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Premier League referee Howard Webb has warned players that simulating injury could endanger the lives of football players.

Nicklas Bendtner has refused to speculate over his future after the summer, with the Arsenal striker insisting he'll wait until after the Euros to come to a final decision.

Dutch forward Arjen Robben has been asked by his Holland teammates to think about his future at the Allianz Arena following incidents of the 28 year old forward being booed by the German club's fans during Bayern Munich friendly clash with Oranje.

Sir Alex Ferguson will leave Manchester United as manager at the end of the 2012/13 season, according to Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan.

UEFA president Michel Platini says the governing body will consider altering the rule that saw Tottenham Hotspur miss out on Champions league qualification at the expense of Chelsea.

Tottenham's failure to qualify for the Champions League next season could see them miss out on Brazilian striker Leandro Damiao, despite speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League.

Roberto Martinez must make a decision on the Liverpool job after his holiday, according to Dave Whelan

Chelsea, after confirming the departure of their star striker Didier Drogba, have reportedly also asked Portuguese defender José Bosingwa and Ivorian forward Salomon Kalou, who have both run out of contract, to leave Stamford Bridge this summer, according to The Telegraph.

Robin van Persie is not just needed at Arsenal for his goal-scoring abilities, according to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, with the youngster insisting the skipper provides a great deal of support off the pitch as well.

Olympic athlete Lolo Jones revealed in an interview that being virgin is "harder than training for the Olympics".

From Robin van Persie's sublime volley against Everton, to Papiss Cisse's wonder strike at Stamford Bridge, IBTimes Sport reviews the goal of the season contenders.

Does Didier Drogba's impact on the English game match the contribution of Thierry Henry?

Alan Shearer believes that Andy Carroll has shown what he is capable of at Liverpool this season, and the former England international believes the striker will show the Reds that he was worth every cent of the £35m transfer fee next season.

Chelsea have been linked with FC Porto's Hulk, Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao and Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain as potential replacements for outbound Didier Drogba

Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay has revealed the club are targeting a raft of new signings in the summer transfer window.

Roy Keane insists that he would have chosen Rio Ferdinand and John Terry to be in the England squad, after Roy Hodgson left the Manchester United defender claiming 'footballing reasons' as a justification.

Joel Campbell has insisted that he will work hard to get into the Arsenal first team next year, with the 19 year old aiming to use his time at Lorient to break into the side.

Roberto Mancini dismisses any notion of a bid for AC Milan's Thiago Silva, while there are reports Manchester City have launched a £25mn bid for Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martinez

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard remains adamant he can continue playing at the highest level for both club and country for a number of years to come.

Dirk Kuyt has revealed that although he is considering offers from numerous clubs, the winger is will stay at Liverpool if the new manager can promise him more game time.

McLaren and Ferrari discuss Pirelli tyre performance and Martin Whitmarsh admits to frustrating season so far for Lewis Hamilton

The futures of Tottenham stars Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor are all up in the air

Chelsea interim manager Roberto Di Matteo, who seems to have grown sick of his uncertain future at Stamford Bridge, says that he will quit the Blues unless he is offered a permanent contract by club owner Roman Abramovich, according to a Sun report.

Queens Park Rangers skipper Joey Barton will probably be not playing for the Hoops first team next season after he was slapped with a record breaking 12 match ban following his poor conduct during his team's final Premier League clash (of the season) against Manchester City.

Spanish star striker Fernando Torres, who had earlier hinted at leaving Chelsea due to his "starting" frustrations, has been given assurance by the Blues chief executive Ron Gourlay that he will be leading the European Cup's Champions' attack next season, according to an ESPN report.

World No. 2 Luke Donald insists returning to the top of the world rankings is not his priority at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth this week.

Andre Villas-Boas' agent has addressed the rumours linking the former Chelsea manager with a move to Liverpool and Roma, insisting that he is only going to yes to a side that is a perfect fit.

Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre believes the club are close to a decision regarding whether they leave Anfield.

The Spaniard, who became the highest-scoring midfielder in La Liga by netting 17 times, has reportedly been on the Red Devils' radar for some time.