Chelsea captain John Terry has issued a rallying cry to his team-mates as the defending champions look to end their slump against London rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

Stoke have completed the signing of Belgium youth international Florent Cuvelier from Portsmouth on a two-year contract.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has all-but written off Real Madrid’s chances of winning this season’s Champions League.

The prospect of striker Djibril Cisse leaving Liverpool in the transfer window has receded considerably with injury to Fernando Morientes and boss Rafael Benitez’s insistence that he does not want the flamboyant Frenchman to leave Anfield.

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FRENCH youngster Florent Sinama-Pongolle wants to solve Liverpool’s right-sided problem after his Champions League triumph.

France coach Raymond Domenech does not intend to call up Robert Pires again as he claims the Arsenal midfielder is incompatable with the rest of the French side.

RAFAEL BENITEZ believes Jose Mourinho’s comments regarding Steven Gerrard’s loyalty to Liverpool show the Chelsea boss to be “worried.”

Liverpool today officially confirmed they will be without French striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle for the rest of season.

Liverpool striker Anthony Le Tallec is back at the club after a stint on loan with French top-flight side St Etienne.

Bolton’s French defender Florent Laville is facing three months on the sidelines after the recurrence of a knee problem.

GERARD HOULLIER has defended his transfer record at Liverpool by stressing that for every Anfield flop there was a player whose full value will become apparent in future seasons.

Gerard Houllier has defended his transfer record at Liverpool by stressing that for every Anfield flop there was a player whose full value will only become apparent in future seasons.

At least six people were killed and dozens of others were wounded today, as Serbs and ethnic Albanians clashed in Kosovo following a drowning tragedy.

MICHAEL OWEN will miss Liverpool’s UEFA Cup away game to Steaua Bucharest tomorrow with more problems from his ankle injury.

Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier has thrown doubt on Michael Owen’s chances of playing for England against Denmark at Old Trafford this month.

ARSENE WENGER still insists that Arsenal’s powers of recovery means the Premiership title race will go to the wire.