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Raul Meireles and FC Porto have reached a new agreement. The player will now remain at the club until the end of the 2012-13 season.

The 26-year-old joined Porto from Boavista in 2004 and worked himself up to form a key…

Arjen Robben appears to be fit in time to participate in Real Madrid’s league match with leaders FC Barcelona this Saturday.

The Dutchman suffered a calf injury against Getafe two weeks ago and missed last week’s game with Sevilla.

The player did…

San Luis and Chivas Guadalajara, the two remaining Mexican teams in the Copa Libertadores, will have to play their next home game in Colombia because of the swine flu outbreak.

Several clubs, namely Uruguayan sides Nacional and Defensor Sporting had expressed…

Croatian Branko Ivankovic is the new manager of the FYR Macedonia national team, replacing Katanec who left the job last month.

Ivankovic began his managing career in 1991 and has since coached clubs as NK Varteks, Hannover 96 and NK Dinamo…

Tottenham Hotspur are without Darren Bent for at least two weeks. The striker suffered a medial ligament injury in last weekend’s defeat to Manchester United.

Bent did finish the match but later tests pointed out how severe the injury is. As…

Germany winger Piotr Trochowski drew first blood for Hamburg in the first-leg of the all-German UEFA Cup semi-final as his winning goal sealed a 1-0 win at Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen on Thursday.

This was the second of four derbies between…

Hamburger SV are a big step closer to the final of the 2009 UEFA Cup, beating Werder Bremen 0-1 in the opening leg of the semi finals.

The only goal of the match came after 28 minutes. Polish-born Piotr Trochowski stood…

Shakhtar Donetsk will take a slight advantage into the second leg of their UEFA Cup semi-final against fellow Ukrainians Dynamo Kiev after drawing 1-1 against them here in the first leg on Thursday.

Fernandinho equalised team-mate Dmytro Chygrynskiy’s first-half own goal…

The Italian Olympic Committee’s (Coni) appeal court on Thursday overturned a sanction imposed against Juventus after a section of their fans racially abused Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli.

The Italian Football League had ordered Juve to play their next home league…

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho on Thursday refused to apologise for comments he made earlier this season claiming none of his team’s Serie A rivals would win any trophies.

Mourinho angered the likes of AC Milan and Juventus after his team…

French winger Franck Ribery admits he may leave Bayern Munich at the end of this season as the Bundesliga side could miss out on a Champions League spot for next season.

Ribery has been linked with Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Real…

Blackburn striker Matt Derbyshire is keen on making his loan move to Greek side Olympiacos permanent.

The 23-year-old joined Olympiacos on loan in January and admits he is unsure over his future.

“It’s been the most fantastic experience,” he told the Daily…

Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has revealed that he would like Barcelona to win the Champions League this season.

Calderon has a good relationship with Joan Laporta, and feels the Barcelona president was treated unfairly by his critics last year.

“I…

Italy coach Marcello Lippi on Thursday dismissed speculation he would return to Juventus after next year’s World Cup in South Africa.

Lippi, who guided Italy to World Cup glory in Germany three years ago, has a contract with the Italian Football…

Franck Ribery on Thursday threatened to quit German giants Bayern Munich unless they qualify for the Champions League next season as the defending Bundesliga champions struggle to defend their title.

Bayern are third in the German league, three points behind leaders…

Norway striker John Carew has played down speculation linking him with a summer move to Werder Bremen or Galatasaray and insisted he is happy to stay at Aston Villa.

The giant forward has been a frequent mover in his career but,…

Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his Manchester United side that they still have it all to do in their Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal next week.

The holders will carry the narrowest of advantages into the fixture, after John…

After Tuesday night’s bore draw between Barcelona and Chelsea, it was the turn of Manchester United and Arsenal to try to establish a first leg advantage in the Champions League semi-finals.

On the positive side, there was every chance that both…

Welsh midfielder Ryan Giggs reached yet another milestone in his already impressive career, playing his 800th match for reigning European champions Manchester United this Wednesday.

Giggs started on the bench but was brought on in the second half of the Champions…

Newly crowned Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar have made their first signing for next season, securing the services of Swedish midfielder Pontus Wernbloom.

“It feels like a step I have to take in my career, although I will miss the love of…

German manager Lothar Matthäus will have to leave Maccabi Netanya at the end of this season. The Israeli club is in financial trouble and no longer able to afford the coach.

“Maccabi Netanya proposed to terminate our contact, which was set…

Hamburg coach Martin Jol is relishing facing Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen in Thursday’s UEFA Cup semi-final despite the heartbreak of losing to them on penalties in the German Cup last week.

Goalkeeper Tim Wiese was Bremen’s hero in Hamburg when he…

Manchester United will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final with Arsenal after the holders failed to fully capitalise on their domination here on Wednesday.

An inspired display from Gunners goalkeeper Manuel Almunia ensured that…

Manchester United are a step closer to a spot in the UEFA Champions League final, for the second consecutive time, following a 1-0 win over Arsenal at Old Trafford. The Gunners have no reason to complain, having conceded only one…

Bordeaux recovered from conceding a goal inside 20 seconds and having a man sent off to sustain their French title aspirations with a stunning 3-2 victory at French Cup finalists Rennes on Wednesday.

The freshly crowned League Cup champions were reduced…

AS Roma’s challenge for a top four Serie A finish and Champions League football has been hit after goalkeeper Doni was ruled out for three months with a knee injury.

Roma released a statement claiming the Brazilian needs an operation on…

Martin O’Neill added his backing on Wednesday to plans for Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers to play in the English Premier League.

Bolton chairman Phil Gartside has put forward proposals which would see the Premier League create a second division, including…

Felix Magath, coach of Bundesliga leaders Wolfsburg, is set to take charge of their German league rivals Schalke 04 next season, according to a report in the Stuttgarter Zeitung Wednesday.

Former Bayern Munich coach Magath, 55, has turned Wolfsburg from a…

Real Madrid announced Wednesday that midfielder Guti would miss Saturday’s ‘El Clasico’ against arch-rivals Barcelona due to injury.

“Jose Maria Gutierrez ‘Guti’ suffered a knock to his left ankle during Wednesday’s training session and has been ruled out of Saturday’s match…

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to play against Newcastle United on Sunday, Reds boss Rafael Benitez told the club’s official website here on Wednesday.

England international Gerrard is back in training following a groin injury and Liverpool will be delighted…