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Primera Division: Sevilla on track

2009-11-09T12:48:00Z

Sevilla maintained their pursuit of Barcelona and Real Madrid with a hard-fought 3-2 win against Villarreal

Primera Division: Barcelona bounce back

2009-10-26T12:01:56Z

A hat-trick from Seydou Keita helped Barcelona on their way to a 6-1 rout of Real Zaragoza as the defending champions regained their three-point lead at the top of the Primera Division

Struggling big guns give us hope of winning World Cup, says Wayne Rooney

2009-10-08T13:43:53Z

Wayne Rooney is thrilled to see Argentina and France struggling to qualify for the World Cup as he believes it gives England a better chance of winning the trophy

Spain star David Villa tells Chelsea he's not interested

2009-07-29T08:17:16Z

David Villa has told Chelsea he will not quit Valencia this summer and is happy to remain in Spain

Spain beat Iraq to notch up win number two

2009-06-18T09:33:28Z

Football: Spain secured their spot in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup and continued their remarkable unbeaten run after easing past Iraq 1-0 in Bloemfontein

Barcelona reveal David Villa talks

2009-06-15T07:29:04Z

Football: Barcelona have admitted holding "open talks" with Valencia over Spain striker David Villa

Real Madrid vow to spend more as Gael Clichy is targeted

2009-06-12T08:23:07Z

Football: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has justified his outrageous outlay on Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka as he set his sights on luring Arsenal�s Gael Clichy to the Bernabeu

Chelsea not in for David Villa

2009-06-11T14:56:36Z

Football: Chelsea insist they have not made a bid for Real Madrid-bound Valencia striker David Villa

Crisis in Spain aids Chelsea's David Villa bid

2009-06-05T08:19:00Z

Football: Chelsea's hopes of signing Valencia striker David Villa grew last night after the Spanish club's president Vicente Soriano resigned over their cash crisis

Real Madrid are planning to wreck Chelsea�s Franck Ribery bid

2009-06-05T13:47:17Z

Football: Chelsea's hopes of signing Franck Ribery suffered a huge blow today after Real Madrid entered the race for the Bayern Munich midfielder.

Frank Lampard: We should be turning local lads into stars

2009-06-04T08:19:43Z

Football: Frank Lampard has urged Chelsea's hierarchy to turn their attention to signing local talent as they prepare to spend millions more on superstars

Milan chief insists Kaka�s got no chance of Chelsea move

2009-06-04T08:28:55Z

Football: Chelsea's hopes of signing Kaka have suffered a major blow after AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani ruled out any chance of the player moving to Stamford Bridge

Sporting Miscellanies

2009-06-02T15:50:20Z

Football: Mystery enshrouds the boos that serenaded Kofi Annan at the FA Cup final

Chelsea step up bids for Franck Ribery and David Villa

2009-06-01T07:18:38Z

Football: David Villa and Franck Ribery are being lined-up by Chelsea to be Carlo Ancelotti�s first signings when the Italian takes charge at Stamford Bridge

Carlo Ancelotti agrees �19m deal and vows to win Champions League

2009-06-01T09:32:05Z

Football: Carlo Ancelotti has been confirmed as Chelsea�s new manager, and the Italian immediately revealed his principle aim is to realise �the dream� of bringing the Champions League title to Stamford Bridge

Wake-up call for Fabio's men after Seville siesta

2009-02-12T09:30:21Z

Football: However much we�ve improved under Fabio Capello, a giant chasm exists between us and the planet�s finest teams

Capello feels pain in Spain

2009-02-12T10:20:45Z

Football: David Beckham may have equalled Bobby Moore's record of 108 caps for his country, but on this performance the current England team have a long way to go before he can dream of matching the legend's feat of lifting the World Cup

Santa Cruz is set for City at start of club's �250m spree

2008-12-12T10:07:33Z

Manchester City will begin an anticipated �250million spending spree by signing Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz

Ramos to capture Corluka and ease defensive headache

2008-08-05T12:32:25Z

Arrival of versatile Manchester City defender in �7million deal will give the head coach much-needed cover at the back

Big-spending Spurs eye late bid for Villa

2008-08-04T15:24:29Z

Tottenham hope for three more signings before season starts, taking their summer spending closer to �100million

Benitez sets his sights on Spain's Villa

2008-07-09T11:44:35Z

Liverpool boss has targeted Spain striker David Villa as a replacement for Peter Crouch

Deco deal kicks off Scolari era at Chelsea

2008-07-01T10:26:29Z

Luis Felipe Scolari officially starts his Chelsea reign, and if his first statement of intent is anything to go by, then major trophies should soon be heading back to Stamford Bridge.

Spanish seek world domination

2008-06-30T11:44:18Z

After conquering Europe in style, the new champions can look to the World Cup in two years' time with confidence.

I'm sorry, Germany, but proper justice was served

2008-06-30T11:19:33Z

The German side took a beating - such a savage and sustained hiding, in fact, that Matthew Norman can't recall so absolutely one-sided a tournament final.

Fabulous Fabregas sets up a capital clash

2008-06-27T07:45:26Z

Gunner's cameo takes Spain to the final where he'll face a familiar foe in Michael Ballack

Arsenal's misery inspires Fabregas

2008-06-27T08:36:01Z

Cesc Fabregas vows to lead Spain to European glory to exorcise the memory of his Champions League Final nightmare with Arsenal

Chelsea's interest in Ribery on hold over injury fear

2008-06-18T08:03:33Z

France star looked in agony when he went down clutching the lower part of his left leg

Chelsea given warning over Villa

2008-06-16T08:01:20Z

Valencia today told Chelsea they are not prepared to lose Spain striker David Villa without a fight

Blues' dream Villa has �25m price tag

2008-06-11T09:27:27Z

Spanish striker fired a hat-trick to boost his chances of a �25million move to Chelsea

Blues make Drogba wait for Milan move

2008-06-09T15:04:40Z

Ivory Coast striker's switch on hold as Chelsea step up search for replacement