AC Milan have confirmed David Beckham will be returning to the Italian club.
Former England captain Beckham had been strongly linked with a second loan spell with the Rossoneri to improve his chances of making Fabio Capello’s World Cup squad.
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani claimed last week an announcement was imminent - and it has been confirmed [...]

Real Madrid continued their 100% start to the season with a 2-0 win at Villarreal but the players are still not satisfied.
Kaka netted his first competitive goal for Madrid with a second-half penalty to help coach Manuel Pellegrini enjoy a happy return to the club he left in the summer and ensure the capital club [...]

Martin O’Neill has urged Emile Heskey to become a more selfish player as he believes he is capable of more goals.
Heskey played a key part in Fabio Capello’s side booking their place in the World Cup finals during a 5-1 win over Croatia in midweek.
Capello has been quick to constantly praise the contribution that Heskey [...]

Fabio Capello admits he has “more or less” decided whether to play Emile Heskey or Jermain Defoe against Croatia at Wembley.
Capello has seen Tottenham striker Defoe score five goals in three substitute appearance, but the physical presence of Aston Villa frontman Heskey could give him the nod against Slaven Bilic’s men, where a win would [...]

Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia said cricket in India is popular because of the team’s excellent show.
Anything in cricket will sell in the country because of its popularity, he said referring to the huge following for the cash-rich Indian Premier League.
“Tomorrow if I’m given a post in BCCI, I would be able to do [...]

India triumph over Syria via tie-breaker to defend their Nehru Cup title on Monday night.

Football does that you. You chew your nails, you skip a beat and you play havoc with your blood pressure. More so, when the Indian team takes to the ground for an encounter like Nehru Cup final.
It wasn’t any different this [...]

Nemanja Vidic has sought to play down speculation about his future by insisting he is happy at Manchester United.
The Serbian has spoken out after recent comments credited to his agent Paolo Fabbri claimed he was angling after a move to Barcelona.
Vidic, who was one of United’s key players in their Barclays Premier League title defence [...]

Owen Coyle still expects Manchester United to win the title despite his Burnley side beating the champions 1-0 at Turf Moor last night.
In their first top-flight home game for 33 years, the Clarets emerged victorious thanks to a combination of Robbie Blake’s excellent volley and Brian Jensen’s fine penalty save to deny Michael Carrick.
The result [...]

Michael Ballack reckons it is up to the Chelsea players to make Carlo Ancelotti’s diamond formation work. New coach Carlo Ancelotti has abandoned the use of wingers and replaced them with two strikers and a midfield diamond that struggled to get the better of Hull in their opening game at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. [...]

Hull’s Phil Brown admitted he was “bitterly disappointed” at losing the game in injury time.

But the Hull boss was more than pleased with his team’s overall performance.
“I am bitterly disappointed but pleased that we put a marker down in London yet again,” said Brown.
“This is what we asked the players to do. We played better [...]