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All the latest news, gossip and rumours from Arsenal. Arsenal's hopes of keeping captain Robin van Persie at the Emirates were dealt a fresh blow Wednesday with reports that Real Madrid are considering a £30m bid for the striker. Wenger is still keen on bringing a new central midfielder to the club, with French-based duo Yoan Gourcuff and Yann M'Villa under consideration, in addition to Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze.

England rose one place to seventh in this month's FIFA rankings, after they secured automatic qualification for next summer's European Championships.

UEFA Champions League: Chelsea v Genk Preview. Fernando Torres could return for Chelsea's home Champions League match with Genk, as the home side look to continue their solid start in Group E Wednesday night.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 19 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

UEFA Champions League: Marseille v Arsenal Preview & Team News. A happy, united Arsenal will look to leapfrog Marseille into top spot in Group F when they face the French side in the Stade Velodrome Wednesday night.

UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon [Match Highlights and Goals]. An imperious Real Madrid swept aside Lyon to record their third straight victory and leaving them poised to secure qualification for the knock-out phase.

UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon [Match Highlights and Goals]. An imperious Real Madrid swept aside Lyon to record their third straight victory and leaving them poised to secure qualification for the knock-out phase.

UEFA Champions League: Otelul Galati 0-2 Man Utd [Match Highlights and Goals]. Wayne Rooney scored two penalties as Manchester United secured a hard-fought 2-0 win over Otelul Galati in Bucharest, Tuesday.

Live online/TV coverage: In the U.K., Sky Sports 2 will show live coverage and highlights from 1900. Live commentary is also available on BBC Radio 5 Live. In the U.S., Fox Sports will show the match from 1430 ET.

Watch live online coverage of Manchester City v Villarreal at the Etihad Stadium live at 1930 BST. Kick Off is at 1945 BST.

All the latest team news and views ahead of Man City's 2011 Champions League Group A fixture against Villarreal. Manchester City will look to a fit-again Sergio Aguero to kick-start their debut Champions League campaign when they welcome Villarreal to the Etihad Stadium Tuesday.

All the latest team news and views ahead of Man Utd's 2011 Champions League Group C fixture against Otelul Galati. Manchester United will hope to record their first win of a stuttering Champions League Group C campaign as Sir Alex Ferguson's side travel to Otelul Galati Tuesday.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 18 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

All the latest news, rumours and gossip from Arsenal. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he will consider bringing in new players in January should his side's current slump continue. Reports in this weekend's papers saw renewed speculation surrounding the future of Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.

La Liga Round-Up: Lionel Messi and Gonzalo Higuain Star as Real Madrid and Barcelona Run Riot, Match Highlights & Goals. Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona eased to a straightforward 3-0 win over Racing Santander at the Nou Camp Saturday. Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain netted his third hat-trick in four matches as Real hammered Betis 4-1 at the Bernabeu.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 17 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Liverpool's Luis Suarez has strongly denied using racially abusive language against Manchester United's Patrice Evra during Saturday's draw at Anfield.

Premier League: Arsenal 2-1 Sunderland. Robin van Persie snatched a late winner for Arsenal as they beat Sunderland 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal v Sunderland. Live online/TV coverage: In the U.K., Sky Sports will show live coverage from 1300 while Match of the Day will broadcast a comprehensive highlights program on Saturday and Sunday nights, full details are available on the BBC Web site. In the U.S., Fox Sports and ESPN share the rights for Premier League coverage, check the individual web sites for further details. In Australia, Fox Sports has the exclusive rights to the entire EPL season, while in New Zealand, Sky TV will br...

Premier League: Liverpool 1-1 Man Utd. Manchester United extended their unbeaten start to the season with a hard-fought draw at Anfield.

Live online/TV coverage. In the U.K., ESPN will show live coverage from 1630 while Match of the Day will broadcast a comprehensive highlights program on Saturday and Sunday nights, full details are available on the BBC Web site. In the U.S., Fox Sports will start its coverage from 1230 EDT. In Australia, Fox Sports has the exclusive rights to the entire EPL season, while in New Zealand, Sky TV will broadcast a selection of live games.

Javier Hernandez scored a late header to resuce a point for United at Anfield, as the defending champions extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool.

Live online TV Coverage: In the U.K., Sky Sports2 will show live coverage from 1200 while Match of the Day will broadcast a comprehensive highlights program on Saturday and Sunday nights, full details are available on the BBC Web site. In the U.S., ESPN3 will start its coverage from 0740 EDT. In Australia, Fox Sports has the exclusive rights to the entire EPL season, while in New Zealand, Sky TV will broadcast a selection of live games. Indian fans will have to contend with ESPN Star's covera...

Watch live online coverage of Liverpool v Manchester United from Anfield live at 1200 BST. Kick Off is at 1245 BST.

Arsenal v Sunderland: Premier League Preview. Arsenal will hope to put their dismal start to the season behind them against fellow strugglers Sunderland on Sunday.

Chelsea will be hoping to continue their excellent home record when they entertain Everton in Saturday's late kick-off.

Liverpool v Man Utd: Premier League Preview. Manchester United's unbeaten record will be severely tested when they travel to Anfield in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 14 October, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

England striker Wayne Rooney has been handed a Three-match suspension for his dismissal against Montenegro.