Manchester United manager David Moyes has accepted a charge of misconduct following comments about match officials, the Football Association has confirmed.

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is set to end his frustration in the transfer market with the capture of defenders Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa and Massadio Haidara from French clubs Montpellier and Nancy respectively.

BACARY SAGNA is set to relieve Arsenal’s defensive injury crisis and return to the first-team in the next few weeks.

IF you haven’t yet seen Joseph Ndo, you at least have to see his back heel.

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas admits he is unlikely to secure the signature of Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes.

PARIS Saint-Germain will be without four regulars for the UEFA Cup clash against Derry City at The Brandywell tonight.

Portsmouth have swooped to land Zimbabwe international Benjani Mwaruwari for £4.1m (€5.9m), according to BBC Radio Solent.

Cork City are unseeded in this afternoon's UEFA Cup first round draw. They have been placed in Group 1 of eight 10-team pots and have a one-in-five chance of facing English Premiership side Everton.

OVER the moon after their 3-0 win in Bremen two weeks ago, Olympique Lyon have crashed to earth in the past week and need to regain their poise ahead of tonight's Champions League game against Werder Bremen.

Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz will be hoping his side get their season back on track when they take on Monaco in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday.

BARCELONA continued their slide into mid-table obscurity after slumping to a 3-0 defeat away to a lively Racing Santander in the Primera Liga last night.

A 2-0 victory for Real Sociedad away to Malaga put them back on top of the Primera Liga last night after Real Madrid had briefly reclaimed the top spot on Saturday night.

COMPARISONS with greatness are second nature to Stade Toulousain. After all, they have been winning since their formation as a club in 1907 with great teams forged from each generation.

Senegal’s World Cup ambitions hinge on the performances of a reformed wildman known as ‘the serial killer’.

The start of the French cup final was delayed for 20 minutes tonight after the national anthem was booed by some spectators and an angry President Jacques Chirac demanded an apology.

The draw for the last 16 of the French Cup has provided the few remaining lower and non-league sides with some mouth-wateringly plum ties as they bid for a historic spot in the quarter-finals.