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Italian Serie A side AC Milan teach English Premier League club Arsenal a thing or two, after comfortably beating them 4-0 in the first leg of their Round of 16 Champions League match.

Businessman Shaun O’Brien sells his land in square foot plots to block Man City expansion plans.

Frank de Boer has admitted Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is capable of doing "stupid things" in the aftermath of his refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra.

England have confirmed that Chris Robshaw will captain the side for the rest of the Six Nations, with Stuart Lancaster insisting the 25 year old has what it takes to get the team on track for glory again.

Michael Ballack has confirmed that he is in talks with MLS side New York Red Bulls over a possible deal, with the former Chelsea midfielder considering his options with his contract running down.

Lionel Messi has lauded the performance of his Barcelona teammates after the European champions took a giant step towards qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals with a win over Bayer Leverkusen.

Rangers Football Club, the most successful in the history of Scottish football, has been forced to file for bankruptcy protection following their financial woes.

Ally McCoist is planning to fight to take Rangers back to their glory days, but the manager has admitted that the events over the last few days have been very disappointing for the Scottish giants.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident his side can defeat AC Milan and advance into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Arsene Wenger believes that both Robin van Persie and Thierry Henry will have extra motivations to score against AC Milan tonight, with the pair currently harbouring personal goals to show they can shine on the Champions League stage.

Andre Villas-Boas needs more time at Chelsea to show what he can do as a manager, according to Porto chairman Nuno Pinto da Costa, but he did hint that the 33 year old could make the move to Inter Milan if the Blues do lose patience and decide to make yet another managerial sacking.

Olympics Games opening ceremony features legendary Stones, says Ronnie Wood, along with Adele, Paul McCartney and Underworld.

West Ham United's Ravel Morrison has been charged by the FA after the midfielder posted 'homophobic' remarks on his Twitter page.

Paul Pogba claims he is finding the positives to being left on the bench for Manchester United, all but quashing speculation that he may leave the club in the summer for greener pastures as his contract runs down.

Arsenal legend Denis Bergkamp does not believe Arsene Wenger is to blame for the club's recent trophy drought but suggested the current side lack the winning mentality to compete with Manchester United and Manchester City.

Manchester United transfer news: Mehdi Benatia says playing at Old Trafford would be a dream come true

Barcelona came one step closer to making it to the Champions League quarter-finals after they claimed an easy 3-1 victory over German club Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Round of 16 match on Tuesday.

Ryan Giggs has admitted he is concerned about the possibility of retiring too early and making sure he leaves on a high, as the 38 year old takes in the fact that he has signed a one year extension at Manchester United.

Scottish Premier club tax fight sees them docked 10 points after entering administration.

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Jack Wilshere could make a return as early as within the next month, as the midfielder continues to recover from an ankle injury.

The stats are widely in favour of Robin van Persie to fire Arsenal past AC Milan on Wednesday night, despite Serie A strikeforce Zlatan Ibrahimovic having scored in four consecutive European appearances.

The One Day International between Sri Lanka and India, in the ongoing tri-series also involving Australia, ended in a tie.

Joshua Cryer tells magistrates he did not tweet racial abuse of former England striker.

Harry Redknapp looked particularly chuffed at White Hart Lane on Saturday night, as Tottenham fans chanted for the manager to stay despite strong links to the England job.

Javier Hernandez says he isn't heading to Amsterdam to take away a draw, with Manchester United currently preparing for their match-up with Ajax in the Europa League.

Alastair Cook is looking towards the positives after a successful one day match with Pakistan, as the England side begin to erase some disappointing recent results.

West Ham's budding star defends 'homophobic' tweet as response to racial abuse.

Carlos Tevez has insisted that he was treated like a dog at Manchester City, but still wants to make a return to the club this week, as Gary Neville offers some insight into the striker's time at Manchester United.

Tottenham transfer news: Eden Hazard says a transfer to White Hart Lane is pending