And he's been handsomely rewarded.

Arsenal will be without England forward Danny Welbeck for several months after he underwent surgery on a knee problem.

“He’s a fantastic personality, he’s got that great confidence in himself."

Roberto Mancini is expecting to select from the same squad of players when he names his Manchester City team to face Newcastle on Sunday.

Liverpool forward Dani Pacheco’s use of the word “negrito” in a Twitter message to team-mate Glen Johnson forced the young Spaniard to defend himself on the social networking site.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has been named the Barclays Premier League’s Manager of the season.

Blackburn manager Steve Kean has a full squad to choose from at West Brom tomorrow after French defender Gael Givet recovered from a hamstring injury.

Alex Ferguson has confirmed midfielder Anderson will be out of action for between four and five weeks with a hamstring injury.

Eden Hazard’s agent claims an agreement has been reached with all parties interested in the Belgium international and said the player will make a final decision on his future after the upcoming international friendlies.

Paul Nicholls has confirmed the Alex Ferguson-owned Harry The Viking will be handed an entry in the John Smith’s Grand National.

Fulham have made an official complaint over Liverpool’s pursuit of Clint Dempsey, the Premier League have confirmed.

Satellite broadcaster BSkyB unveiled record profits today as a dramatic football season and hit US shows such as 'Game of Thrones' continued to boost customer numbers.

Frank Lampard will be sidelined for at least a fortnight with a calf problem, manager Roberto Di Matteo confirmed today.

Liverpool expect to be without Fabio Borini for around three months after an operation on a fractured bone in his foot.

Manchester City travel to Germany for their final Champions League Group D game without midfield inspiration Yaya Toure.

Fulham today announced the signing of former Real Madrid midfielder Mahamadou Diarra, pending the successful completion of a visa.

Maxi Rodriguez could make his return to the Liverpool team in this weekend’s FA Cup fifth-round clash with Brighton at Anfield.

The German Football Association have asked Ryan Babel to explain comments published on his Twitter account in which he criticised referee Thorsten Kinhofer, who sent him off at the weekend.

Manchester City have made their plunge into the summer transfer market by agreeing a fee for Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell.

Ryan Giggs will captain the Great Britain football team at the London 2012 Olympics.