Barcelona defender Eric Abidal is recovering well after undergoing a liver transplant yesterday, club president Sandro Rosell has said.

Arsenal assistant manager Steve Bould admitted the Gunners look jaded following their 2-0 Champions League defeat by Schalke at Emirates Stadium.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean vowed to fight on after his side were relegated amid scenes of vitriol and protest at rain-sodden Ewood Park last night.

Mario Balotelli should accept Italy were beaten by a better side in last night’s Euro 2012 final according to the striker’s coach Cesare Prandelli.

Mario Balotelli insists Sunday’s Euro 2012 final will feature the best two teams in the competition.

Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri praised his players for overcoming a Champions League “handicap” to reach the knockout stages as Group B winners last night.

David Beckham remained non-committal over his future after helping the Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup final on Sunday night.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has given his full backing to Luis Suarez as he believes the under-fire striker is being unfairly targeted by opposition players.

Celtic officials will wake this morning wondering if the Parkhead club will be brought to book by UEFA again after incidents involving Hoops fans before last night’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Udinese at the Stadio Friuli.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini suggested Chelsea defender Ashley Cole was at the centre of a tunnel bust-up following the Londoners’ 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Mick McCarthy has been sacked as manager of Wolves after five-and-a-half years in charge at Molineux.

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Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic is confident the club’s fans will not let them down at Anfield on Sunday.

Hillsborough campaigner Margaret Aspinall has called for lifetime bans to be handed out to anyone making offensive gestures or singing insulting chants about deaths in football tragedies.

Munster winger Simon Zebo has revealed that he didn't know he was going to play at fullback for Ireland, a position he has never played before, until a couple of days before the South Africa game.

Referee Mike Dean was condemned by Swansea manager Michael Laudrup for his decision-making during a worrying extra-time incident in yesterday’s 1-0 Barclays Premier League defeat at Tottenham.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle has accused the Blackburn fans of never giving under-fire manager Steve Kean a chance.

Gloucester coach Bryan Redpath was relieved but not impressed by his side’s narrow 23-19 Heineken Cup victory over Connacht at Kingsholm.

Florence and the Machine have announced a string of US tour dates.

Roberto Mancini has told his Manchester City players not to throw caution to the wind tonight as they strive to overturn a two-goal deficit in their Europa League clash with Dynamo Kiev.