Football

Newcastle United, third from bottom, have been one of top spenders with £29 million

Valencia coach says he and his players can't wait for Wednesday night match against Blaugrana

Barcelona star striker led his side to 2014 World Cup final

Russian international made just six appearances for Los Blancos this season

Midfielder awaiting results of trial with Maltese club

Carlos Bacca and M’Baye Niang hit second-half goals as Milan ended their long wait to celebrate victory in city derby

National champions looking to add depth in defensive third

Portuguese hails manager’s impact after scoring hat-trick in 6-0 win over Espanyol

Liverpool one of two teams to have defeated league-leaders Leicester this season

Out of respect for Manuel Pellegrini and the players, the club wishes to make its decision public

Victory moves Los Blancos just a point behind city rivals Athletico Madrid

Public prosecutors filed for action to be taken against all parties

Murtaza idolises Argentine soccer star but jersey of his favourite player is beyond means of his poor family in Ghazni

Blues remain unbeaten under interim manager Guus Hiddink

35-year-old is most successful captain in club's history

Chilean scored winner in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Burnley.

Victory takes Barca three points clear at the top of the table and seven points clear of third-placed Real Madrid

Photos of Murtaza Ahmadi wearing the improvised shirt, with Messi's named scrawled in marker pen, went round the world

Dutch Manager's EPL side beat Derby County 3-1 to enter last 16

Burnley likely to be in defiant mood as they look to upset defending champions

Sides claim no ‘unauthorised tournament’ has been specified

The Serb was granted his release from Inter Milan earlier this month after an injury-plagued 18-month stint in Italy

Derby will go into the game on the back of a heavy 4-1 loss to Championship promotion rivals Burnley

Third-placed Real Madrid host Espanyol on Sunday

The Belgian international will miss the League Cup final and Champions League round-of-16 tie

The decision confirmed the Brazilian financial authorities sanction handed down originally in 2012

Los Che join holders Barcelona, Sevilla and Celta Vigo to complete the semi-final line-up of the Copa del Rey

City manager says he is optimistic the Belgian international will not be out for the rest of the season

Paulo Dybala wrapped up the win with a superb sweeping shot six minutes from time

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini says his team deserve to be in the final

Liverpool host West Ham United, while Manchester City visit Aston Villa on Saturday

Strikes from Guidetti and Hernandez hand Galicians a place in the semi-finals

Tournament to end year-long national football drought in the country

Liverpool manager delighted after Reds defeat Stoke on penalties to reach final

According to reports the Chinese side agreed to pay about 25 million British pounds for the midfielder

Pay-rise makes him by far the highest-paid footballer in France

Liverpool beat Stoke 6-5 on penalty shootout to book a spot in the final

Manuel Pellegrini's side lost first-leg 2-1 at Goodison Park

CONMEBOL's headquarters hosts football chiefs from 10 countries who will choose a new leader

An old, rusted traffic light post fell before his vehicle in Kerala

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid now lead Real by four points

Everton and Manchester City meet at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday with the visitors in pole position

Gunners manager dismiss suggestions that his side has a mental block regarding London rivals

Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri says he would not exchange the Argentine with Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski

The greenlight for GLT was given the final nod, with the technology to be introduced at Euro 2016

Adam Lallana’s strike deep into stoppage time gave Liverpool a 5-4 win over Norwich City

Gunners can cement top spot with win as Blues continue to struggle this season

The English striker had not scored for seven matches but slid home his 16th goal of the season from a tight angle

The German's spectacles were knocked from his nose when Lallana ran over to celebrate with him on the touchline

Third place Manchester City will face West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday