Paul Lambert has tipped Christian Benteke to leave Aston Villa this summer.

It might be two years late in reaching us thanks to a decision by Ford to completely move production from Genk to Valencia, but the new ford Mondeo has been launched across Europe and will be unveiled here in Ireland on October 28 next with the manufacturer hopeful it will spearhead its bid to regain the number one sales slot from Volkswagen.

Christian Benteke could return for Aston Villa this weekend – with boss Paul Lambert considering his comeback.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, the Blues have announced.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, the Blues have announced.

Thibaut Courtois has revealed he is close to signing a new Chelsea deal after ousting Petr Cech as Jose Mourinho’s first-choice goalkeeper.

Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj will be included in Belgium’s preliminary World Cup squad, head coach Marc Wilmots has confirmed.

Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj will be included in Belgium’s preliminary World Cup squad, head coach Marc Wilmots has confirmed.

Aston Villa may be bracing themselves for a long summer of protracted negotiations after confirming last night that star striker Christian Benteke had handed in a transfer request.

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Gabriel Agbonlahor believes it is inevitable fellow Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke will be a target for leading clubs after his fine form this season.

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Commissioner snussed out of job

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Ford is to close one of its main European factories in Belgium with the loss of more than 9,000 jobs.

Barclays Premier League champions Manchester City strengthened their squad with four new signings and were hoping to confirm another as the transfer window came to a hectic finale tonight.

Tottenham and Liverpool were both handed Italian jobs after being paired with Lazio and Udinese in today’s Europa League group-stage draw.

The Irish Dairy Board has agreed to sell its Belgian continental cheese-packing operation, IDB Belgium, to the Dutch agri co-op Royal FrieslandCampina.

Chelsea will take the strongest possible action against anyone caught chanting “Anton Ferdinand, you know what you are” during their FA Cup clash at QPR.

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Chelsea were today forced to condemn more allegations of racism by their own fans following claims one of them called striker Daniel Sturridge a “monkey”.

UNDER-PRESSURE boss Andre Villas-Boas retains belief about his Chelsea project as he bids to prevent his side’s recent slump becoming a full-blown crisis.

QPR manager Neil Warnock believes Chelsea fans who taunted Anton Ferdinand in midweek are indicative of a culture of hatred in football which is difficult to police.

John Terry looks set to return to the Chelsea side for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Blackburn.

Chelsea have begun the tricky process of trying to identify those fans responsible for taunting Anton Ferdinand during their Champions League game at Genk.

CHELSEA yesterday vowed to do everything possible to identify those fans responsible for taunting Anton Ferdinand during their Champions League game at Genk on Tuesday night.

Chelsea today looked set to avoid action over their fans’ taunting of Anton Ferdinand during last night’s Champions League game at Genk.

UEFA were today waiting on the reports from their match delegate and referee before deciding whether to take any action over Chelsea fans’ taunting of Anton Ferdinand during last night’s Champions League match at Genk.

Chelsea have become embroiled in more controversy after their fans taunted Anton Ferdinand during their Champions League game at Genk.

John Terry started on the bench for Chelsea’s Champions League clash in Genk on the night the Metropolitan Police confirmed they had launched a formal investigation into allegations he racially abused QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has been ruled out for three to four weeks after suffering a knee injury in training.

Chelsea today completed the £4.35m signing of Oriol Romeu from Barcelona on a four-year deal.

Frank Lampard maintains no matter how much their Barclays Premier League title rivals spend, Chelsea still believe they will be the team to beat next season.

Blackburn have confirmed the signing of South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena after the necessary paperwork was completed.