FIFA bans two players over doping
 Liberian footballer Melvin King has been banned for five months after submitting a positive doping test at a World Cup qualifying match earlier this year, the ruling body FIFA said on Thursday. King tested positive for a glucocorticoid at a June 21 qualifier with Senegal and didn't have a therapeutic use exemption for the substance....

FIFA bans two players over doping

Villarreal next to try their luck against Barcelona
Three weeks ago, Sevilla tried to bring Barcelona down to earth - and were hammered 3-0 at home. Two weeks ago, Valencia tried to do the same - and crashed 4-0 in the Camp Nou. Last Saturday came the turn of Real Madrid - who lost 2-0 in the Catalan capital. All of which has prompted the following question in Spain: is there any...

Villarreal next to try their luck against Barcelona

Spain finish the year top of the FIFA rankings
  European champions Spain remain top of the world football rankings issued Wednesday by the world governing body FIFA while Turkey jumped three places to move into the top 10. Spain finish 2008 well clear of Euro 2008 finalists Germany while the Netherlands leapfrog World Champions Italy into third spot. Brazil remain fifth,...

Spain finish the year top of the FIFA rankings

Real Madrid about to sign Lassana Diarra from Portsmouth
Struggling Spanish giants Real Madrid are about to sign Lassana Diarra from Premier League club Portsmouth, according to news reports on Tuesday. The AS and Marca sports dailies said on their websites that Real are prepared to pay up to 10 million euros (13.50 million dollars) for the French international. Diarra, 23, who has...

Real Madrid about to sign Lassana Diarra from Portsmouth

Benitez illness will not effect Liverpool preparation, says Lee
Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee insisted on Tuesday that manager Rafa Benitez's absence from the club this week will not hinder preparations for Sunday's crucial Premier League game against Arsenal. Lee is in charge at the frontrunners for a few days while Benitez recovers from an operation to remove kidney stones. "We...

Benitez illness will not effect Liverpool preparation, says Lee

Loew remains positive despite disharmony in German camp
Germany coach Joachim Loew has admitted to dissenting voices in the national team squad but still feels the Euro 2008 finalists can look back "positively overall" on the year. Apart from the run to the final in the summer, where they lost 1-0 to Spain, Loew also pointed to his side's confident start to the 2010 World Cup...

Loew remains positive despite disharmony in German camp

Italian football results and standings
  Results and standings in the Serie A (kick-off times in GMT). Saturday, December 13: Bolgogne 5 Torino 2 Napoli 3 Lecce 0 Sunday, December 14: Fiorentina 2 Catania 0 CFC Genua 1 Atalanta 1 Inter Milan ...

Italian football results and standings

Dutch football results and standings
Results and standings in the Dutch Eredivisie. Friday, December 12: Ajax Amsterdam 3 NAC Breda 0 Saturday, December 13: ADO Den Haag 1 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 Heerenveen 2 De Graafschap 0 Willem II Tilburg 1 NEC Nijmegen 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam ...

Dutch football results and standings

Chelsea frustrated by West Ham
  Chelsea missed the chance to go top of the Premier League on Sunday, as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by West Ham United. Craig Bellamy put West Ham ahead in the first half and although Nicolas Anelka levelled just after the break Chelsea were unable to find a winner. For manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had spent the...

Chelsea frustrated by West Ham

French football results and standings
Results and standings in the French Ligue 1 (kick-off times in GMT).   Saturday, December 13: Auxerre 1 PSG 2 Le Mans 1 Bordeaux 3 Nancy 2 Grenoble 0 Sochaux 2 Caen 2 Toulouse 3 St Etienne ...

French football results and standings

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