Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has won his second successive Barclays Manager of the Month award.

Roy Keane is set to miss Ireland's crucial World Cup qualifier against Switzerland next month after he broke a bone in his foot yesterday.

Bolton boss Sam Allardyce has accused Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger of “conning everybody” into believing the Gunners always play attacking football.

Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers Association, remembered George Best as “one of the true legends of the game”.

An Irish man has been charged in connection with the racial abuse of former Manchester United star Andy Cole on a flight from Dublin to Manchester.

Marouane Fellaini, £24m, Everton

Wayne Rooney has posted a picture online of the head injury that has ruled him out of England’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers, along with a message to those questioning his withdrawal from Roy Hodgson’s squad.

Former Ireland international and Manchester United and Newcastle midfielder Liam O’Brien will manage the PFAI squad for this year’s annual training camp in Dublin and FIFPro Winter Tournament in Oslo, Norway on January 9.

West Ham 1 Swansea 0

Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben has labelled Manchester United’s defensive display in the Champions League quarter-final as being “like handball”.

Portugal suffered a major scare yesterday after Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to cut short a training session.

Cody and Shefflin

Midfielder Tomas Rosicky says Arsenal will continue to take no notice of their doubters as Arsene Wenger’s side aim to last the distance in the Premier League title race.

Republic of Ireland international James McCarthy admits he’s flattered by the reported interest from Manchester United and has revealed just how close he came to joining Spurs last year.