Wednesday will be a red-letter day for Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho as he faces his nemesis once again: world champions Barcelona. Mourinho’s team will go to Barca’s Camp Nou …

Manchester City look set to accept Mario Balotelli’s four-match ban after the volatile striker was charged for stamping on Scott Parker during Sunday’s defeat of Tottenham. City assistant manager David …

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is fed up with bad relations in the dressing room and repeated losses to Barcelona and wants to leave at the end of the season, …

Inter Milan midfielder Thiago Motta has strongly hinted he is on the verge of quitting the Serie A giants for big-spending Paris Saint-Germain. Motta has recently been linked with a …

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has hit out at fresh questions about Arsene Wenger’s position as manager following the open revolt against one of his decisions. Wenger’s relationship with Gunners supporters …

Schalke’s director of sport Horst Heldt denies his club are planning to bid for the former Spain international Guti. Spain’s As newspaper reported that Guti, formerly a team-mate of Schalke …

Head coach Roy Hodgson has challenged his West Brom players to put their dismal home form behind them during the final third of the season. The Baggies have collected 25 …

Wolves midfielder Jamie O’Hara could be sidelined for another fortnight due to a slow recovery from double hernia surgery in early December. Wolves boss Mick McCarthy had been hopeful of …

Eusebio may have hung up his football boots half a life ago at the age of 35 but not even Cristiano Ronaldo has dethroned him as the greatest Portuguese footballer. …

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will only sign players he believes can make an instant impact in the club’s English Premier League survival battle. Wolves dropped into the bottom three for …

Robin van Persie has dismissed talk of a rift with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger following the striker’s reaction to the substitution of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Manchester United. Van Persie, a …

England manager Fabio Capello is giving little indication of his future plans – refusing to even confirm whether he will return to Italy after Euro 2012. The former AC Milan …

Melbourne Victory star recruit Harry Kewell admits he may have dived to win a penalty in Sunday’s 4-1 drubbing by Perth but insists his actions were not deliberate. And the …

Central Coast have received little sympathy over complaints of a gruelling A-League schedule during the Asian Champions League, with league chief Lyall Gorman calling it “an unfortunate fact of life”. …

Only a point separates Adelaide and Newcastle on the A-League ladder and Reds coach John Kosmina says his charges will do everything they can to widen the gap when both …

Brisbane Roar have decided against appealing a one-match ban imposed by Football Federation Australia on key striker Besart Berisha. The club will accept the suspension for a code of conduct …

Central Coast Mariners have reached agreement with Young Socceroos defender Trent Sainsbury to extend his deal with the club for a further two A-League seasons. The 20-year-old is rated as …

Gabon gave debutants Niger a baptism of fire and Tunisia inflicted more misery on Morocco on day three at the Africa Cup of Nations. The continental showpiece moved across the …