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Gerrard could return to English Premier League team Liverpool in a coaching role after his playing days with the Los Angeles Galaxy come to an end.

Manchester United were unlucky not to beat Chelsea despite dominating the game, skipper Wayne Rooney said following the goalless home draw against the struggling champions.

Louis van Gaal hinted after United's feeble 2-0 loss at Stoke on Saturday that he could quit before being forced to relinquish the hot seat and the game against Chelsea could well be his last.

Arsenal could be without forward Alexis Sanchez for the busy Premier League Christmas programme after he aggravated a hamstring injury in training, manager Arsene Wenger said on Monday.

The head of European football, Michel Platini, vowed on Monday to go to court to fight a decision by the independent Ethics Committee of the world football body FIFA to ban him for eight years, calling it a "pure masquerade".

For Klopp the honeymoon enjoyed by any new manager is now over, with the five-times European champions only one place higher in the table than when Brendan Rodgers was sacked two months ago.

Swansea were held to a goalless draw by West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday that keeps them in the relegation zone.

Roma ended their winless streak with a 2-0 victory over Genoa in Serie A on Sunday to relieve some of the pressure on coach Rudi Garcia.

FIFA interim president Issa Hayatou and interim general secretary Markus Kattner have published an open message to "friends of football" in which they support comprehensive reforms as "the only way to deter future wrongdoing and to restore faith" in the w...

The pair clashed regularly during their title battles, with Pellegrini accusing Mourinho of wanting to "take credit for everything" when Chelsea won the league last season.

Messi is battling to be fit for Sunday's final against River Plate, which would be only the second time in his career that he has played against an Argentine team.

Yan Dhanda has become the first player of Indian heritage to sign a professional contract with English football powerhouse Liverpool.

Hiddink, who performed a similar role in 2009 at the west London club, is favourite to replace Jose Mourinho who was sacked by the English champions on Thursday after Chelsea's dismal start to the season.

The race for the Premier League title will be a lot closer due to the highly competitive nature of the league and 80 points could be enough to clinch the title, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said ahead of Monday's clash with Manchester City.

In search of the 10th manager of his 12-year tenure as Chelsea owner, Abramovich appears no nearer to his dream of owning a self-sustaining, crowd-pleasing football team.

All the teams that finished first in their Champions League group will want to avoid Juventus in Monday's draw for the last 16, said coach Massimiliano Allegri.