Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been named Barclays Premier League manager of the season. Mourinho guided Chelsea to their first Premier League title in five years earlier this month which completed a domestic double, the Blues having beaten Tottenham in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley in March. The Portuguese, in his second spell […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger this summer. Although he spent £150million on six new players last summer, Van Gaal has been assured that he will be given sizable funds to improve the squad in the close season if he deems it necessary. With Michael Carrick […]

Everton manager Roberto Martinez insists he has had no personal issues with Sylvain Distin after promising the French defender a chance to say farewell to Goodison Park at the weekend. The 37-year-old is out of contract in the summer and has been frozen out in the second half of the season and forced to play […]

Footballer of the Year Eden Hazard has developed into the complete midfielder under the guidance of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, according to former Blues forward Gianfranco Zola. Belgium international Hazard was forced to miss Thursday night's Football Writers' Association 2015 Footballer of the Year dinner in London after having emergency dental surgery to remove three […]

England manager Roy Hodgson has offered to lend Raheem Sterling a sympathetic ear to air any contract frustrations, but admits he would rather stay out of club business. The 20-year-old, named in the national squad to face the Republic of Ireland on June 7 and Slovenia on June 14, has been in the headlines for […]

Dick Advocaat has challenged Sunderland to build on their successful survival battle in the Barclays Premier League next season – whether he is in charge or not. The Dutchman was in tears as the final whistle blew at Arsenal after the Black Cats battled to a 0-0 draw on Wednesday night, which was enough to […]

Raheem Sterling's contract saga with Liverpool has taken another new twist after the club canceled Friday's scheduled meeting with the player and his agent. Sterling's representative Aidy Ward had requested a sit down with chief executive Ian Ayre and manager Brendan Rodgers to discuss the 20-year-old's future, having turned down a £100,000-a-week deal in January. […]

Emmanuel Adebayor has revealed he contemplated suicide "many times" over a family feud which he claimed culminated in a knife being held to his throat by one of his brothers. Tottenham Hotspur striker Adebayor has published a third lengthy post on his Facebook account in order, he says, to respond to claims made by some […]

Newcastle fans are being urged to occupy St James' Park after Sunday's final-day clash with West Ham to protest against owner Mike Ashley. The Magpies head into the final game of the season with their Barclays Premier League future in serious jeopardy after a run of 10 games without a victory. Should Hull beat Manchester […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers' position is not up for discussion at his end-of-season review with owners Fenway Sports Group despite targets being missed. After narrowly missing out on the Barclays Premier League title 12 months ago, the minimum requirement from the American owners this time around was retaining Champions League status. Rodgers himself publicly acknowledged […]

Chris Ramsey has been tasked with reviving QPR after being appointed head coach on a three-year contract. The 53-year-old took temporary charge of Rangers in February in the wake of Harry Redknapp's resignation, but he could not prevent their relegation from the Barclays Premier League for the second time in three seasons. Now he has […]

Arsene Wenger believes the new £5billion Premier League domestic TV rights deal has provoked clubs in the rest of Europe to demand changes to UEFA's financial fair play rules. UEFA president Michel Platini confirmed on Monday that the FFP rules would be eased – and it is understood that the changes will allow more money […]

Petr Cech is prepared to leave Chelsea after 11 years for a Premier League rival this summer, according to his agent. After a decade as number one, Cech, who is 33 on Wednesday, has found himself second choice behind Thibaut Courtois this season. Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are among the clubs – along with […]

Manchester City have made an improved contract offer to James Milner as speculation persists over the England midfielder's future. Milner is out of contract in the summer and, throughout the season, has held off signing a new deal that was offered last summer. That has alerted other clubs – and Arsenal and Liverpool have been […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger refused to be drawn on the latest transfer speculation surrounding Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling – and insisted it would be "stupid" to allow anything to disrupt their end to the season. Reports have emerged the 20-year-old England forward wants to leave Anfield this summer, rejecting the offer of a contract extension […]