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Standard de Liege could well end the week in third place following a surprising 1-2 defeat by Charleroi Sport Club on Friday.

Standard began the day in shared first place with Club Brugge, who did have a slightly better goal record.

Yajour…

Bayer Leverkusen have taken the lead in the Bundesliga, at least temporarily, with a 2-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg on Friday.

Leverkusen were the dominant side throughout the game as Wolfsburg focused on defense, and the home side got their reward…

European football's governing body UEFA has reduced Atletico Madrid's two-match stadium ban to just one-match played behind closed doors, the Spanish first division club said on Friday.

Atletico will therefore have to play their next Champions League home match — against…

New Argentina coach Diego Maradona will set off on a European scouting tour this weekend, an Argentinian football federation source said Friday.

The former Barcelona and Napoli star will return to the countries he played his club football in, as well…

Chelsea star Michael Ballack will remain as Germany captain despite his criticism of Joachim Loew, the national coach Loew announced.

Ballack had flown from London to Frankfurt on Thursday to apologise directly to Loew for a newspaper interview last week in…

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has sidelined Brazilian striker Adriano ahead of the Serie A match away to Reggina because of a lack of professionalism.

The Italian media recently reported that Mourinho was angry with Adriano staying out socialising following last…

Sir Alex Ferguson's dispute with Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon escalated on Friday as the Manchester United manager responded to the latest insult to come from Spain.

Calderon used a Madrid-based newspaper sympathetic to his club to describe Ferguson as “senile”,…

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned Sunderland boss Roy Keane that he will be out for revenge at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Scolari is still haunted by the painful memory of Keane’s winning goal for Manchester United against his Palmeiras…

Nell’Inter che deve ritrovare la vittoria domani sera a Reggio Calabria non ci sara’ ancora Adriano, tenuto in ‘castigo’ da Mourinho. ”Adriano ovviamente sarebbe importante – afferma il tecnico – ma piu’ importante ancora e’ il rispetto per il gruppo…

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is relishing the prospect of new Argentina boss Diego Maradona’s visit to England next week.

Maradona is due in the UK from Sunday to meet Liverpool’s Javier Masherano and Manchester United’s Carlos Tevez and may take in…

The current economic climate around the world seems to have affected everyone. According to The Times newspaper, Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has been told he will have to sell players if he wants to bring in new faces in…

Who are the current best ten strikers in the world? Here’s my suggestion. What do you think?

Club: Bayern Munich
Games (Goals): 36 (13)
Country: Germany
Games (Goals): 86 (44)

Club: Juventus
Games (Goals): 218 (130)
Country: France
Games (Goals): 71 (34)

Club:…

Sorry to bring this one up again but I didn’t start it, John Terry did!

The Chelsea skipper has said that he firmly believes that Frank Lampard is the best midfield player in England.

“Frank does it season after season. He is different…

Manchester United chief executive David Gill insists they do not fear rivals City’s money in the upcoming transfer markets.

City was taken over by one of the world’s richest men in September.

Gill said: “It would be naive to think City won’t…

Chivas USA midfielder Jesse Marsch has admitted that they want to win a playoff series for the first time, for it to be a successful season.

The goats will face Real Salt Lake on Saturday in the Western Conference semifinal.

“If we…

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy says axed boss Juande Ramos is to blame for selling star striker Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United.

Berbatov joined United for £30.8million on transfer deadline day.

Levy said: “There has never been a player signed or sold by…

Fiorentina ace Adrian Mutu will not need to undergo surgery to his knee, according to club doctor Paolo Manetti.

Mutu missed the clash against Inter on Wednesday, because of his knee problem.

“We have decided to take a conservative approach, so we…

Udinese director general Pietro Leonardi admits that he is impressed with the way Chilean sensation Alexis Sanchez have played recently.

The 19-year-old scored the opener in the 2-0 win over Catania on Wednesday.

“He has impressive qualities,” Leonardi told Radio Kiss Kiss.…

AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani admits that their main goal this season is to win the Scudetto.

The Rossoneri had a poor star to the season but are now undefeated since mid-September and have conceded just three goals on their…

A Chinese player has been banned for 10 years and another for five years after attacking a referee who showed one of their teammates a second yellow card.

The incident occurred during a match between Huantai Classic FC and Zibo Industrial…

Bayer 04 Leverkusen defender Karim Haggui will be going to hospital early next week to undergo an operation to sort out a continual groin injury.

The twenty four year old Tunisian defender made it clear that he would only be…

Real Madrid have lost their first leg match in the fourth round of the Copa Del Rey, 3-2 to third division side Real Union.

Juan Dominguez was the home side’s hero with two goals in the first half, and Goikoetxea got…

FC Barcelona defender Eric Abidal will miss the side’s next two matches due to a meniscal cyst in his right knee.

The Frenchman noted the issue in training and tests pointed out that a cyst had formed. If conventional treatment hasn’t…

Chelsea star Michael Ballack flew from London to Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday to apologise directly to Joachim Loew for comments he made last week criticising the national coach.

Germany captain Ballack criticised Loew last Tuesday in a newspaper interview here saying…

LOS ANGELES (Oct 30)

The LA Galaxy and AC Milan announced an agreement late today which, among other things, will send England star David Beckham to the Italian club beginning January of next year.

In accordance with the new agreement Beckham will…

A serious scare for Real Madrid player Ruben De La Red during the side’s Copa del Rey match with Real Unión tonight, as the midfielder suddenly collapsed on the pitch.

De La Red, who also represented Spain at the European Championships…

Ex-Poland international Grzegorz Lato was elected head of Poland's corruption-ridden PZPN football federation Thursday in a bid to clean it up as Poland gears up to co-host Euro 2012 with Ukraine.

The election comes after wrangling between European football's governing body…

Argentina coach Diego Maradona will make his managerial debut in a friendly against Scotland in Glasgow on November 19, the Argentinian football federation said on Thursday.

Maradona was confirmed as the new coach on Monday to replace Alfio Basile, who resigned…

Pele has wished Diego Maradona well in his new job as Argentina coach but the Brazil legend warned that great footballers rarely become great managers.

“I hope that everything goes well for him and that he'll be able to overcome what's…

Tottenham Hotspur defender Michael Dawson was warned by the Football Association (FA) as to his future conduct here Thursday following the way he reacted to his sending-off at Stoke earlier this month.

The decision means Dawson, a 24-year-old centre-half, will not…