Manchester City continued their spending spree with the signing of Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor for an undisclosed fee on Saturday.
FIFA is banning third-party ownership of players and outlawing the practice of clubs buying licences from teams in higher divisions to secure promotion, its president Sepp Blatter said on Monday.
Maxi Rodriguez scored twice as Argentina routed Canada 5-0 on Monday in their final match on home soil before heading to the World Cup.
Diego Milito will have the same chance as Argentina's other in-form strikers to earn a place in their World Cup side, coach Diego Maradona said on Sunday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes the club's old guard will face real competition after manager Alex Ferguson's spending spree.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney claimed his second award of a remarkable season on Friday when he was named Player of the Year for the first time by the Football Writers Association.
Manchester United equalled a Champions League record of 19 games without defeat and secured top spot in Group E following a 2-2 draw with Danish underdogs AaB Aalborg on Wednesday. Despite the draw, United ensured they would finish as group winners after their nearest rivals, Villarreal, were beaten by already-eliminated Celtic in Wednesday's other Group E encounter.
Manchester City recorded a loss of 92.6million pounds in the year to May 31 2009 - the biggest annual loss ever reported by an English football club.
Newcastle United produced an astonishing fightback to draw 4-4 at home to Arsenal on Saturday after trailing 4-0 with just 26 minutes gone in the Premier League on Saturday.
Chelsea gave their new Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari the perfect start on Sunday with a stunning 4-0 victory over Portsmouth in their opening Premier League match at Stamford Bridge.
Premier League pacesetters Manchester United and Manchester City ground out wins to stay clear at the top while Arsenal remained in dogged pursuit with a 3-0 victory at Birmingham City on Saturday.
West Ham United stole the limelight with a stunning double swoop for Argentines Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
Sergio Aguero and Lisandro Lopez scored two quick goals either side of the interval to help Argentina beat Russia 3-2 in an entertaining friendly in Moscow on Wednesday. Argentina coach Diego Maradona, who had been unhappy about playing Russia in Moscow ahead of next month's critical World Cup qualifier against Brazil, was satisfied with the outcome.
Any injuries suffered by Argentina in a friendly in Russia next week could have a "catastrophic" effect on September's World Cup qualifier against Brazil, coach Diego Maradona said on Wednesday.
Juventus continued their charge towards a fourth successive Serie A title as they predictably swept aside AC Milan 3-1 on Saturday to complete a league double over their old rivals.
Carlos Tevez produced a stunning equaliser before Michael Carrick's late strike earned Manchester United a 2-1 victory at Wigan Athletic Wednesday to move within one point of a third consecutive Premier League title.
Argentina, inspired by Lionel Messi, gave Diego Maradona what he described as a perfect home and competitive debut as coach by beating Venezuela 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday. Messi scored the first goal and then set up the second for Carlos Tevez before Maximiliano Rodriguez and Sergio Aguero completed an easy win for the hosts.
Manchester United and Chelsea cruised into the FA Cup semi-finals with comfortable away wins at Fulham and Coventry City respectively on Saturday. Carlos Tevez scored twice and Wayne Rooney and Park Ji-sung also struck as United turned on the style at Craven Cottage, while goals from Didier Drogba and Alex made it six wins out of six since new manager Guus Hiddink arrived at Chelsea.
Wayne Rooney's glittering season continued when he was named English soccer's players' player of the year on Sunday.
Manchester United thrashed bottom club West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at the Hawthorns to move three points clear at the top of the English Premier League on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo struck two late goals for the rampant Reds after Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tevez and Nemanja Vidic had put the champions in control against 10-man West Brom.
Manchester United's players were given a lift ahead of their Premier League game against Arsenal when Diego Maradona visited them at their training ground today. The new Argentina coach is visiting clubs in England to meet up with some of the key players in his national squad.
West Ham United were fined a record 5.5 million pounds by a Premier League panel on charges of breaching ownership rules.
Wayne Rooney's stoppage-time header sent Manchester United into the League Cup final with a pulsating 3-1 victory over Manchester City on Wednesday.
Two spectacular goals from England winger Shaun Wright-Phillips kept Chelsea firmly on Manchester United's heels after a 4-1 win over West Ham United at Upton Park on Wednesday.
Manchester City ended their run of seven league draws in spectacular fashion by beating Premier League leaders Chelsea 2-1 in an action-packed game in front of a record Eastlands crowd on Saturday.
Favourites Argentina, one game away from their first Olympic soccer title, are laying the foundations for a new era of international success in Greece.
Two more goals from irrepressible midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo helped Manchester United to a 3-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur in their FA Cup fourth-round tie on Sunday.
Manchester United strolled to a 2-0 defeat of Manchester City on Sunday to return to the top of the English Premier League and closer to a record-equalling 18th title. Chelsea made sure of finishing at least third with a 4-1 victory against their fellow Champions League semi-final losers Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Manchester United strolled to a 2-0 defeat of Manchester City on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League and closer to a record-equalling 18th title.
European champions Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw by Porto at Old Trafford to leave their Champions League quarter-final on a knife-edge ahead of the second leg in Portugal next week.
Manchester United reached the League Cup final on Tuesday with a 4-2 win over Derby County at Old Trafford to overturn a shock 1-0 defeat in the first leg.
Champions Manchester United stumbled to their second successive Premier League draw on Wednesday when they were held 1-1 at Portsmouth.
Wayne Rooney scored the winner but suffered a hamstring injury in a 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic that moved Manchester United up to second in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Argentina beat Mexico 3-0 to set up a meeting with Brazil in the Copa America final.
West Ham United were fined for breaching ownership rules over signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
Liverpool's long wait for a home league win over Manchester United finally ended on Saturday when Ryan Babel came off the bench to give them a deserved 2-1 victory over the champions. Carlos Tevez had put United ahead after three minutes, with a Wes Brown own goal levelling before Babel struck 13 minutes from time to secure their first home win against United for seven years.
Manchester United took a huge step towards retaining their Premier League title when they beat West Ham United 4-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday after playing more than half the match with 10 men.
Manchester United routed Aston Villa 4-0 while Arsenal fought back from two goals down for a 3-2 win over Bolton Wanderers.
A stunning hat-trick by Cristiano Ronaldo saw the champions outclass Newcastle United and go top of the Premier League.
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