Birmingham manager Steve Bruce is optimistic of completing the loan signing of Portsmouth striker Andy Cole in the next 24 hours.

Peter Crouch will delay an operation on his nose to make himself available for Liverpool’s crucial matches against Manchester United and Barcelona.

Manchester United have confirmed Mikael Silvestre has dislocated his right shoulder.

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has branded Gareth Southgate “a disgrace” after the Boro boss fielded a weakened line-up in the defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.

Injury-hit Manchester United pressed Ryan Giggs into an emergency striker’s role as they looked to take another stride towards the Premiership title at the expense of Bolton.

Kieran Richardson is looking forward to playing under Manchester United legend Roy Keane after swapping Old Trafford for Sunderland.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed the club's lawyers are working on forcing through a deal for Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze after his initial bid for the player was rejected.

Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is close to sealing a move to Manchester United.

South Korea have conceded Park Ji-sung will miss the Olympic Football Tournament.

The Champions League Final will not be shown on big screens in Manchester, the City Council said today.

The agent of Real Madrid forward Robinho claims Chelsea are prepared to offer around £28m to take the Brazil star to Stamford Bridge.

Aaron Ramsey has chosen to place his future in the hands of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after shunning offers from Manchester United and Everton.

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he will make an announcement on his future plans in the next “two to three days”.

Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz has confirmed he is going to apologise to Manchester United midfielder Rodrigo Possebon for the tackle which saw the Brazilian teenager leave the pitch on a stretcher last night.

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Manchester United have appointed two full-time scouts in Brazil to keep tabs on the latest Samba stars.

Owen Hargreaves and Michael Carrick return to Manchester United’s squad for tomorrow’s clash with Liverpool – and Cristiano Ronaldo is primed for a Champions League comeback against Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Manchester United have confirmed that midfielder Paul Scholes will be out for 10 weeks after suffering medial ligament damage in last night’s Champions League victory at Aalborg.

Match official Rob Styles has been given a Premier League game to referee next weekend despite admitting he mistakenly awarded a penalty to Manchester United on Saturday.

Owen Hargreaves and Gary Neville were the big-name absentees for Manchester United as Alex Ferguson’s side headed to Denmark for the Champions League clash with Aalborg.

Everton duo Tony Hibbert and Joseph Yobo are winning their battles to be fit for the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United next month.