Gregg Davies

Swedish forward Johan Elmander has pointed the finger squarely at former manager Gary Megson when explaining his poor form during his first two seasons at Bolton Wanderers.

Former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit believes Aston Villa striker Emile Heskey can be a success at this summer's World Cup finals - but only if he believes in himself.

Aston Villa and England striker Emile Heskey has praised former international strike partner Michael Owen, and believes the Newcastle forward still has a lot to offer the Three Lions.

Barcelona striker David Villa believes that the difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid is “obvious” and points to the variation in success of the two clubs.

France delivered a statement of intent at Euro 2012 with a 2-0 win over Ukraine in a testing environment that showed Laurent Blanc's team should be considered serious contenders for the title.

VALENCIA - Javier Hernandez came off the bench to fire Manchester United to a 1-0 Champions League win over Valencia on Wednesday and improve the English club's poor record on Spanish soil.

The rebirth of Chester City has begun after the club, newly reformed through a group of fans under the name of City Fans United, was granted a five year lease on the Deva Stadium by the local council.

Valencia midfielder Tino Costa says that Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Manchester United will allow him to fulfil four dreams at the same time.

Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy has not ruled out calling time on his career should he be omitted from Roberto Mancini's 25-man Premier League squad.

Reported Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton target Blaise Matuidi has broken his silence regarding his future at St Etienne, insisting he is happy at the Ligue 1 side.

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has returned to training with his Old Trafford team-mates.

BERNE - Lech Poznan scored two late goals - one freakish and the other superb - to stun Manchester City 3-1 in the Europa League on Thursday while Juventus drew 0-0 with Salzburg for their fourth draw in as many group games.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski will gain confidence from his performance during Arsenal's 3-1 win over 10-man Partizan Belgrade.

England remain heavy favourites to beat Mexico at Wembley on Monday night, despite the fact that Fabio Capello is expected to rest several key players and experiment with a new system ahead of the World Cup finals.

Arsenal have received a boost in their pursuit of Lorient centre-back Laurent Koscielny with his coach admitting he expects the young Frenchman to be playing at Emirates Stadium next season.

Arsene Wenger insists that his Arsenal side do not fear Barcelona, instead suggesting that it is the Spanish champions who would rather not be facing the Gunners in the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League.

Sir Alex Ferguson has quashed talk of Manchester United repeating their 7-1 dismantling of Roma in Wednesday’s Champion’s League quarter-final clash with Bayern Munich.

Newcastle United defender Habib Beye says he is looking to leave the St. James’ Park outfit this summer for the sake of his career.

The Joint Administrators of Crystal Palace FC (2000) Limited Brendan Guilfoyle, Christopher White and John Russell are pleased to announce that they have conferred preferred bidder status upon the CPFC 2010 Consortium.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes all three remaining English sides will progress to the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League.

Cracks finally appeared in Manchester United's defensive armour on Saturday although the champions still rolled on towards the Premier League title with a 2-1 home victory over struggling Blackburn Rovers. Roque Santa Cruz's first-half equaliser for Blackburn after Wayne Rooney had put United ahead ended a record run of 14 consecutive clean sheets in the league before Cristiano Ronaldo's firecracker free kick sealed victory after the break.