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Premier League leaders Manchester United visit the Madejski Stadium.

Chelsea travel to West Ham looking for a first win, in any competition, since early November. Find out where to watch the match live

Mick McCarthy says Giovanni Trapattoni will take the Republic of Ireland side to new heights

Pep Guardiola faces a tough task choosing between Chelsea and Manchester City upon deciding his next managerial post

Phil Jones is feeling as fit as before he sustained his injury, with the defender likely to feature in the Manchester United line up against Reading this weekend.

The UCI have set up an independent panel has been set up which will include British Paralympic legend Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, to investigate the Lance Armstrong affair.

Former West Ham United manager Avram Grant says he is unsurprised at the anti-Semitic chants Hammers supporters' allegedly directed towards rival Tottenham Hotspur fans

As Arsenal prepare to face Swansea this weekend, Per Mertesacker says he is looking forward to playing the side he made his debut against for the Gunners.

The last time Liverpool played against the Saints was in December 2004 with the Reds being victorious.

Two Roma fans have been banned from attending any sporting events in Italy for five years, Italian police have confirmed, after a planned attack on Tottenham fans left two English supporters with serious injuries.

Chelsea have reportedly targetted Brazilian forward Taison as the man to replace Spanish striker Fernando Torres

Freddie Flintoff has revealed how much he missed being a part of professional sport, with the former England cricketer finding focus again in a sensational career change to boxing.

Arsene Wenger has criticised former Spanish and European champions Barcelona for being overly reliant on Lionel Messi

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic could return to first-team for the Champions League group match against CFR Cluj

Croatian international Luka Modric calls former Tottenham team mate Gareth Bale to join him at Real Madrid

Owen Farrell believes Chris Robshaw is still worthy of the captaincy for England, despite the skipper making a huge error against South Africa that could have cost his side the game.

New QPR boss Harry Redknapp is reportedly planning a move for Marseille striker Loic Remy

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers confident of signing 17 year old Raheem Sterling to long-term contract

Lucas Leiva has been confirmed in the Liverpool squad to face Southampton this weekend

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta nominated in three-man shortlist for 2012 Ballon d'Or

French second division club AS Monaco admits interest in signing David Beckham

Oriol Romeu says he wants to have a big impact on Chelsea under the new manager, with the youngster admitting last night's draw with Fulham wasn't good enough.

Sebastian Vettel will not be stripped of his world drivers' championship after the FIA confirmed his overtaking of Jean-Eric Vergne during the Brazilian Grand Prix was legitimate.

Brendan Rodgers has insisted that Raheem Sterling will likely sign a new long term deal with Liverpool

Chelsea interim manager Rafa Benitez believes the club are still in the race for the Premier League title

Manchester United pair Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, Manchester City duo Sergio Aguero and Mario Balotelli and Liverpool's Luis Suarez are among the 15 forwards nominated for selection in the FIFA FIFPro World XI.

Michel Platini wants to change the Europa League structure, but is a massive Champions League the answer? IBTimes UK thinks there are other options.

Alan Pardew has a host of problems to deal with as his Newcastle United team fail to live up to their success last season.

Happy birthday Ryan Giggs! Iconic Manchester United winger turns 39 and looks set to continue for a few more seasons