Jose Mourinho claims Chelsea made their move for Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney as David Moyes suggested the striker was no longer a first choice.

Gareth Bale’s spectacular world record €99 million (£85m) move to Real Madrid from Tottenham will be officially announced today.

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea will wait until after Monday’s Barclays Premier League match at Old Trafford to make a third bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez’s reintegration to the squad has begun after he trained with his team-mates for the first time in over a week.

Barcelona have reached an agreement for Argentinian Gerardo Martino to become their new coach.

Bacary Sagna has no intention of leaving Arsenal this summer, despite reports linking him with a move away from north London.

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Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers accused his team of being “lazy” and warned their defending must improve after a 3-2 home defeat to Udinese.

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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers feels Raheem Sterling is fully deserving of a place in the senior England squad at the moment and is confident the 17-year-old will be well “looked after” if he receives another call-up.

QPR are close to agreeing a deal to bring former Chelsea full-back Jose Bosingwa to Loftus Road.

Former England boss Fabio Capello and Harry Redknapp have been included on a wish list of candidates to become the new Russia manager.

Ray Wilkins today leapt to the defence of Chelsea’s players in the wake of Andre Villas-Boas’ sacking.

A major new protest is to be staged by Blackburn fans against the club’s hierarchy ahead of Saturday’s Barclays Premier League home match against Aston Villa, it has been announced.

Andre Villas-Boas is confident Didier Drogba’s latest African Nations Cup heartache will not spill over into his Chelsea performances.

Arsene Wenger never looks at the Premier League table yet remains “as motivated as ever” to deliver success to Arsenal.

Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder revealed today he came “close” to joining Manchester United this summer.

DIEGO FORLAN believes his move to Inter Milan has come at the perfect time in his career.

Wesley Sneijder will remain at Inter Milan this summer according to president Massimo Moratti, who has described the Dutch playmaker as “untouchable”.

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas expects Yury Zhirkov to complete his move to Anzhi Makhachkala in his native Russia.

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko insists there is no truth in reports linking him with a return to Russia with big-spending Anzhi Makhachkala.