Unlucky Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after damaging knee ligaments.
The 26-year-old limped off just 17 minutes into Saturday’s 2-2 Barclays Premier League draw with Wigan after being hurt in a challenge with Lee Cattermole.
Barton left St James’ Park on crutches and underwent scans on Sunday which revealed he [...]

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres insists that he wants to stay at Anfield, as win a title for the long-suffering fans.
The Spanish international has been touted as a transfer target for the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City since the close of the summer transfer window, but Torres has denied all of it, saying that he [...]

Who has your vote as the best dead-ball specialist in world football today? We give you a list of our favourites.
Alessandro Del Piero showed his finesse with two superb free-kicks against Real Madrid and Chievo this past week.
Is he the best dead-ball specialist ever to grace the game?
A single swing of the boot from these [...]

Roy Keane is not convinced talks between referees and club managers will solve the differences between the two groups.
The League Managers’ Association are to arrange a meeting with referees’ body the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in an effort to revive the Football Association’s ‘Respect’ campaign after a difficult few weeks.
But Keane, who is [...]

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster believes Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing for the Spanish giants this time next year.
Madrid’s pursuit of Ronaldo this summer was one of the most protracted and high-profile transfer sagas of recent years, but it ultimately ended in disappointment for the Primera Liga champions with the Portugal winger opting to remain [...]

European Footballerskipper Raul believes Iker Casillas will not win the European Footballer of the Year crown.
The goalkeeper has been impressive form recently, have skippered Spain to their Euro 2008 victory in Vienna. Despite his superb performances, Raul is adamant that Casillas will not clinch the European Football of the Year title.
Instead, the Real captain rates [...]

France striker Djibril Cisse is confident he can revive his international career at Sunderland.
Cisse has made an impressive start on his return to the Barclays Premier League, where injuries blighted a two-year stay at Liverpool earlier in his career, with two goals in seven appearances to date as he finds his feet once again.
But, after [...]

David Bentley is out to stop Tottenham’s rot after admitting that people are laughing at the under pressure club.
England international Bentley, a summer signing from Blackburn Rovers, has been helpless to prevent Spurs’ freefall, a dire start to the Premier League season which has seen the north London club hit rock bottom in England’s top [...]

Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor is ready to put the Gunners’ trophy quest ahead of his international commitments.
Adebayor is unhappy with Togo’s organisation for matches and has opted out of their World Cup qualifier with Swaziland next Saturday to remain in London.
“I have told Togo’s governing body they have to change how they organise trips if they [...]

Contenders Valencia returned to the top of the Primera Liga on Sunday with a narrow 1-0 win at Real Valladolid.
The former Everton midfielder settled the game in the 54th minute when he smashed a low drive into the bottom corner of the net from 20 yards after being played in by David Villa.Valencia are ahead [...]