Luis Suarez is preparing to run the Old Trafford gauntlet when the Liverpool striker faces Manchester United for the first time since his ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra. The Uruguayan returned from his eight-match suspension when he appeared as a substitute against Tottenham on Monday but is expected to start for the Reds in [...]

Despite Real Madrid’s seven-point lead in La Liga, Barcelona defender Gerard Pique says that the title race is not over and they will fight to the end and make it as difficult as possible for their bitter rivals. While the Catalan side have come out on top when they have faced Real so far this [...]

Brazilian side Inter beat Peru’s Juan Aurich 2-0 in their debut in the Copa Libertadores’ group stage on Thursday. Midfielder Oscar opened the scoring for the Brazilians, ignoring the continued claims of Sao Paulo that he is still contracted to them. In the 24th minute Oscar passed to Leandro Damiao and received the return ball [...]

Defending Italian champions AC Milan begin a crucial phase of their season when they travel to fourth-placed Udinese this weekend. Star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic starts a three-match ban on Saturday in a period when second-placed Milan must play two other top-four teams. Following their trip to Udine, Milan will host Cesena and leaders Juve in [...]

The Coppa Carnevale 2012, the prestigious youth tournament held annually in the Italian city of Viareggio was officially opened today by AS Gubbio star Simone Farina. The defender was given the honour of reading out the traditional Giuramento (Oath) that signals the start of the tournament, now in its 64th edition. 30-year-old Farina shot to [...]

Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal should be positive as they enter the defining period of their season. The Gunners head to Sunderland tomorrow looking to keep up with fourth-placed Chelsea, the gap now just three points following last weekend’s results, which saw Wenger’s men beat Blackburn Rovers 7-1 while the Blues were held to a 3-3 [...]

Liverpool’s recent success over Manchester United will give the players encouragement ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Old Trafford, according to manager Kenny Dalglish. But the Scot has warned they will have to earn victory in exactly the same manner as they did in the 2-1 win at Anfield a fortnight ago. Dalglish’s first match on [...]

In the second and final part of an extended exclusive interview with FIFA.com, Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella spoke frankly about a range of burning issues. Discussing the external pressures impacting on the game, the demands of coaching a star-studded squad and the task of taking the national side back to the top again, the former [...]

Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene says he is not losing any sleep about sparring with Côte d’Ivoire’s feared striker Didier Drogba in Sunday’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations final. Mweene is Zambia’s last line of defence against a Drogba-led Ivorian attack that has already scored nine times at the 2012 edition in their five-match unbeaten run [...]

Bayern Munich defender Breno underwent surgery yesterday at a clinic in Augsburg after he suffered a recurrence of inflammation in his right knee, the Bundesliga outfit have announced. “We can’t say for some time how long Breno will be unavailable,” club doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt said on the club’s website. The 22-year-old Brazilian has only played [...]