Luis Suarez will make his return from a 10-match ban in Liverpool’s Capital One Cup third round at rivals Manchester United.

AN agitated Andre Villas-Boas effectively confirmed Gareth Bale’s transfer to Real Madrid is imminent, while also expressing disappointment with the player’s conduct in his attempts to force an exit.

Arsenal 2 Fenerbahce 0 (Arsenal win 5-0 on agg)

Manchester United coach David Moyes has warned fans that it could take up to two years to develop a side in his own image at Old Trafford.

Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard believes a mutual fear of defeat stopped either Manchester United or the Blues making the breakthrough in a goalless draw at Old Trafford last night.

Manchester United 0 Chelsea 0

Cristiano Ronaldo’s thrilling hat-trick in Tuesday’s play-off second-leg in Sweden confirmed Portugal’s place at next summer’s World Cup finals, and may have secured the Real Madrid attacker the 2013 Ballon d’Or award.

Sebastian Larsson claims Sweden will be able to give Cristiano Ronaldo a rough ride in tonight’s World Cup play-off in Stockholm because English referee Howard Webb will not fall for his “tricks”.

Gus Poyet is relishing the “great and difficult challenge” of keeping Sunderland in the Premier League after being unveiled as the club’s sixth manager in less than five years.

As one of the men in green who were blown away by a German hurricane in Dublin last October, you might imagine there’d be a certain trepidation on Seamus Coleman’s part about the possibility of a repeat dose in Cologne on Friday.

Dublin County Board chiefs have announced a staggering sponsorship deal with international insurance giants AIG, current backers of New Zealand rugby.

Gus Poyet will today become the new manager of troubled Sunderland.

First it was Only a Game, now Eamon Dunphy has travelled The Rocky Road in the first half of his memoirs, with the iconoclastic journalist and broadcaster still raging against the dying of the light.

Sunderland 1 Man United 2

Tottenham Hotspur 0 West Ham United 3

West Brom 1 Arsenal 1

Giovanni Trapattoni, highly decorated over four decades in some of Europe’s most demanding leagues, paid the price for the national team’s poor performances with his job.

Conor Henderson has thanked his former Arsenal assistant manager Steve Bould for helping him secure a Premier League lifeline at Hull City.

Jose Mourinho knew it would take more than a flick of a switch to turn Chelsea into serial winners.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has reiterated his stance against smoking after being photographed with a cigarette and receiving a stern warning from manager Arsene Wenger.