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Jose Mourinho has issued a rallying call to Chelsea players and fans, insisting their season is not over yet. The Chelsea manager conceded defeat in the Barclays Premier League title race after his side’s 1-0 defeat by Crystal Palace last week, while Chelsea were beaten 3-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their […]

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi are said to have arguments regarding the release of provisional list for the pre-World Cup camp. While the NFF technical committee, which had a meeting in Abuja last week, demands the immediate release of the squad composition ahead of the camp opening on May

Chelsea are planning a mass clear-out of more than 10 players in the summer, with Fernando Torres, Ashley Cole and Mikel Obi all set to leave. Manager Jose Mourinho admitted after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace that changes had to be made in order to improve the squad for next season. While the Portuguese

2013-2014 Barclays Premier League Table   Overall   Home   Away     POS   TEAM P W D L F A   W D L F A   W D L F A   GD Pts 1 Liverpool 32 22 5 5 88 39   14 1 1 48 13   8 4 4

  Brendan Rodgers saw Liverpool take control of the title race with another scintillating Anfield display and warned rivals Manchester City and Chelsea to expect more of the same. Liverpool blew Tottenham away with a thumping 4-0 win that sent them two points clear at the top. Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson all

Spain secured a dominant 3-0 victory over Nigeria in the quarter-final match of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The result ended a seven-match unbeaten run for Nigeria at the tournament dating back to 2012, and fell one match short of the record sequence established by Japan between 2010 and 2012. The game was

2013-2014 Barclays Premier League Live Table   Overall   Home   Away     POS   TEAM P W D L F A   W D L F A   W D L F A   GD Pts 1 Chelsea 31 21 6 4 62 23   14 2 0 39 9   7 4

Victor Valdes’ Barcelona career is almost certainly over after the goalkeeper sustained a serious knee injury against Celta Vigo on Wednesday night. The Spaniard will need surgery after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament as he jumped to collect a loose ball and landed badly. Valdes was taken off on a stretcher in the 23rd minute

Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has granted an exclusive interview to al jazeera describing his plans and ambition for the next world cup. He also talked about the Osaze situation and Ike Uche’s exclusion while also revealing how Mikel won back his place before the 2013 AFCON. Excerpts Al Jazeera: Brazil 2014 is on the