Thu 15 January, 2009

• Bilbao raise their bid for youngster Herrera
• Arsenal boss ´hopeful´ over Arshavin pursuit
• Wenger still hopeful of clinching Arshavin deal
• Wiltord poised to join Marseille on loan
• Van Bommel is confident, Bayern can beat Barcelona
• Agger on his way out of Liverpool?
• Benfica Makukula rejects Baggies offer
• PSV complete Toivonen signing from Malmo
• Hull City have signed Ireland midfielder Kilbane
• Hoffenheim could now become active on the market
• Inler is not moving from Udine
• City is still on Kaka, says coach Hughes
• Injured Vieira may quit France national team
• Team spirit is the key to Barça success
• Adebayor, Essien on shortlist for African award
• Kaka´s City transfer deal in doubt
• Scolari savours Southend win but end looms for Drogba
• Barcelona ease through to Spanish Cup quarter-finals

Wed 14 January, 2009

• Chelsea spare Scolari´s blushes
• Bordeaux and Paris Saint Germain to meet in French League Cup
• United close in on Liverpool
• Juventus cruise into Cup quarter-finals
• Feyenoord sack Verbeek
• Julio Baptista fires Roma back into CL contention
• Hoffenheim hit by Ibisevic injury blow
• ´Ginger insult´ sparked Lennon attack, court told
• Adebayor favoured for top African award
• Wigan rejected Spurs bid for Palacios
• Drogba and Deco axed by Chelsea
• Syria puts China on the spot
• Olsen answers Norwegian call again
• Lyon: Govou out for season
• Season over for injured Govou
• Bayern Munich trip in Dubai a success
• PSG want mexican Geovani Dos Santos
• Bundesliga starlet snubs Germany call-up
• Messi is best player in the world, says Robben
• Real Madrid: Calderon will not stand for re-election
• Van Persie needs to win
• Hannover 96: Schlaudraff out for a month
• Adriano still overweight, says Inter boss Mourinho
• Sampdoria sign Fiorentina’s Pazzini
• Benitez to undergo third operation
• Feyenoord: coach Verbeek leaves
• Robben impressed by Messi: ‘He’s the best’
• N’Zogbia ready to leave St James’ Park
• Roeder sacked as Norwich manager
• Ronaldo trademark register ´hints at Real move´
• Man Utd heading to Asia for pre-season tour
• Rooney urges Man Utd to seize league initiative
• Man Utd´s Gill says Benitez ´missed the boat´
• Man City throw cash at Milan in Kaka bid: reports
• Hopes high as qualifying for 2011 Asian Cup begins
• Spalletti bouyant ahead of Sampdoria clash
• Ivory Coast striker Dadi on loan to Swiss club Vaduz
• England striker Rooney tells ManUnited to seize initiative
• Southend shock could see off Scolari
• Inter battle to beat 10-man Genoa

Tue 13 January, 2009

• Holders Pompey avoid Cup upset
• UEFA turn down Real appeal over players eligibility
• Fergie sees more Becks than Ronaldo in Serbian starlet
• ´Special One´ is the best coach, says Maradona
• Berlusconi happy with Beckham debut
• Man Utd´s Evra out for three weeks
• Real open probe into alleged manipulation at AGM
• Maradona tells Tevez to go
• Spanish media insist Ronaldo headed for Real Madrid
• Scolari rings the changes at Chelsea
• City´s Hamann out for months with toe injury
• Boa Morte and Kilbane on their way to Hull
• Torres admits Man Utd now in pole position
• Beattie set to Stoke up Premiership relegation battle

Mon 12 January, 2009

• Brazilian star set to join US women´s league
• Fiorentina sweating on Mutu and Frey fitness for Milan trip
• Golden boy Ronaldo adds mettle to mercurial gifts
• Cup holders Pompey go with Mvuemba
• FTrezeguet returns to first team training
• Rodallega on road to Wigan with work permit
• AC Milan´s Galliani happy with Beckham debut
• Benitez turns fire on Man Utd CEO Gill
• Tottenham´s King fears relegation
• Beckham surprised by AC Milan start
• Del Piero, Raul strike blow for soccer senior citizens
• Crisis looms for Scolari
• Ferguson savours sweet riposte to Benitez onslaught

Sun 11 January, 2009

• Ahly shade Zamalek to bolster title challenge
• Marseille win three points president would have given away
• Raul celebrates landmark as Real go second
• United defeat Chelsea to close on top spot
• Del Piero stunner helps Juve close in on Inter
• Figueroa´s late show downs Tottenham
• Chelsea would be Euro champs if I´d stayed – Mourinho
• Man Utd covet Benzema as Tevez heads for exit
• Pivotal clash as Chelsea visit Man Utd
• Former Liverpool star criticises Rafa Benitez
• Arsene Wenger not in favour of the January transfer window
• Benitez keeps up Fergie assault
• Strachan won´t lose sleep over Boruc form
• Wenger relieved to see Bendtner back on track

Sat 10 January, 2009

• Ten-man Sevilla down Deportivo – again
• Deep freeze in France heats up controversy
• Beckham waits as Genoa boost European hopes
• Stoke frustrate leaders Liverpool
• Benitez´s feud with Fergie won´t affect title race – Wenger
• Strachan takes positives from narrow Cup win
• Jones denies Boro precious win
• Great Dane to the rescue for Gunners
• Birthday boy salvages Magpies point
• Cleansheet kings Everton brush aside Hull
• CAF unveils candidates for African Player of 2008
• Villa beat Albion to keep pressure on Premier League big guns
• Beckham will not start for Milan against Roma: coach
• Portsmouth v Man City game postponed
• Lyon resume title quest in French soccer league
• Wenger looks on the bright side
• Spanish star desperate for Celtic Cup return
• Zola plays down firesale fears at Upton Park
• No complacency as Hodgson celebrates first year at Fulham
• Liverpool can maintain pace, Benitez warns Chelsea, United
• Torres eyes place in Liverpool history books
• Ronaldo is the best but not for long says Scolari
• Bolaños leaves LDU Quito for Santos
• Galindo granted permission to return to Mexico
• Zico set to take over at CSKA Moscow
• “Toure not going anywhere:” Wenger
• Johnson signs new deal with Portsmouth

Fri 9 January, 2009

• Defoe pledges to lead Spurs to safety
• Portuguese government backs joint World Cup bid with Spain
• Beckham-mania as fans panic over his sticker
• Mourinho tips Vieira for Inter return
• Scolari keen to keep Tottenham target Cole
• Benitez lets fly at Fergie as title battle boils over
• Jermaine Defoe speaks about Portsmouth
• Podolski set for return to Cologne: Hoeness
• On-loan Oddo ready to extend Bayern stay
• Rio return will strengthen United: Ferguson
• Lalas raises fears over Beckham´s Galaxy future
• No news is good news as Gunners close in on Arshavin
• Only a win will do for Scolari as Chelsea eye United
• Birmingham add Bowyer to promotion push
• Villarreal reject Everton’s loan bid for Altidore
• UEFA reject Madrid´s Champions League bid

Thu 8 January, 2009

• Caribbean Crew defender retires after championship
• Boro’s Aliadiere out for six to eight weeks
• Stoke City sign Etherington
• Niko Kovac retires from Croatia national team
• Hull City to complete two new signings
• Atletico coach Aguirre has club president´s backing
• Match-fixer Moggi sentenced to jail term
• New probe over Tevez affair
• Arsenal face defensive woes as Gallas, Silvestre injured
• Real ready to battle UEFA at arbitration court – report
• Ronaldo uninjured in car crash: police
• Blackburn Rovers turn down Manchester City bid for Roque Santa Cruz
• David Beckham raring to go
• Tottenham Hotspur negotiating loan deal with Espanyol for Steve Finnan
• Nancy’s Marc-Antoine Fortune targeted by West Bromwich Albion
• Juventus about to sign Gremio’s Felipe
• Brazilian star Marta leaves Umea IK
• Schalke 04 release Lovenkrands
• Messi and Ronaldo divide fans
• Sampdoria want Inter’s Adriano
• Ryan Donk’s WBA loan spell terminated
• Battaglia could join Lazio Roma
• Lino leaves Porto for PAOK
• Cup holders Valencia held by Santander

Wed 7 January, 2009

• Derby beat world champions United in League Cup
• Hearts legend Conn dies
• Wigan poised to sign Colombian striker
• Injured Nakamura set to miss Cup tie
• Zdebel signs for Leverkusen
• Dean Windass set to leave Hull City
• Ameobi signs new contract at Newcastle
• Tevez to stake United claim in League Cup semi-final
• Bianchi back at Boca Juniors
• Martin O’Neill targeting young Spanish left back
• Roman Abramovich no longer the richest football club owner in Britain
• Tevez to stake United claim in League Cup semi

Tue 6 January, 2009

• Spurs on course for League Cup defence thanks to O´Hara
• New appointments for FA’s 2018 World Cup bid
• Buffon returns after long lay-off
• Solano returns to Peru
• Messi hattrick gives Barcelona handsome win over Atletico
• World Cup winner Denilson on trial at Bolton
• World Cup winner Denilson given trial with Bolton Wanderers
• Stielike goes into the unknown as he takes over Qatari club
• Kameni regrets clash with fan
• Benitez to resist transfer temptation
• Anger at Martins´ speeding punishment
• The end is near, admits veteran Juninho
• Beckham debuts as Milan beat Hamburg in Dubai
• Domenech resolved to see France in Africa 08
• AC Milan and Real Madrid in a race for Jermaine Pennant
• Tevez risks Fergie ire with outburst over stalled deal
• Middlesbrough´s Downing hands in transfer request
• Defoe heading back to Tottenham
• Redknapp ready for League Cup endurance test

Mon 5 January, 2009

• Villanueva magic enough to see off valiant Spartans
• Israel football matches cancelled over Gaza offensive
• Benitez tells Reds to keep eyes on league prize