Harry Redknapp admits Tottenham´s threadbare squad will be tested to the full before he can look forward to a return to Wembley.

A brilliant freekick by Chilean international Carlos Villanueva proved the difference between Premiership side Blackburn Rovers and non-league Blyth Spartans here on Monday as Rovers ran out 1-0 winners.

Israel´s Football Association on Monday cancelled all league matches due to the army´s operation in Gaza and rocket fire against the south of the country.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has told the Premier League leaders not to be distracted from their quest to win the English title by the hype surrounding their derby FA Cup tie with Everton.

Slovakian international Matej Krajcik opted to sign for Serie A strugglers Reggina on Monday from Slavia Prague instead of accepting offers from either English Championship club Queens Park Rangers and Dutch outfit Roda JC.

Nigel Clough could become the new manager of Derby County - the club his father Brian transformed into the champions of England more than 35 years ago - in just a "matter of days".

MUNICH (SW)-Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness said that he expects Ukraine forward Anatoliy Tymoschuk from Russian UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg to join his club in the summer break.

MANCHESTER (SW) – On Saturday, twenty-eight year old England defender Wayne Bridge completed his move from Chelsea to Manchester City.

English football icon David Beckham is set to make his much anticipated debut for AC Milan in a friendly against German side Hamburg on Tuesday, club coach Carlo Ancelotti said Monday.

Middlesbrough made it clear to Premier League rivals Tottenham on Monday that Stewart Downing would not be leaving during the January transfer window after rejecting the England winger´s transfer request.

Middlesbrough´s England winger Stewart Downing took a step closer to joing Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur by handing in a transfer request on Monday.

Celtic midfielder Scott Brown has insisted he is happy in Glasgow and has no immediate intentions of pursuing a big-money move to the English Premier League.

Sir Alex Ferguson may have said it was "not realistic" for Manchester United to win a unique European and domestic quadruple but he still believes his squad can compete on four fronts.

Paris Saint Germain coach Paul Le Guen finally took revenge on his French Cup jinx club in their 1-0 victory at Montlucon on Sunday.

FC Porto are the new leaders in the Portuguese Liga Sagres following a 2-4 win at Nacional Funchal, wehile Benfica crashed to a surprising 2-0 defeat at last-placed CD Trofense.

PAOK Saloniki remained at six points from leaders Olympiakos thanks to a 2-0 win over OFI, while the Athens derby between Panathinaikos and AEK ended goalless.

Kris Boyd scored two goals inside the final 10 minutes as Rangers won 3-0 away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Sunday to close to within five points of Scottish Premier League leaders Celtic.

A brilliant solo goal from Dutch winger Arjen Robben helped Real Madrid close their gap on runaway leaders Barcelona to 12 points as the champions defeated Villarreal 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.

Former Belgian international Lei Clijsters passed away on Sunday at the age of 52, following a year-long battle with lung cancer.

Juventus are reportedly ready to join the race for English striker Michael Owen, who is expected to leave Newcastle United at the end of the season.