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May 31
- France beat Serbia as M'Vila picks up injury
- Buffon lawyer denies illegal betting reports
- Germany beat Israel in final friendly
- Greece miss two penalties but beat Armenia
- Ronaldinho walks out on Flamengo
- Swansea: Liverpool agree deal for Rodgers
- Injured Lampard ruled out of Euro 2012
- Ronaldinho suspended by Flamengo
- Lampard has no plans to quit England duty
- Shanghai owner plays alongside Anelka
- Lukaku: Chelsea triumphs left me cold
- Abidal could return to play again
- Brazil outclass United States in friendly
May 30
- Torres ends drought against South Korea
- Afellay and Van der Vaart shine in Dutch win
- Ibra shows strength as Sweden beat Iceland
- FIFA confirms six Confederations Cup venues
- New Warsaw airport too late for Euros
- Blanc: Too many doubts about Gourcuff
- Rodgers poised to take Liverpool job
- Youngest Euros scorer Vonlanthen retires at 26
- Batista named new Shanghai Shenhua boss
- Three Turkish clubs banned from Europe
- Balotelli issues warning for racists
- Real and Barca 'flexible over TV income'
May 29
- Inter confirm Stramaccioni as coach
- Russia held by Lithuania in mystery friendly
- Reina: Hungry Torres in great shape
- Italy PM Monti urges halt to football
- Elmander included in Sweden's Euro squad
- Adam determined to regain full fitness
- Livermore proud of breakthrough year
- Giggs aiming to bring league trophy 'home'
- Carroll eager to show what he can do
- 'Mount Rush-Score' honours England greats
- Ronaldo happy for Portugal to be outsiders
- Injured Lovren left out of Croatia squad
- Low: Captain Lahm's position still undecided
- Blokhin drops trio from Ukraine squad
- Injured Foley loses battle to make Irish squad
- Poland and Ukraine dismiss Panorama allegations
- Injured Sorensen out of Euro 2012
- Ranocchia and Destro out of Italy squad
- Yanga-Mbiwa and Gourcuff cut by Blanc
- Kone and Tziolis cut from Greece squad
May 28
- Hazard reveals he is joining Chelsea
- Sion stay up despite 36-point deduction
- England fans face losing £1 million in Ukraine
- Cacau and Bender among Germany omissions
- Sannino set for Palermo hot seat
- England fans urged to heed Ukraine advice
- Injured Barry ruled out of Euro 2012
- Serbia drop Ljajic for not singing anthem
- Lamouchi named new Ivory Coast coach
- Prandelli cuts seven from provisional squad
- Khedira: Let's not overreact about Swiss defeat
- Torres determined to repay Del Bosque
- Aguero rejects latest Real Madrid rumours
- Criscito left out of Italy squad to clear name
- Conte investigated in match-fixing probe
- Sol warns of racist violence at Euros
- Ronaldinho mistake costs Flamengo victory
- Riquelme assists steer Boca towards title
May 27
- France fight back to earn flattering victory
- No surprises in Smuda's Poland squad
- Soldado misses out on Spain squad spot
- Klinsmann effect showing for improving USA
- Donovan hits hat-trick as USA hammer Scots
May 26
- Poland beat Slovakia but lose Fabianski
- Roy off to winning start in Norway
- Ireland beat Bosnia with late Long effort
- Bulgaria inflict home defeat on sloppy Dutch
- Lopez scores on debut as Spain sink Serbia
- Derdiyok inspires Swiss rout of Germany
- Hulk fires Brazil past error-prone Denmark
- Barca talk continuity as Pep hands over to Tito
- Pedro eyes Spain spot after King's Cup double
May 25
- Hertha lose relegation play-off appeal
- Prince Ali stunned by FIFA hijab knock-back
- Barca claim cup in Guardiola swansong
- Croatia substitutes shine in win over Estonia
- Klinsmann hoping Dempsey gets big move
- M'Vila: Early exit would be disaster for France
- Newcomer Nababkin named in Russia squad
- Russia held by Uruguay in Euro 2012 test
- FA happy with FIFA changes one year on
- Martinez made offer by Liverpool
- Casillas: Limited preparation time no excuse
- Blatter: FIFA's big troubles are behind us
- Low: Klose on road to recovery after injury
- Blatter eyes alternative to penalty shootouts
- Spurs target Vertonghen has Arsenal option
- Santos and Universidad through on spot-kicks
- Batista lands in China to seal Shenhua deal
May 24
- Pep calms waters ahead of cup final and exit
- Torres excited by future after Chelsea talks
- Prandelli trusts Balotelli '100 percent'
- PFA wants players sacked for racism
- Lescott: Roy better communicator than Capello
- England v Belgium to trial goal technology
- Webb: Feigning injury could cause tragedy
- Podolski: Bayern defeat won't affect Germany
- FIFA want referees to be tested for drugs
- Gourlay: Chelsea to name new boss in 'weeks'
- FIFA Congress to accelerate Blatter's reforms
- Late drama sends Boca & Corinthians through
- Anelka in the dark about possible replacement
May 23
- Agent: Chelsea among clubs keen on Hulk
- Barton hit with further eight-game ban
- UEFA may review rule that hit Spurs bid
- Balotelli eager to repay Prandelli's patience
- Russia reject Warsaw calls to move squad
- CONCACAF draw line under Warner era
- Bayern back Robben after fans jeer winger
- Jelavic outlines Toffees commitment
- Agent: Hazard has ‘agreed’ terms with trio
- Angry Lambert planning ahead with Norwich
- Barca seek winning end to Guardiola era
- Racing Club players threatened by armed fans
- Phil Jones: 5 foods I can't live without
- Tony Carr: Getting the best out of your widemen
May 22
- Bayern beat Netherlands in badly-timed friendly
- Villa fails to recover in time for Euros
- Solskjaer turns down Aston Villa job
- Blatter: FIFA is sailing into calmer waters
- Mourinho inspired by long-term challenge
- Kosovo moves step closer to FIFA membership
- Chelsea confirm Drogba to depart
- Chelsea won’t rush over Di Matteo decision
- Ivanovic: Tough to watch Chelsea triumph
- Mourinho signs new Real Madrid deal
- FIFA adds woman to executive committee
- Cole keen on Liverpool return
- Tony Carr: Playing off the target man
May 21
- Hertha lose appeal over relegation play-off
- Champions League to help stem Juve losses
- 'Portugal's Cantona' stakes claim for start
- Maturing Ben Arfa hoping to prove his worth
- Confident Mihajlovic takes over as Serbia boss
- Abidal leaves hospital after transplant
- Topless activists grab Euro 2012 trophy
- Ukraine police told to lighten up for Euros
- Ancelotti: Even the rich have to wait for glory
- Torres and Mata added to Spain squad
- Lippi off to winning start as Guangzhou coach
- Tony Carr: Playing out from the back
- Viatri return sparks Boca to win at Racing
- Girard: Title celebrations better late than never
- Montpellier clinch title as season ends in chaos
May 20
- Napoli win cup to deny Juventus the double
- Stability the key to Montpellier's success
- Cameron basks in Chelsea's triumph
- Academica shock Sporting to win cup
- Torres: Worst days of career with Chelsea
- Injured Berezutsky to miss Euro 2012
- Champions League perfect present for Cech
- Bertrand offers Chelsea glimpse of future
- Bayern still waiting to crown 'golden generation'
- Lampard: Shootout win was never in doubt
- Drogba's grand finale gives Chelsea glory
- Banned Terry: Best moment of my career
- Heynckes: We have only ourselves to blame
- Chelsea storm final frontier to win holy grail
- Jubilant Chelsea players: Give Di Matteo the job
May 19
- Monaco fire Simone after second tier flop
May 18
- Nasri: Rooney ban good news for France
- Vermezovic to replace Grant as Partizan boss
- Heynckes tells Bayern to grab historic chance
- Heynckes: Abramovich should keep Di Matteo
- Petrescu: Chelsea deserve to win trophy
- Beckham wants Olympic selection on merit only
- Argentine sides make home advantage count
- Lahm: We're no golden generation without title
- Lampard ready to win and upset uncle Harry
- Neymar stifled as Velez edge Santos
- Topple the favourites in the cup final
- Tony Carr: Finishing from crosses
May 17
- Del Piero set to bow out at Coppa Italia final
- Poll reveals Richards a more glaring omission
- Grant to leave Partizan at end of season
- Owen to play on despite leaving United
- Mancini: Man City to make more top signings
- Robben: Bayern ready for "match of lifetime"
- Santos names experienced Greece squad
- Ireland to honour shooting victims v Italy
- Montpellier must finish job before partying
- Ambitious Lucas targets title with Sao Paulo
- Liverpool: No rush to name Dalglish successor
- Owen leaves United after injury-hit spell
- Lippi takes charge of Guangzhou Evergrande
- Vasco and Corinthians serve up ugly stalemate
- Tony Carr: Making the killer pass
- Score a last minute goal to make it to extra-time
- Chelsea and Bayern eye glory in unlikely final
May 16
- Basel win cup to continue Swiss dominance
- Red Star beat Borac to win Serbian Cup
- Alves out for up to eight weeks after surgery
- Kenny leaves with Liverpool in state of flux
- England call to propel Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Maradona could become next coach of UAE
- Hodgson's England squad fails to strike fear
- Hodgson's Euro squad put under microscope
- Bayern sign Starke as Neuer backup
- Three Denmark squad places still up for grabs
- Dalglish leaves post as Liverpool boss
- Gerrard captain as Roy reveals his squad
- Danish league to test goal-line technology
- Hertha relegation game probed by DFB
- Holt heads list of best value English strikers
- Kagawa discusses United move with Ferguson
- Tony Carr: Hitting a team on the counter-attack
- Breaking down a team that defends deep
- Chelsea boosted as Luiz and Cahill train
May 15
- Fortuna Dusseldorf promoted as Hertha drop
- Dutch cut Emanuelson and Maduro from squad
- Gourcuff in and Kaboul out of France squad
- Robson: Welbeck wouldn't let England down
- Di Matteo wary of 'worst-case scenario'
- Georgia and Celtic trio mull Euro 2020 bids
- Blokhin: Ukraine squad faces tough training
- De Gea named in provisional Spain squad
- AIK sign Sweden international Majstorovic
- Miyaichi wants Arsenal starring role
- Low: Bayern defeat would hit Germany morale
- San Lorenzo coach in televised street spat
- Tony Carr: Switching play
- Nick a point to stay up
- Win your title decider
May 14
- Scholes to play on for another season
- Bento: Winner could come from Group of Death
- Remy and Kaboul add to France injury woes
- Injured Elmander included in Sweden squad
- Saha: England and France can win Euro 2012
- Shevchenko expects to be fit for Euro 2012
- Van Persie and Hart pick up Golden prizes
- Villa part company with McLeish
- Neville added to Hodgson staff
- Advocaat: Russia are Euro 2012 'dark horse'
- Bilic to become Lokomotiv boss after Euro 2012
- Disbelief as Villarreal go down to second tier
- Champions City must now live within means
May 13
- Montpellier on brink of title after last-gasp goal
- Aguero repays huge fee with title clincher
- Del Piero and Inzaghi bow out with goals
- Malaga earn first shot at Champions League
- Ferguson upbeat as United end empty-handed
- Di Natale named in provisional Italy squad
- Kompany: I never stopped believing in City
- Man City clinch title in breath-taking finale
- Mancini's steady hand key in title race
- Battered Bayern seek quick fix for final
- Raul leaves Schalke to join Qatar's Al Sadd
- Keita saves Pep from season-ending defeat
May 12
- Lewandowski on top form ahead of Euros
- Dortmund thrash Bayern to secure double
- Doctors: Puyol will not make Euros 2012
- Mourinho raises prospect of Kaka leaving Real
May 11
- Pato back in Brazil squad with eye on Olympics
- Villa fails to make Barca's last league game
- Saha tips Man United to triumph in title tussle
- Redknapp confident of keeping squad together
- Blue Knights withdraw bid for Rangers
- Blackpool v West Ham competition Ts and Cs
- Time for talking almost over as finale looms
- Bilyaletdinov and Bystrov out of Russia squad
- Defoe admits he asked for January loan move
- Smalling and Welbeck sidelined for United
- Luis Enrique quits as Roma coach
- Di Matteo: No Chelsea fear after beating Barca
- Indian owners promise Blackburn overhaul
- Holders Santos batter Bolivar to reach quarters
May 10
- Chelsea chief: Drogba talks ongoing
- Wenger sure Arsenal will clinch third place
- Indian owners will not sell Blackburn
- Advocaat signs one-year deal with PSV
- Saha thanks team-mates for improved form
- Nesta to leave Milan at end of season
- Manchester primed for final denouement
- Boca, Corinthians and Vasco progress
- Rovers woes unlikely to deter Indian investors
- Petric and Klasnic left out of Croatia squad
- Rice retires to end 44-year link with Arsenal
- Atletico need top four finish to keep Falcao
- La Liga set for frenzied Sunday finale
- Nicollin: It's now or never for Montpellier
- Serie A could still provide sting in the tail
- Accelerate and beat your man like Messi
- Atletico not such a bad move for Falcao
- Simeone: Falcao a prize asset for Atletico
- Pragmatist Simeone outguns idealist Bielsa
May 9
- How to prevent an Achilles strain
- Falcao fires Atletico to Europa League glory
- Crowd trouble mars Rubin's Russian Cup win
- Ben Arfa named in preliminary France squad
- Saha: Redknapp exit would not have hurt Spurs
- Argentina scraps two champions per season
- Notts County keen on rematch with Juventus
- Juventus admit admiration for Van Persie
- Bosnia boss urges Dzeko to leave Man City
- Three Serie A clubs named in betting probe
- Puyol: "Impossible" that I'll play at Euros
- Cluj clash abandoned after players brawl
- Double pain, double gain
- Assou-Ekotto: How to hit the perfect free kick
- Rickie Lambert: How to hit the back of the net
- Spanish win assured as Atletico face Athletic
- Corinthians looks to stay alive in Libertadores
May 8
- Hapless Chelsea lose to finish in sixth
- Bielsa credits Bilbao youth team coaches
- Simeone gives Atletico belief to triumph again
- Europa League brings respite to Romania
- U.S. businessman Miller drops Rangers bid
- Ukraine call up uncapped keepers for Euros
- Whelan sad to send down old club Blackburn
- Powerade: See England v Sweden - Ts and Cs
- Injured Puyol may miss Euro 2012
- Rovers relegation leads to no tears in India
- Europa League takes tortuous trip to Bucharest
May 7
- Pellegrino named new Valencia coach
- Montpellier reclaim Ligue 1 top spot
- Blackburn Rovers relegated as Wigan survive
- McClean wings way into Ireland squad
- Draxler handed surprise Germany call-up
- Players banned in Turkish match-fixing probe
- Europa final promises goals from Spanish rivals
- More drama and chaos as Juventus claim title
May 6
- Juve celebrations tinged with bitterness
- Bold Juventus show the way ahead for Italy
- Lyon nearly out of Champions League race
- Soccer-Napoli blow Champions League chances
- Feyenoord finish second in Dutch league
- Former Dutch coach Knobel dies aged 89
- Newcastle honour Robson with statue at St James' Park
- Higuain going nowhere, says Mourinho
- Guardiola forgives Messi for stealing the limelight
May 5
- Marvellous Messi hits four in Guardiola's Barca farewell
- Cadu gives Red Star bittersweet win over Partizan
- Fiorentina secure Serie A status with 1-0 win over Lecce
- Cologne relegated, Dortmund set points record
- opposition wants Euro 2012 final moved to Warsaw
May 4
- Kuyt eyes cup final hat-trick against Chelsea
- Pep prepares for final Barcelona home game
- Silva and Stankovic to miss Milan derby
- Player red-carded after winning penalty
- Di Matteo agonises over cup final line-up
- Chelsea bid for Battersea Power site
- Leiria overturn decision to abandon league
- Chelsea train without Luiz and Cahill
- Hertha appeal to fans as relegation looms
- Mancini: Newcastle trip tougher than United
- Carragher: Cup double would mark great year
- Belhanda regret at berating Giroud
- Capello eyes return with leading English club
- Rio Ferdinand: How to defend against tall or tricky strikers
May 3
- Sebastian Larsson: Upset the odds to win the cup
- Premier League seeks new television deal
- Rooney bicycle best Premier League goal
- Simeone: Atletico must learn to tame Llorente
- Ferguson: Hodgson must treat media evenly
- Serbia FA: Rossi a disgrace for punching Ljajic
- Robben extends Bayern deal to 2015
- Hodgson and stadium plan put Reds in red
- Lahm: Bayern are better than in 2010
- U.S. tow truck boss to lead Rangers rescue
- Neuer: Bayern win would boost Euro hopes
- Fiorentina appoint Guerini to replace Rossi
- Race for Europe takes centre stage in La Liga
- Milan derby could add to Juventus jitters
- Cautious Mancini still happy to play underdog
- Ronaldo chases La Liga scoring record
- Belhanda snaps as Montpellier lose their cool
- Boardroom battles unable to stop Ajax
- Cup offers Torres and Carroll chance of glory
- Late Silva strike seals first leg success for Boca
- Mourinho: La Liga toughest league to win
- Real beat Bilbao to bag 32nd La Liga title
- Milan capitalise on Juve draw with Lecce
May 2
- Spectacular Cisse double sinks Chelsea
- Mourinho to still be judged on Europe success
- Ajax clinch title with victory over VVV Venlo
- Messi breaks Muller record with 68th goal
- PSG narrow gap at top to three points
- Silva calls for cool heads after derby delirium
- Szczesny: Being star-struck motivated me
- Di Matteo praises Blues for catching Magpies
- Bale prepared to put in graft against Bolton
- Le Tissier slams Hodgson appointment
- UEFA will not change suspension sanctions
May 1
- Three sent off as Evian hold Montpellier
- Napoli on course for Champions League return
- Liverpool second string lose to Fulham
- Villarreal sink Sporting to boost survival bid
- Muamba back to cheer Bolton on from stands
- Mourinho: Pep exit changes nothing for Real
- Roeder happy to see Magpies flying high
- Hodgson appointed new England boss
- Cahill: Toffees must be physical and intelligent
- Shelvey hoping to earn FA Cup final start
- Pardew praises 'outstanding' Newcastle
- Cech praises Torres' goal-scoring exploits
- Title race heading for tightest finish since '89
- England expects as Hodgson eyes hot seat
- Man City and Mancini refuse to back down