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Gerard Houllier has been officially named as the new manager of Aston Villa. The former Liverpool and France coach succeeds Martin O'Neill, who...

A classy first half performance saw Argentina beat an off-colour Spain 4-1 in Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires. Lionel Messi sublimely chipped...

Wayne Rooney put his tabloid troubles behind him as he helped England to a 3-1 victory over Switzerland in their Euro 2012 qualifier in Basel. The...

Aston Villa hope to appoint Gerard Houllier as successor to Martin O'Neill in the next 48 hours. rn to Premier League management after a six year...

Striker Karim Benzema, who missed France's 1-0 defeat by Belarus on Friday with an ankle injury, will be fit to face Bosnia in their next Euro 2012...

A defensively frail and disjointed Portugal were held to 4-4 draw at home by a surprisingly stubborn Cyprus side. With Cristiano Ronaldo injured...

David Beckham hopes to make his return to action in LA Galaxy's match against Columbus Crew on September 11, the midfielder said. Beckham has been...

Tottenham have completed the signing of the Netherlands midfielder Rafael van der Vaart from Real Madrid. The Premier League have officially...

AC Milan snapped up Manchester City's Brazilian forward Robinho on transfer deadline day, the latest piece in a jigsaw which the Rossoneri hope will...

Inter Milan were held to a goalless draw in Bologna as they opened their defence of the Scudetto in uninspiring fashion. Tenacious second half...

Wigan stunned Tottenham at White Hart Lane, Chelsea continue to set the pace at the summit and Blackpool were held on their home Premier League bow....

Atletico Madrid won the European Super Cup courtesy of second half goals from Jose Antonio Reyes and Sergio Aguero in a 2-0 victory over Champions...

Tottenham Hotspur will face European champions Internazionale in the Champions League group stage as they make their comeback in the main rounds of...

Unfashionable Braga denied Sevilla a place in the Champions League group stage by winning 4-3 in Spain thanks to a second half hat trick by Lima. ...

Manchester City captain Carlos Tevez scored twice as Liverpool were beaten 3-0 in their Premier League encounter at Eastlands. Visiting manager...

Brede Hangeland scored a late goal at both ends as Fulham claimed a thrilling 2-2 draw against Manchester United at Craven Cottage. The...

Bayern Munich needed a stoppage time winner from Bastian Schweinsteiger to beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 and successfully kick off their Bundesliga title...

Joe Cole created a goal and missed a penalty as Liverpool could only take a 1-0 advantage from the home leg of their Europa League playoff against...

Werder Bremen shrugged off the loss of Mesut Ozil as they blitzed Sampdoria in their Champions League playoff first leg, although the Italians...

Nicolas Anelka has been banned for 18 matches for his role in France's World Cup revolt, a punishment that could spell the end of his international...