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Sunderland sign defender Kone
Sunderland have signed central defender Lamine Kone from FC Lorient.
Pato arrives in London ahead of Chelsea move
Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato arrived in London ahead of a loan move to Chelsea.
Newcastle sign Townsend from Spurs
Newcastle United have completed the signing of Andros Townsend from Tottenham Hotspur/
Balotelli not in shape for Milan derby match, coach says
AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli is not fit enough to start this weekend's derby with Inter despite scoring in a cup match, coach Sinisa Mihajlovic said.
Exclusive Interview with Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: The Young Wall of Indian Football
With the SAFF Cup win and Europa league qualification, Sandhu had one of the best years of his life. Read his interview with Essentially Sports.
BBC abandons plans to hold FIFA presidential debate
By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) – Britain’s BBC has abandoned plans to stage a televised debate with the five candidates vyving for the presidency of soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body FIFA after one declined to take part and others imposed conditions. The broadcaster had hoped to stage the debate in London in mid-February, two weeks before […]
Exclusive: Chelsea’s Cahill wants move to save England career
LONDON (Reuters) – England centre back Gary Cahill is so frustrated by a lack of first-team football at Chelsea that he wants to leave the club in an attempt to safeguard his international place at the European Championship in the summer. The England vice captain has played more than 170 games for the Premier League […]
Real will not boost squad ahead of ban, says Perez
REUTERS – Real Madrid will not seek to boost their squad ahead of their transfer ban, which starts at the end of the month, club president Florentino Perez said on Wednesday. Perez’s leadership at Real has been synonymous with glamour signings but the club will be unable to register new players during the next two […]
Interview: Hiddink has calmed Chelsea crisis, says Zhirkov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Chelsea defender Yuri Zhirkov believes Guus Hiddink has calmed the ‘psychological’ crisis at Stamford Bridge and the Londoners will be battling for the Premier League title again next season. “I know Hiddink and I have no doubt that once he took over, the atmosphere at Chelsea became so much better and […]
Pellegrini expects a fully-fit Silva by end of season
Manchester City playmaker David Silva is not fully fit but is improving fast and should be at his best by the end of the season, Manuel Pellegrini said.
Ability to ‘smell’ situations key to Giroud’s form – Koscielny
Olivier Giroud's ability to "smell" situations have been key to the his impressive form this season, according to his Arsenal team mate Laurent Koscielny.
Milan scrape win over underdogs Alessandria with Balotelli penalty
Mario Balotelli converted a penalty to help AC Milan just scrape past Alessandria in their semis clash in the Coppa Italia.
