned a 2-1 win over Southampton on Sunday. Roberto Martinez's side had taken an early lead through Seamus Coleman before...

Flamingoes coach, Bala Nkiyu has assured quality representation of his wards at the 2014 Fifa Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. The Azerbaijan 2012 quarterfinalists are pitched in Group D with Mexico, China People’s Republic and Colombia. Nkiyu who witnessed...

Arsenal's Germany international Mesut Ozil will be out for up to three matches with a shoulder injury, manager Arsene Wenger said on Sunday. Ozil, who joined Arsenal from Real Madrid for a club-record fee on the final day of the...

AC Milan have released a statement to deny speculation that Italy striker Mario Balotelli could leave in January. They were responding to reports in Italy that Milan president Silvio Berlusconi had decided to sell him. "AC Milan firmly and absolutely deny...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Liverpool are genuine title contenders because Brendan Rodgers's side can fully focus on the Premier League. The Portuguese feels that the Reds's lack of European action could help them to a first championship in 24...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has blamed a "horrendous" fixture list for a recent run of four games without a win. Wenger's side ended that sequence - and returned to the top of the Premier League - by coming from a...

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has described goalkeeper Joe Hart as "the best in England." Hart made several key saves in the Blues' 2-1 win over Liverpool at Etihad Stadium on Boxing Day. The 26-year-old international was dropped by Pellegrini after...

Malky Mackay has been sacked as Cardiff City manager after a meeting of the club's board of directors. Billionaire Malaysian owner Vincent Tan said the dismissal was "regretfully" necessary to be fair to the club and its fans. In a statement,...

The Football Association is to investigate Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers' comments following his criticism of referee Lee Mason. Rodgers said the officials' performance in Liverpool's 2-1 Boxing Day defeat by Manchester City was "horrendous" and questioned the decision to allocate...

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has played down talk of a first Premier League title in almost a quarter of a century, insisting the destination of the championship will be decided over the last 10 games. The Anfield giants won their...