Chelsea left back Ashley Cole has been ruled out for about 3 months after he fractured his left ankle in a game against Everton

England left back Cole will be sorely missed by Chelsea in the title run-in as he was in superb form

Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he is proud of Rio Ferdinand

Ferdinand is set to takeover from former captain John Terry who was stripped off captaincy by Fabio Capello after allegations about his private life

“It’s great for Manchester United to have one of our players captaining England,” said Ferguson.

Ferdinand was named by [...]

Fabio Capello has praised Birmingham City goalkeeper Joe Hart with the World Cup just 4 months away

England boss Capello’s compliment was well deserved by Hart as the 22-year old has helped Birmingham reach 8th place in the Premier League with a string of fine performances

“Hart is having a fantastic season,” said Capello. “He is in [...]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Michael Owen after the striker’s hat-trick in their 3-1 Champions League win at Wolfsburg.

United secured top spot in group B with three fine finishes from the 29-year-old, who still harbours hopes of making England’s 2010 World Cup squad.

“It was a fantastic performance,” said Ferguson. “Michael’s finishing and positional [...]

According to BBC, Everton are closing in on the three-month loan signing of USA striker Landon Donovan

Donovan is keen to join a European club at the end of the Major League Soccer season to maintain his match fitness ahead of next summer’s World Cup.

And the Toffees are confident of sealing a deal that will [...]

The 2010 World Cup Draw took place in Cape Town on December 4, 2009. All the 8 seeded teams (except S. Africa) & France got relatively easy groups.

South Africa’s Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to proceedings, alongside England midfielder David Beckham, Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie and Springboks rugby union [...]

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has denied reports of out-of-favour goalkeeper Ben Foster leaving Old Trafford in January.

Ferguson said: “He is definitely staying. He will be a terrific keeper.”

“He has had a couple of bad mistakes in games but his performance level has been very good,” added Ferguson.

“Ben is a strong lad. Without [...]

Under-fire France striker Thierry Henry believes a replay of the World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland would “be the fairest solution”.

Henry said: “Of course the fairest solution would be to replay the game but it is not in my control.”

With the tie finely poised at 1-1 in the first half of extra-time, the [...]

Roy Keane has lambasted the Republic of Ireland’s attempts to get their controversial World Cup play-off match against France replayed.

The Republic appealed to Fifa after their 2-1 aggregate defeat by France on the basis that the winning goal came after a blatant Thierry Henry handball.

But Ipswich boss Keane said: “They can complain all they want [...]

Fifa has refused the Football Association of Ireland’s request for a replay of France’s World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland.

A Fifa statement read: “The result will not be changed and cannot be replayed.”

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