Phil Neville will leave Everton at the end of the season after eight years with the club.

Republic of Ireland U21 head coach Noel King has named his squad for a friendly international against Portugal at Tallaght Stadium on Monday, March 25 (7.30pm).

Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini will be out for three weeks with a knee injury, according to the Belgian Football Association.

Republic of Ireland under-21 manager Noel King has announced his squad for the forthcoming internationals against Denmark and Italy.

Alex Ferguson has admitted two minutes of madness at Old Trafford yesterday could turn out to be “very costly” in the Premier League title race.

PREMIER League soccer player Louis Saha was subjected to foul-mouthed racial abuse on Twitter, it has emerged.

EVEN after a reservoir of ink spilled in tribute this week, no one has captured the football career of the late Welsh manager as succinctly as a Limerick man 14 years ago.

Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Noel King has named a 16-man squad for the forthcoming UEFA U21 Championships Group Eight qualifying round fixture against Liechtenstein.

Wigan midfielder James McCarthy has been named in Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming UEFA U-21 Championships qualifiers against Hungary and Turkey after being excluded from the senior squad yesterday.

Republic of Ireland U-21 team manager Noel King has named his squad for a friendly international against Austria at The Showgrounds, Sligo on Tuesday, August 9 (kick off: 6pm).

EVERTON manager David Moyes has hit back at Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger in a row over the conduct of Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas.

Republic of Ireland U21 head coach Noel King has this evening announced a 19-man squad for the upcoming U21 International friendly against Cyprus which will take place on Wednesday, February 9 at the GSZ Stadium in Larnaca (kick-off: 2.30pm, local time).

Everton’s Dan Gosling is free to join another club after an independent hearing ruled the midfielder no longer has a contract with the Merseysiders.

Everton have held “positive” talks with Liverpool City Council over plans for a new stadium.

The mother of murdered 11-year-old Rhys Jones has said bad parenting led to the fatal shooting of her son.

THE brother of Everton football player Joseph Yobo was kidnapped on Saturday by armed men in Port Harcourt, the capital of Nigeria’s southern oil-producing region, police said yesterday.

THE first match of the Intercontinental Cup finished with the Republic of Ireland U21 team securing their first points of the competition.

A grandmother from Merseyside in the UK has submitted a planning application to bulldoze the luxury home of Tesco boss Terry Leahy because his firm wants to flatten her house for a new supermarket.

CORK’S northside has another football manager hero — and his name is Keano.

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will spend New Year in jail after being refused bail on charges of common assault and affray, a court ruled today.

A comic was today urged to abandon shows in Liverpool after being booed off stage for making a joke about Madeleine McCann and gun victim Rhys Jones.

Murder squad detectives tonight released four men arrested earlier today on suspicion of the murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones.

ENGLAND striker Wayne Rooney is being sued by his former manager David Moyes over comments made in his autobiography, it was confirmed yesterday.

England striker Wayne Rooney is being sued by his former manager David Moyes regarding comments made in his autobiography, it was confirmed today.

Liverpool is more likely to be known as a destination for boozy nights out and soccer trips, but its golf history is significant.

Liverpool is more likely to be known as a destination for boozy nights out and soccer trips, but its golf history is significant.

Wayne Rooney was told today that he will not face charges over an alleged assault on a photographer.

A football club formed by disenchanted Manchester United supporters following Malcolm Glazer’s takeover plays its first competitive game today.

LIVERPOOL and Manchester United may have to beat Spanish or Italian opposition to qualify for the lucrative group stages of the Champions League.

Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are guaranteed to avoid the most powerful sides in Europe should they all reach the group stage of the Champions League.

The victorious Liverpool football team touched down on home soil today after their dramatic European Cup victory.

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger revealed after last night’s demolition of Everton that he has made his mind up about a new contract for Bergkamp - but will not reveal whether the Dutchman is staying or going until the end of the season.

Middlesbrough and Everton have been fined £8,000 (€11,600) and warned over future conduct following “mass confrontation” at Barclays Premiership game at the Riverside on January 16.

Waterford United could be without three key men going into the start of the season as the Blues’ injury crisis deepens.

Officials at Everton Football Club opened a disaster relief fund today to help the victims of the tsunami disaster.

The phrase ‘fans with typewriters’ always struck me as a pretty inept slur to hurl at the nation’s revered football press - and not just because technology has rendered the old Olivetti redundant.

Manchester United have completed the signing of England striker Wayne Rooney from Everton.

Manchester United have informed the Stock Exchange they have reached “outline agreement” for the transfer of Wayne Rooney from Everton.

The third round draw for the FAI Intermediate Cup has thrown up some exciting ties, with the added bonus winners in this round reach the FAI Carlsberg Senior Cup competition.

LIVERPOOL and Everton have been involved in initial talks over the possibility of sharing a ground.

The car belonging to the family of teenaged Everton FC soccer sensation Wayne Rooney has been targeted by vandals, it emerged today.

Everton Football Club has condemned the behaviour of fans who disrupted a tribute to victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster.

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with an alleged attempted burglary at the home of Duncan Ferguson.