Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has agreed to become manager of Cardiff, according to reports in Norway.

Derry City have signed former Manchester United youth player John Cofie.

Former Republic of Ireland international Paul McGrath was arrested at the weekend over alleged public order offences, it has been revealed.

Lincoln or Mansfield Town’s FA Cup third-round meeting with Liverpool is one of five matches selected to be televised.

Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino is critical of the record-breaking transfer fee Real Madrid are reportedly poised to spend on Gareth Bale.

West Ham have signed striker Marouane Chamakh on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season.

Inter Milan star Wesley Sneijder has been offered by an agent to relegation-haunted QPR, according to their manager Harry Redknapp.

Chelsea insisted today was just another normal day at Stamford Bridge after Rafael Benitez’s rant at the Blues support and his title of interim manager.

Nemanja Vidic has claimed Wayne Rooney is in better shape than he has been in for five years.

Liverpool expect midfielder Philippe Coutinho to be sidelined until the end of October after the club confirmed he would undergo surgery on an injured shoulder.

TV personality Katie Hopkins has been named the scariest female celebrity in-law.

Rooney has been in poor form so far this season, scoring just two League goals in ten appearances, but Louis van Gaal described him as a “fantastic player”.

Klopp praised his side despite being denied all three points in the closing stages.

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard was sent off less than a minute after his half-time introduction against Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.

Dundalk have been drawn in a group containing Zenit Saint Petersburg of Russia , A.Z. Alkmaar of the Netherlands and Maccabi Tel-Avi of Israel in the Europa league.

Spurs will also feature in four televised games, most notably their mouth-watering fixtures against Liverpool on April 2, Manchester United eight days later, and a derby at Chelsea on May 2.

Alex Ferguson believes it is “inevitable” Harry Redknapp will be the next England manager.

German referee Felix Brych will take charge of Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge, UEFA confirmed today.

Striker Andriy Shevchenko does not believe Ukraine should focus too much on the return of Wayne Rooney in Tuesday’s game against England.

Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a liver transplant last month.