After a 3-1 victory at West Ham United on Saturday put City level on points at the top of the Premier League with Arsenal, Mancini’s right-hand man said the Italian

The Ivorian notched his ninth goal of the season only two minutes after Georg Niedermeier had levelled for troubled Stuttgart in the 74th minute for Hanover’s fifth straight win. Ya

PSV lead on goal difference from Twente with 37 points after 17 matches at the halfway point of the season, four ahead of third-placed Groningen who beat Vitesse Arnhem 4-1

“I recognise that an important part of the role is liaison with FIFA, our global governing body. I am not prepared to deal with people whom I cannot trust and

On Sunday, Didier Deschamps’ men travel to 16th-placed Nice on 26 points from 15 games and with a one-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after a goalless draw

With the crowd scarcely believing their eyes, striker Carlton Cole added two second half goals as the Premier League’s bottom team blew away United’s 29-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

There had been speculation the Portuguese coach would drop playmaker Mesut Ozil and pick a third defensive midfielder to counter Barca’s possession-based game, but Mourinho said he had no plans

Goals from Andre Schuerrle, Nikolce Noveski and Sami Allagui moved Mainz on to 30 points from 14 games, with Dortmund hosting bottom team Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday. After losing three

Carlos Alberto, Brazil’s World Cup-winning captain in 1970, said he would like to see world champions Spain and neighbours Portugal as co-hosts. Former Netherlands midfielder Gullit pushed his own nation’s

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