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 …

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, who is at the centre of a reported bust-up between players and coach Jose Mourinho, has denied there is now a rift in the dressing …

Kenny Dalglish is demanding an immediate response from his Liverpool players ahead of a critical week in which they face two huge cup ties which could shape their season. Having …

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been voted the Serie A player of 2011 by his fellow players, and the Azzurri won another award with Massimilliano Allegri winning best coach. …

Perth striker Shane Smeltz has praised the recent impact of Mile Sterjovski, saying the former Socceroo’s rich vein of form has played a key role in the Glory’s six-game unbeaten …

Former Championship leaders Southampton went down to a 2-0 home defeat by mid-table Leicester here on Monday. The defeat leaves the Saints three points adrift of leaders West Ham while …

Tunisia took the Maghreb derby honours here on Monday, a 2-1 defeat of Morocco putting them alongside Gabon at the top of Group C in the Africa Cup of Nations. …