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The Portugal international is to be paid a basic weekly salary of €403,000 after signing a five-year contract on Sunday, making him the best paid player in the history of football

Fiorentina have confirmed that striker Mario Gomez will be out for around six weeks after suffering a knee ligament injury.

Sami Hyypia returns to Old Trafford on Tuesday night hoping his experience with Bayer Leverkusen is more like his best day against Manchester United rather than his worst.

Aston Villa could be without the services of Jores Okore for the rest of the season after it was announced the defender has suffered a serious knee injury.

Sunderland head coach Paolo Di Canio has been fined £8,000 by the FA, having accepted a charge of misconduct following his side's 3-1 loss at home to Arsenal on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies should again have a fully-fit squad to choose from for the visit of Middlesbrough in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund captain Sebastian Kehl will be out of action for six weeks after injuring his right foot on Sunday.

Shrewsbury boss Graham Turner has opted to extend Adam Reach's loan stay for at least another month.

Everton defender Leighton Baines has claimed that a number of Manchester City players were left stunned by Gareth Barry's loan move to Goodison Park.

Manchester United manager David Moyes can't wait to begin his first UEFA Champions League campaign at the helm.

Almen Abdi will again miss out as Watford entertain Doncaster in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday.

Bournemouth's record signing Tokelo Rantie is set for his debut when Barnsley make the long trip to the south coast on Tuesday in the Sky Bet Championship.

Mikael Lustig is confident Celtic can come away from their game at the San Siro on Wednesday night with at least a point.

United, Barca, Bayern, Chelsea, Real: We'll finally see how the new coaches do on the biggest stage.

Manchester United manager David Moyes says he thinks retrospective punishment should be used as part of the effort to stop players from diving.

Kevin Nolan has insisted that West Ham have adequate cover to produce goals while Andy Carroll is sidelined.

The Gala boss believes his side's "world class" supporters can help the club inflict a home defeat on los Blancos for a second time in successive European campaigns

The former Liverpool defender takes his side to Old Trafford on Tuesday evening for the opening group game in the Champions League

Austria Vienna begin their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage with a home tie against Porto on […]

Galatasaray forward Didier Drogba believes he and his team-mates can shock Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League clash on […]

CAIRO (AP) -- Ghana will face Egypt in the World Cup playoffs and Ivory Coast will meet Senegal to see which African teams qualify to play in Brazil.

The Spaniard does not necessarily believe his side should be favourites to conquer Europe despite being the current holders of the trophy