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Substitute Mario Balotelli continued his penchant for late interventions with an 85th-minute penalty to give Liverpool a slender advantage to take to Istanbul in the last 32 of the Europa League. Nine days ago he came off the bench at Anfield to score a crucial winner against Tottenham and did the same against Besiktas, this […]

Steven Gerrard accused Mario Balotelli of showing "disrespect" for taking the penalty which earned Liverpool a 1-0 Europa League win over Besiktas ahead of Reds captain Jordan Henderson. Balotelli tucked away the spot-kick to earn the hosts' a narrow first-leg lead, but only after an apparent disagreement with Henderson, the captain on the night, and […]

Everton look as good as assured of a place in the last 16 of the Europa League after a fine performance against Young Boys on the Swiss outfit's artificial pitch saw Romelu Lukaku notch a hat-trick and the Merseysiders claim a 4-1 first-leg victory. Toffees boss Roberto Martinez had stressed before the game that his […]

No team has encapsulated the re-energized transformation a new year can bring quite like Liverpool have in recent weeks. The revitalized Reds are the only unbeaten Premier League team in 2015 and have claimed 14 of a possible 18 points – one more than current league leaders Chelsea and five more than second placed Manchester […]

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has distanced himself from speculation linking him with a move back to the MLS this summer. The 35-year-old caught the imagination of American fans and pundits with a series of eye-catching displays for the United States at last year's World Cup. Howard's heroics were not enough to prevent his side bowing […]

Leighton Baines and Aiden McGeady are among eight Everton players not to have made the trip to Bern for Thursday's Europa League last-32 first leg against Young Boys. As well as Baines and McGeady (both knee), the traveling party is also missing Leon Osman, Steven Pienaar and Arouna Kone – a trio in action for […]

Tottenham face the unenviable task of playing six vital matches over the next 17 days, but Mauricio Pochettino is confident they have the wherewithal to succeed. The Argentinian's start to life at White Hart Lane was not straightforward, but the Capital One Cup final against Chelsea on March 1 (live on beIN SPORTS and DishWorld […]

Stubborn resistance and a Branislav Ivanovic header earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw in the Champions League last-16 first leg with Paris St Germain at Parc des Princes. Jose Mourinho's men are well placed to advance to the quarter-finals after Ivanovic netted a vital away goal, although Edinson Cavani equalized and PSG showed enough for Chelsea […]

Lazar Markovic has been handed a four-game ban from European football, Press Association Sport understands. The Liverpool winger was sent off in the Reds' final Champions League group game against Basle in December for catching Behrang Safari in the face with a flick of his hand. Markovic has been given an extra game on top […]

Swansea could receive American investment as early as next month, club director Huw Cooze has revealed. The Barclays Premier League club have been in talks with American businessmen John Jay Moores and Charles Noell since last autumn with the former owners of Major League baseball team the San Diego Padres set to make a significant […]

Wayne Rooney ended his goal drought as Manchester United came from behind to beat Preston and set up a mouth-watering FA Cup quarter-final against Arsenal. After watching Bradford take their second Premier League scalp of the competition on Sunday, United were wary of falling victim to another upset and they feared the worst when Scott […]

New boss Tim Sherwood wants Aston Villa to lose the fear factor and called taking the job a "no-brainer". The 46-year-old was unveiled at Villa Park on Monday after signing a deal until 2018 to replace the sacked Paul Lambert. Sherwood watched Villa beat Leicester 2-1 in the FA Cup on Sunday and went into […]

Louis van Gaal will make signing a creative midfielder his top priority this summer. Van Gaal has spent more than £150million on seven new players since he took charge of Manchester United just over seven months ago, but he is still not happy with the squad at his disposal. Angel di Maria, Daley Blind and […]

Scott Marshall revealed Tim Sherwood's half-time pep talk inspired Aston Villa to the FA Cup quarter finals. New manager Sherwood made an impromptu appearance during Villa's 2-1 win over Leicester with the score locked at 0-0. Leandro Bacuna and Scott Sinclair then netted in the second half to send Villa into the last eight for […]

League One Bradford claimed another Premier League scalp to book their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 39 years amid uproarious scenes at Valley Parade on Sunday. Billy Clarke's deflected third-minute effort – which goes down as a John O'Shea own goal – and a cool 61st-minute finish from Jon […]