The Carling Cup final will feature an npower Championship team after tonight’s semi-final draw pitched Crystal Palace and Cardiff against each other.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has hit back at his critics by insisting: “I have never been a diver”.

Alex Ferguson has branded the price of tickets for the Champions League final at Wembley on May 28 as "a killer" for fans.

Brazilian midfielder Anderson is expected to return to Manchester this week after escaping with only minor injuries from a horrific car crash in Portugal.

Fabio Capello has claimed Paul Scholes performed a World Cup U-turn on the eve of his squad announcement.

A woman who stalked footballer Rio Ferdinand and his family was jailed for 10 weeks today and put on a restraining order for 10 years.

Liverpool defender Martin Kelly has been ruled out for a month with a torn hamstring sustained at the weekend.

It is understood that Wigan boss Steve Bruce has been given permission to talk to Sunderland about their managerial vacancy.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in Real Madrid’s squad for their Champions League game with FC Zurich tomorrow.

Rio Ferdinand has appealed against an extra one-match ban imposed by a Football Association disciplinary commission.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed negotiations have begun with Santos and Sao Paulo over a Robinho loan deal.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has identified his club’s pursuit of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas as a “special case”.

A Malaysian man who went back on his promise to go straight home after watching a football match was stabbed by his wife.

Irish fans will not get to see Kaka in action against Shamrock Rovers next week after all.

Former England international Teddy Sheringham is in talks with Beckenham Town, according to the Kent League outfit.

Steven Gerrard has pulled out of the England squad for tomorrow night’s friendly with Holland in Amsterdam.

Darren Fletcher and Alan Hutton have pulled out of George Burley’s Scotland squad to play Japan in Yokohama on Saturday, taking the total number of withdrawals to 10.

The Football Association are looking into comments made by Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce about the refereeing in their team’s matches at the weekend.

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West Ham have confirmed they will not be appealing the red card shown to Carlton Cole in yesterday’s 2-0 defeat to Arsenal.