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    Ahead of the final Barclays Premier League weekend of the season, we bring you the latest squad news and stats on every top flight fixture as it breaks. Simply click on your team (when it appears in blue as a hyperlink) in the fixture list below to find out who is ruled out

Jose Mourinho has been stunned after an FA independent regulatory commission fined him £10,000 for his sarcastic remarks about referee Mike Dean and referees’ chief Mike Riley. The Chelsea manager, who also had an appeal against his dismissal at Villa Park in March rejected, is said to be furious with both decisions. Mourinho attacked Dean

Following the release of his 30-man World Cup provisional list on Tuesday, Keshi, who also included five players who ply their trade in the Nigeria Premier League explained that the delay in the release of the list was due to the need to ascertain the fitness level of invited players. Keshi noted that they are

That’s the way to do it. No alarms and no surprises greeted Manchester City. It was tense, for a while, but the best team won — the match and, most probably, the league. A point against West Ham United on Sunday will do it, given the plus-13 goal difference advantage over Liverpool. The fourth goal

Real Madrid’s treble ambitions appear to be over as a late equaliser for struggling Real Valladolid dented their hopes of winning the Spanish title. Defender Sergio Ramos put Madrid ahead with a powerful 25-yard free-kick into the roof of the home net. But without injured duo Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo, who was substituted after

  Less than 5 weeks before the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks-off in South American nation of Brazil, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have been boosted ahead of their camping as they have now moved one place in the latest FIFA world ranking. The Nigerian team, coach by Stephen Keshi  who were ranked 45th in

Towards the end of what may be his final appearance at a stadium he all but owns, he was still at it. Dashing into the penalty area with the ball at his feet, Ryan Giggs could, briefly, have been 20 again, rather than 40. On this occasion, his momentum was interrupted by what appeared to

The suspense surrounding Nigeria’s squad to the World Cup has finally ended as Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, last night named a provisional list of 30 players for Brazil 2014,after the list was ratified by the Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Keshi said the provisional list will be forwarded to FIFA

Stoke City’s Osaze Odemwingie is really excited to be included back into the Keshi’s list after his pro longed absence from the National team. Osaze was included in the 30-man provisional World Cup list submitted yesterday by Keshi, This move surprised a lot of pundits. Osaze had been excluded from the Eagles camp after having