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Rio Ferdinand signs new 1-year deal with MU
Rio Ferdinand has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United that will take him into a 12th season at Old Trafford. The 34-year-old ...
Chelsea players ready for Mourinho return
Chelsea players seem pleased Jose Mourinho appears headed back for a second stint as manager, even after he failed with Real Madrid. Midfielder Juan ...
Pulis leaves as Stoke manager by mutual consent
Stoke says Tony Pulis has left as manager by mutual consent, ending his seven-year tenure at the Premier League club. By guiding Stoke to a 13th-place ...
Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global football poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League ...
Next EPL season could be most unpredictable ever
Get ready for the Premier League like you've never seen it before. No Alex Ferguson. No Roberto Mancini. The expected return of Jose Mourinho.
Arsenal into Champions League, Ferguson bows out
Arsenal qualified for the Champions League for the 16th straight season after edging Tottenham to fourth place in the Premier League, as Alex Ferguson ...
Fired Mancini thanks City fans in newspaper advert
Roberto Mancini bade farewell to Manchester City fans by taking out a full-page advert in the local newspaper on Saturday, thanking them for their ...
Wilkinson the key as Toulon eyes 1st European Cup
Jonny Wilkinson will put his battered body through one more test of durability on Saturday as he attempts to guide Toulon to a first European Cup ...
Ferguson heads into retirement seeking 1 more win
Alex Ferguson is looking forward to a retired life of luxury holidays, watching horse racing, enjoying good wines and perhaps studying languages.
Nasri, Gourcuff back for Uruguay, Brazil matches
France coach Didier Deschamps recalled midfielders Yoann Gourcuff and Samir Nasri on Thursday for two friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil next ...
Andy Carroll recalled for England friendlies
Andy Carroll has been recalled to the England squad for the first time since October for friendlies against Ireland and Brazil. The burly striker, who ...
Lampard, Barcelona top weekly AP football poll
Climbing to the top of Chelsea's all-time scoring leaderboard earned Frank Lampard the top spot in the weekly Associated Press global football poll ...
Manchester City fires manager Roberto Mancini
Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, exactly one year after he delivered the club's first English league title in 44 years.
Fans celebrate United's title win during parade
In front of tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting fans, Manchester United players and retiring manager Alex Ferguson paraded the Premier ...
Chelsea seeks salvation in Europa League final
After humiliation in the Champions League comes potential salvation in the Europa League for Chelsea, with Wednesday's final against Benfica offering ...
Old Trafford salutes Man United manager Ferguson
As red-and-white ticker tape flew into the rainy sky at Old Trafford, a beaming Alex Ferguson hoisted up the Premier League trophy for a 13th and ...
Ferguson: 'Frustrated' Rooney won't be sold
Outgoing Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insisted Wayne Rooney won't be sold even though the striker handed in a transfer request after ...
United gives perfect send-off to Ferguson, Scholes
Amid a carnival atmosphere at a rainy Old Trafford, Manchester United gave the retiring Alex Ferguson and Paul Scholes a perfect send-off in their ...
Wigan beats Man City to win FA Cup for first time
As blue-and-white confetti exploded under the Wembley arch, Wigan players lifted a trophy for the first time in the club's 81-year history. In one of ...
UK police capture fugitive who escaped prison van
British police say they have captured a fugitive who escaped from a prison van during an ambush as it was taking him to court. Police said officers ...
Alex Ferguson prepares for Old Trafford farewell
For almost 27 years, Old Trafford has witnessed Alex Ferguson venting his anger from the dugout, berating officials, anxiously checking his watch and ...
Wigan aims to pull off shock FA Cup final victory
The FA Cup final on Saturday features two teams apparently heading in different directions. There's Manchester City, confirmed for another season in ...
Everton begins search for manager to replace Moyes
As a theater and film producer, Bill Kenwright knows a story when he sees it. In his other life, as chairman of English Premier League club Everton, ...