Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has tonight insisted that the club have not discussed the possibility of signing Roy Keane and will leave any transfer talks until the winter break.

Cristiano Ronaldo and John O’Shea paid the price for Manchester United’s dismal Champions League failure when they were axed from the starting line-up to face Everton.

Wayne Rooney was left on the bench by Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United looked to cut Chelsea’s Premiership lead to 12 points by beating Fulham at Old Trafford.

Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor believes Gary Neville’s passion for the game makes him respected even by rival fans.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is set to put his faith in Bobo Balde for tomorrow's Champions League match against Manchester United.

Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has kept faith in youngsters Kyle Lafferty and Jonny Evans for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Denmark and Latvia.

After a week of behind-the-scenes turmoil following defeat at Manchester United, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez changed his side for the 99th time in succession but came up with about the strongest possible line-up.

Middlesbrough defender Robert Huth will continue his fight for match-fitness when he turns out for the reserves against Manchester United tonight.

Former Manchester United midfielder Ray Wilkins has warned only Wayne Rooney himself can ultimately be responsible for curbing his suspect temperament.

Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has agreed a new one-year contract extension with the Premiership leaders.

Chelsea suffered a blow ahead of tomorrow night’s vital Barclays Premiership clash with Newcastle as England midfielder Joe Cole was ruled out of their festive programme with a foot injury.

Celtic fans would welcome the signing of Roy Keane, according to Peter Rafferty, President of the Affiliation of Celtic Supporters Clubs.

West Brom are confident key midfielder Zoltan Gera and defender Steve Watson will be available for the hectic Christmas period after injury.

Owen Hargreaves drove out of Bayern Munich’s training ground this afternoon but remained tight-lipped on his potential move to Manchester United.

Alan Smith has ruled out the possibility of an early return to action for Manchester United.

Fabien Barthez has retired from football, it was announced tonight.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has branded UEFA’s criteria to put his team among the Champions League second seeds as “silly”.

Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United can build on their superb start to the season with four successive victories coming in difficult circumstances.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted he expressed an interest in signing Patrick Vieira.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, who managed only six league goals in a injury-wrecked last season, put Manchester United ahead in the first half at Goodison Park.