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Rafael Benitez confirmed Wednesday he would stay on as Newcastle United manager in a bid to lead the north-east club's bid for promotion back to the Premier League....
Football has never really been an American passion. But like an increasing number of her compatriots, Lauren LeBer says she is looking forward to the start of the World Cup....
Five key players in World Cup Group B:...
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is set to undergo surgery on an injured knee Thursday just 21 days before the start of the World Cup, Uruguayan reports said....
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has encouraged his players to use their 3-2 FA Cup final victory over Hull City as a springboard to further success in the years ahead....
Arsenal's record signing Mesut Ozil believes that victory over Hull City in Saturday's FA Cup final would provide a springboard to further success for the silverware-starved club....
Arsenal have a gilt-edged opportunity to end their increasingly burdensome nine-year trophy drought on Saturday when the underachieving English giants meet Hull City in the FA Cup final at Wembley....
Wayne Rooney will be out to break his World Cup curse in Brazil after flopping on the biggest stage twice before....
Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell heads to the World Cup with a point to prove to Arsenal and a battered reputation to restore....
France coach Didier Deschamps on Tuesday left Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri out of his 23-man squad for this year's World Cup in Brazil....
France coach Didier Deschamps on Tuesday left Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri out of his 23-man squad for this year's World Cup in Brazil....
Japan, led by bleach-blond haired Keisuke Honda, have a habit of making bold statements of intent ahead of a World Cup, and this year's tournament in Brazil is no different....
Yaya Toure has added a new weapon to his armoury and that spells danger for World Cup rivals of Ivory Coast....
The final day of the Premier League season dawned on Sunday with Manchester City needing just a point from their last game to pip closest rivals Liverpool to the title....
AFP Sports diary for May 10 to June 6:...
Derby County took control of their Championship play-off semi-final against Brighton as an own goal from goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak secured a 2-1 win in the first leg on Thursday....
Teenage debutant James Wilson scored twice as Manchester United rang out the old and ushered in the new in a 3-1 win at home to Hull City on Tuesday....
England manager Roy Hodgson has said there is nothing he can do to stop Manchester City taking members of his World Cup squad on a post-season tour of the United Arab Emirates....
David Moyes declared on Wednesday that he was "proud" to have managed Manchester United, but said that he understood the "frustration" that had led to his dismissal....
Manchester United began their search for a new manager on Wednesday, with newspaper reports claiming that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has emerged as a candidate to succeed David Moyes....
Chelsea's vast experience of the Premier League title race could be the deciding factor as the Blues try to overhaul leaders Liverpool, according to the club's assistant manager Steve Holland....
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