Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is lining up Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini to replace Jose Mourinho in case the Blues manager leaves at the end of the season.

Real Madrid would be willing to make Cristiano Ronaldo their third biggest ever signing if they can lure him away from Manchester United.

Real Madrid have finally agreed to sell their Brazilian striker Ronaldo to AC Milan after thrashing out a deal during late night talks, according to a report.

Manchester United captain Gary Neville is glad that former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson did not become the manager at the club.

Eight Vietnamese footballers have gone on trial accused of rigging an under-23 international game in return for cash in a scandal that has gripped this football-obsessed nation.

Andriy Shevchenko has finally rediscovered his scoring touch but he won't be content until he has savoured success at the Millennium Stadium.

Marseille moved up to second in the French league after a 3-1 win over Auxerre.

Julio Baptista scored twice as Arsenal staged a superb fightback to earn a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at Tottenham.

French star Zinedine Zidane, whose legendary career ended with an infamous head-butt in last year's World Cup final, has received a comeback offer from the Chicago Fire, a US newspaper reported.

Wales midfielder Simon Davies has moved from Everton to Fulham for an undisclosed fee as Liverpool continued their investment in youth by poaching Dutch teenager Jordy Brouwer from Ajax.

European football's governing body UEFA has opened its congress here ahead of Friday's vote for president between veteran incumbent Lennart Johansson and French challenger Michel Platini.

Andriy Shevchenko got back in Jose Mourinho's good books as his double strike sent Chelsea through to the League Cup final with a 4-0 win against Wycombe Wanderers at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie was ruled out for at least six weeks with a broken foot after coming on as a substitute last weekend and scoring the equaliser in the Gunners' come-from-behind 2-1 Premiership win against leaders Manchester United.

Chelsea and England captain John Terry has announced his return to full training.

Aston Villa secured the signing of highly-rated Watford forward Ashley Young for nearly 10 million pounds (20 million dollars) after offloading the misfiring Milan Baros to Lyon.