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BBC Sport | Football | Premier League | World Edition
- Man City fall to defeat at Everton
Former Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson scores his first goal for Everton as they beat league leaders Manchester City. - Tuesday football -as it happened
Premier League leaders Manchester City see their lead cut after losing to Everton with nearest challengers Manchester United and Tottenham both winning on a busy night throughout the Football League. - Man Utd 2-0 Stoke
Penalties by Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov earn Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 victory over Stoke at Old Trafford. - Swansea 1-1 Chelsea
Neil Taylor's late own-goal saves 10-man Chelsea as the Swansea City defender denied his side a famous win. - Tottenham 3-1 Wigan
Gareth Bale scores twice as Tottenham beat Wigan at White Hart Lane. - Wolves 0-3 Liverpool
Andy Carroll opens the scoring and Craig Bellamy is also on the scoresheet as Liverpool pick up a comfortable 3-0 win at Wolves. - Saha completes move to Tottenham
Steven Pienaar rejoins Everton on loan after Tottenham complete a surprise free transfer move for Everton striker Louis Saha. - Man City sign Pizarro from Roma
Chilean midfielder David Pizarro joins Manchester City on loan from Roma for the rest of the season. - Andrews secures West Brom switch
West Brom sign Keith Andrews on a free transfer from Blackburn for the remainder of the season. - Everton sign Jelavic from Rangers
Everton sign Croatian international striker Nikica Jelavic from Rangers. - Man City's Veseli joins Man Utd
Manchester United sign 19-year-old Swiss centre-back Frederic Veseli from local rivals Manchester City. - West Ham sign Man Utd's Morrison
West Ham United sign Manchester United's Ravel Morrison for an undisclosed fee. - Norwich complete deal for Bennett
Norwich City complete the signing of defender Ryan Bennett from Peterborough for an undisclosed fee. - Spurs agree to sell Pavlyuchenko
Tottenham reach an agreement with Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow over the sale of striker Roman Pavlyuchenko. - Sunderland sign Kyrgiakos on loan
Sunderland complete the signing of defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos on loan from VfL Wolfsburg until the end of the season.
BBC Sport | Football | Europe | World Edition
- Euro 2012 fixtures
Who's playing who and where in Poland and Ukraine - Euro 2012 venue guide
Stadium guide for Poland and Ukraine - Croatia team profile
BBC Sport takes a closer look at the 16 nations competing in the 2012 European Championships. - Czech Republic team profile
BBC Sport previews the Czech Republic's prospects at Euro 2012. - Denmark team profile
BBC Sport previews Denmark's prospects at Euro 2012. - Italy team profile
BBC Sport previews Italy's prospects at Euro 2012. - France team profile
Why Laurent Blanc's France will prove tough Euro opponents for England - Germany team profile
BBC Sport takes a closer look at the 16 nations competing in the 2012 European Championship. - Greece team profile
BBC Sport previews Greece's prospects at Euro 2012. - Netherlands team profile
BBC Sport previews the Netherlands' prospects at Euro 2012. - Poland team profile
BBC Sport takes a closer look at the 16 nations competing in the 2012 European Championship. - Portugal team profile
BBC Sport takes a closer look at the 16 nations competing in the 2012 European Championship. - Republic of Ireland team profile
BBC Sport previews the Republic of Ireland's prospects at Euro 2012. - Russia team profile
BBC Sport takes a closer look at the 16 nations competing in the 2012 European Championship. - Spain team profile
BBC Sport takes a closer look at the 16 nations competing in the 2012 European Championship.
- Maurer excited to join Concepcion
Earlier this week, American goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer signed with Universidad de Concepcion after a successful trial and became the only American in the Chilean Primera. - Preview: Weekend English action
Clint Dempsey and Fulham travel to play Manchester City, while Brad Friedel and Tottenham Hotspur hope to keep pace in the top half of the standings with a win over Liverpool. - Preview: Weekend German action
Alfredo Morales will earn his first Bundesliga start against Steve Cherundolo and Hannover while Preston Zimmerman's midweek hat-trick could push him into Darmstadt's lineup against Wehen. - Preview: Weekend Israeli action
Bryan Gerzicich and Kiryat Shmona will look to keep a firm grip on first place in the Israeli Premier League on Sunday when they host perennial powers Maccabi Haifa. - Weekend Mexican action
Herculez Gomez and Santos Laguna go into Week 5 on top of the table, while Jose Torres, Edgar Castillo, and Michael Orozco all sit within four points back. - Recap: Weekend Mexican action
DaMarcus Beasley got the game winner in Puebla's win over Jaguars, while Herculez Gomez's Santos Laguna knocked off Edgar Castillo and company take over at the top of the standings. - Maurer signs with Concepcion
On Tuesday, Atlanta native and former University of South Carolina goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer signed with Chilean Primera club Universidad de Concepcion. - Renken signs for Portland Timbers
After playing in the fall with Hoffenheim's U-19 team, American Charles Renken is returning to MLS where he will join the Portland Timbers of MLS. - Recap: Midweek English action
The phenomenal start to 2012 continued for Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey, the two best American players, in a full midweek set of games in England. - FA Cup 5th round draw
Sunday's FA Cup fifth round draw announcement came, and although no Americans will be pitted against each other like in the previous round, Yanks will find themselves in some tough matchups. - Diskerud heads to Gent on loan
Yesterday YA confirmed that Mix Diskerud was in negotiations with Gent, today the Belgian club has acquired the US U-23 midfielder on loan. - Recap: M. Tel Aviv 1-1 Kiryat Shmona
After being reduced to 10 men in the second half, Israeli league leaders tried to hang on to a slim lead but conceded a late equalizer to Maccabi Tel Aviv. - Recap: Weekend Dutch action
Jozy Altidore saw a half of action as AZ's loss at Roda dropped them to third place while Charles Kazlauskas and Helmond continued their strong start to 2012. - Recap: Chievo Verona 0 - 3 Lazio
Michael Bradley was in the starting lineup for Chievo's game against Lazio on Sunday, however a late collapse after his 74th minute exit saw a narrow deficit turn into an embarrassing home loss. - Recap: Weekend Portuguese action
Oguchi Onyewu two goals against Beira-Mar powered Sporting to their first win of 2012, while Caleb Patteron-Sewell had the toughest day of his Portuguese career in a crushing defeat to Estoril.
- Earthquakes sign Colombian midfielder Moreno (AP)
The San Jose Earthquakes have signed well-traveled Colombian midfielder Tressor Moreno to a contract pending him acquiring his visa. The team announced the move Thursday. The 33-year-old Moreno has appeared in matches for teams in Colombia, France, Chile, Mexico and Peru, while also making a number of appearances for the Colombian national team. - Buddle returns to Galaxy after a year in Germany (AP)
Edson Buddle returned to the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday after a year in the German second division, adding yet another scoring talent to the defending MLS champions' star-studded roster. The 30-year-old American forward re-signed with the Galaxy one day after his contract was terminated by Ingolstadt. - Union trade Le Toux to Whitecaps (AP)
The Philadelphia Union have traded Sebastien Le Toux to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for allocation money. Per MLS and club policies, the terms of Tuesday's trade were not disclosed. Le Toux was selected by the Union in the 2009 MLS expansion draft and quickly became the most productive offensive player on the team, scoring 14 goals with 11 assists in 2010. - Red Bulls re-sign midfielder Joel Lindpere (AP)
Midfielder Joel Lindpere has signed a new multi-year contract with the New York Red Bulls. The MLS team announced the signing on Tuesday. Lindpere was the team's 2010 most valuable player. He started a franchise-record 34 regular season games this past season, a franchise record. Red Bulls general manager Erik Soler said the team wanted to reward Lindpere to recognize his efforts.
- New Content in January
A number of new articles were added to the World Soccer site in January. Earlier in January I wrote a tips piece for goalkeepers and profiled perhaps the best of the bunch - Iker Casillas. I also looked at Africa Cup of Nations frontrunners Ivory Coast and the format of the competition. Arsenal came from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in the FA Cup on Sunday and there is a Gunners theme as I profile manager Arsene Wenger and look at his team formation. I also profiled Switzerland manager Ottmar Hitzfeld and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Michael Ballack.
New Content in January originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 07:00:25.
- Mourinho-Ramos Transcript
There has been speculation this week that Jose Mourinho will leave his post as Real Madrid coach in the summer.
The players were said to be unhappy at Mourinho's selections in the 2-1 defeat to Barcelona last week, and in front of a combination of nine players and staff, the Portuguese tactician accused defender Sergio Ramos of undermining him in a post match interview with journalists. The exchange was heated to say the least.
Mourinho-Ramos Transcript originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 14:16:48.
- Pepe Conduct Out of Control
Pepe enhanced his reputation as one of soccer's biggest nutcases on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey clash against Barcelona.
In the 69th minute of Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat at the Bernabeu, the Portugal international deliberately stamped on the hand of Lionel Messi while he was lying on the ground. He had already been yellow carded and had referee Cesar Muniz Fernandez spotted it, a red would undoubtedly have followed.
Pepe Conduct Out of Control originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 12:08:41.
- Inter Back In Title Picture
Inter Milan must be considered genuine title contenders once again after their 1-0 victory over neighbors AC Milan in Sunday's derby.
Diego Milito scored the only goal of the game with a clinical left-footed finish after a mis-kick from Ignazio Abate in the 54th minute at San Siro.
Inter Back In Title Picture originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 17:41:06.
- Fantasy Premier League Tips: Africa Cup Of Nations Departures
A number of players are leaving their Premier League clubs to play for their national teams at the Africa Cup of Nations.
This means that Fantasy Premier League managers will have to undertake a reshuffle. With the likes of Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa not having qualified for the finals, the Premier League has not been hit as badly as in previous years, but managers will still need to make changes.
Fantasy Premier League Tips: Africa Cup Of Nations Departures originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 10:27:05.
- Henry Lights Up The Emirates
The most creative Hollywood writer would have struggled to produce a better script.
With Arsenal drawing 0-0 against Leeds United in a lackluster third round FA Cup tie at the Emirates Stadium, Arsene Wenger makes a double substitution, replacing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Marouane Chamakh with Theo Walcott and a certain Thierry Henry, making his first appearance since joining from the New York Red Bulls on loan.
The rapturous reception this Premier League legend received after entering the fray on 68 minutes was nothing compared to the one he got 10 minutes later as he latched onto an Alex Song through-ball, controlled, and dispatched a cool low finish beyond Andy Lonergan in the Leeds goal.
Henry Lights Up The Emirates originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Monday, January 9th, 2012 at 18:37:59.
- Hat-Trick For Messi
Lionel Messi collected the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for a third consecutive year on Monday.
2011 was another stellar year for the Argentinean, who helped Barcelona retain their Liga title, win the Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Hat-Trick For Messi originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Monday, January 9th, 2012 at 18:04:17.
- Howard Scores, Miserable Night For Former Club
The hectic schedule of festive Premier League matches came to a close on Wednesday night with two highly significant results.
Everton's US goalkeeper Tim Howard scored from his own half, but could not prevent his side going down to a 2-1 home defeat to relegation threatened Bolton. Meanwhile his former club Manchester United were being terrorized by Demba Ba in a comprehensive 3-0 reverse at Newcastle.
Howard Scores, Miserable Night For Former Club originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, January 5th, 2012 at 04:52:21.
- Arsenal Make Henry Offer
Arsenal have offered a two-month contract to their former striker Thierry Henry, according to The Daily Mail.
The 34-year-old, who scored 15 goals for the New York Red Bulls last season, has been training with the Gunners in London.
Arsenal will lose forwards Gervinho and Marouane Chamakh to the African Cup of Nations, which kicks off on January 21, with Arsene Wenger lacking alternatives to top scorer Robin van Persie.
Arsenal Make Henry Offer originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 at 08:04:45.
- New Content This Month
Season's Greetings. A number of new articles have been added to the World Soccer site over the last month.
Earlier in December I looked at 10 of the greatest players ever to grace the sport and the best free kick takers currently playing.
New Content This Month originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Monday, December 26th, 2011 at 06:23:20.
- Only Three Days Late! My World Cup Picks
HERE WE go again. A fluctuating extreme of emotions, ecstasy, agony and sublime goals. A brave new World Cup. It arrives tomorrow when the ball is kicked off in the opening tilt between the always lovable co-hosts, Germany, and Group-A cannon-fodder Costa Rica. That's right, a snoozer. A nice table-setter of sorts - we need [...] - The Beautiful Community
WSJournal Article From Yours Truly — Tour of Soccer Net: In which I pick my five favorite blogs about the World Cup, and chatter on about the endless cyber-chances to immerse yourself in the world of futebol. The quick rundown: Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life http://futebolthebrazilianwayoflife.com/ Guardian Unlimited: World Cup blog http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/worldcup06/ Davies' World Cup Diary http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=davies/060601 Road to the [...] - The Match of the Season
HERE it is - the football world's dream final for the Champions League, the classic you've been waiting for, on air at a saloon near you Wednesday night. That is my cue to wake up and smell the competition Carlsberg. I reckon I'd better get busy snapping this stale site back into action. The coming [...] - Just Under the Wire!
My lousy Champions League picks: Remember I thought AC Milan would win the Cup last season. Without further ado: - Home Again
Well, I'm back in Gotham again after a spell in sun-splashed Brazil. We spent much of our time in the missus's hometown of Parnaiba in the northeastern state of Piaui, an amiable, low-key place. We visited scores of breathtaking beaches and so many family relatives to count (though the digital recorded them all), which was [...] - Phew! No More Boring Bolton
It's back to the best of club football at last following the dark and dreary months without the old Big Cup. Gone are those numbingly dull EPL bottom-feeder matches on FSW and BACK are the real euro stars. We've got all the makings of a football feast; you can hear it bubbling in the pot. [...]