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Manchester United moved a step closer to the Champions League knockout stages with a narrow victory over Real Sociedad. Inigo Martinez's second-minute own goal - which also owed much to superb work by Wayne Rooney - ensured United maintained their...

Emmanuel Adebayor is in line for his first Tottenham appearance of the season in the Europa League meeting with Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova. Striker Adebayor had been training with the reserves after turning down chances to leave the club in...

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has defended captain Steven Gerrard after Sir Alex Ferguson claimed he is not a "top, top player". Former Manchester United manager Ferguson made the comment in his book, My Autobiography, but Rodgers said the criticism was...

The referee for Manchester City's Champions League match against CSKA Moscow should not officiate again after failing to deal with racist abuse, says Kick It Out chairman Lord Ouseley. City's Yaya Toure, an Ivory Coast international, complained to Ovidiu Hategan...

Former world champions France have been drawn against Ukraine in the European play-offs for the 2014 World Cup. Portugal face Sweden, which means either Cristiano Ronaldo or Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not take part in next summer's tournament in Brazil. Iceland, the...

Former England captain Rio Ferdinand and current England boss Roy Hodgson have been named on the Football Association commission set up to improve the national team's fortunes. The appointments follow criticism of the group's all-white, all-male make-up by Heather Rabbatts,...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Manchester United are still involved in the Premier League title race. The Gunners are top of the table, eight points clear of the reigning champions, who have endured their worst league start in 24 years...

Patrice Evra, who captained France through their farcical 2010 World Cup implosion, has raised the temperature around the national team again after becoming embroiled in a row with former fellow internationals turned pundits. Evra has been summoned by coach Didier...

David Moyes struggles to string together back-to-back Premier League wins, there are reminders everywhere he looks that this type of form is not what the English champions are used to. Saturday's 1-1 draw against Southampton was at Old Trafford where...

SAN FRANCISCO, October 20, (THEWILL) –  President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday congratulated the Golden Eaglets on their stunning victory over their Mexican counterparts in the on-going Under-17 World Championships taking place in the United Arab Emirates. President Jonathan however urged...