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Manchester United made an offer to sign Lionel Messi last summer but the Barcelona star said no to the proposal.

Arsene Wenger warns his side an average performance against Napoli will not be good enough.

David De Gea requests more patience for David Moyes as the Sir Alex Ferguson retirement has been a very big change for United.

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is turning down requests for contract extension talks.

Pakistan take on Sir Lanka in the first T20 in Dubai.

Christian Eriksen has returned to training for Tottenham as he continues to recover from an ankle injury

David Moyes admits he gave the Manchester United squad a spray at half time against Shakhtar Donetsk

Reports in the German press suggest a swap deal involving Chelsea's Kevin De Bruyne and Schalke's Julian Draxler could be on the cards.

Former Stoke manager Mick Mills accused of 'turning blind eye' to punishment rituals.

Martin Kelly says he's close to being back to his best and will take any opportunity to impress for Liverpool

Manchester City are keen to make a bid for Barcelona centre-back Gerard Pique.

Andre Villas-Boas is keen to send Erik Lamela on loan to Atletico Madrid in the next transfer market.

Gonzalo Higuain says he chose a move to Napoli over Arsenal because the side made it clear they wanted him

Chelsea face Steaua Bucharest in the final round of matches of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

South Africa host India in the third and final ODI at Centurion.

Wiggins won gold at the London Olympics and won the Tour de France.

Manchester United and Manchester City play their final matches in the Champions League group stages

Simon Mignolet doesn't believe the club's woeful defensive record is down to constant change in the Liverpool back line.

Real Betis are considering signing John Guidetti on loan until the end of the season.

Jordan Henderson will join Steven Gerrard on the sidelines this weekend with the Liverpool midfielder sustaining an ankle injury

Reports suggest Jermain Defoe will stay at Tottenham unless the club can sign Manchester United's Javier Hernandez.

Olivier Giroud says he always wants to play for Arsenal but understands why he needs to be rested

Tony Sanabria has decided to quit Barcelona and he is set to move to Rome despite Arsenal interest.

Criminal record of former world heavyweight boxing champion to blame for ban.

Andre Villas-Boas will have more reason to consider purchasing defensive players in January with Jan Vertonghen out for up to five weeks

Manchester United take on Shakhtar Donetsk at Old Trafford in the final group game of the Champions League.

Bayern Munich host Manchester City at the Allianz Arena in the last group game of the Champions league.

If David Moyes thought the summer transfer window was a frustrating start as Manchester United boss, January presents an entirely different challenge for the Scot.

Paul Pogba has said that he left Manchester United because Sir Alex Ferguson did not give him enough chances to play.