Championship promotion-chasers Southampton are back on track after a 2-0 win over Burnley, while Cardiff lost ground in the race to reach the Premier League after a 2-1 defeat at …

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admitted his side’s sinking hopes of hanging onto their La Liga crown were at the mercy of bitter rivals Real Madrid following Saturday’s shock 3-2 defeat …

Arsene Wenger has refused to rule out another return to Arsenal for Thierry Henry after the Gunners legend said farewell to the Premier League with a dramatic winner at Sunderland. …

Youngster Stephan El Shaarawy was the hero as AC Milan hit back from a goal down to beat Udinese 2-1 on Saturday and take over at the top of the …

Full of confidence after three consecutive wins, Newcastle Jets A-League coach Gary van Egmond is enjoying his side’s mid-season resurgence but believes greater consistency is the key if the team …

The US women’s soccer team have scored a dramatic 2-1 victory over New Zealand in a friendly in Texas. Hannah Wilkinson scored for New Zealand in the 49th minute of …

The head of the English Football Association has hailed Harry Redknapp’s “amazing” work at Tottenham and says the vacant national team job is more suited to an older coach. Fabio …

Wayne Rooney insists he would relish being England captain – but admits the matter is out of his hands. John Terry has been stripped of the honour after the Chelsea …

The Football Association want to achieve more than simply recruiting a new England manager in the wake of Fabio Capello’s shock exit. It does appear to be just a case …

AZ Alkmaar are back on top of the Dutch league after Maarten Martens’ two second-half goals earned a 2-0 win over Excelsior Rotterdam on Saturday. Meanwhile Dmitry Bulykin and Nicolas …

Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala deny they have sacked head coach Yury Krasnozhan after less than two months in charge. An Anzhi spokesman said that the club had sacked …

Blackburn boss Steve Kean was relieved to see his team emerge triumphant against QPR at Ewood Park after they almost squandered a three-goal lead. Rovers looked set for a comfortable …

Former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke has confirmed he wants the head coaching role at A-League club Sydney FC. Yorke, who lifted the championship trophy as the Sky Blues marquee-man …

Fulham manager Martin Jol has praised new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak after his debut goal helped the west Londoners defeat Stoke. But the reaction was entirely different to the Russia international …

Andre Villas-Boas says Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat at Everton was his side’s worst display of the season. Villas-Boas, who saw Chelsea slip out of the English Premier League top four after …

Maarten Martens struck twice in three second-half minutes as AZ Alkmaar beat Excelsior 2-0 to go three points clear at the top of the Eredivisie table. After AZ dominated the …

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cotterill was sad his side couldn’t produce a win for Nigel Doughty in their first match since the chairman’s death. Garath McCleary scored Forest’s first goal …

Emmanuel Adebayor admits England need Harry Redknapp more than Tottenham – but insists the manager will stay at White Hart Lane until the end of the season. The striker played …