Arsene Wenger is at a loss to explain how Arsenal failed to win their Champions League quarter-final first leg at home to Liverpool - but he is confident his men can finish the job at Anfield next week

Leeds manager Gary McAllister has signed a new 12-month rolling contract

Manchester United have confirmed defender Nemanja Vidic has been ruled out for two or three weeks with a knee injury

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has been banned for a further two matches and fined £15,000 following his behaviour after being sent off in the game against Manchester United on March 23, the Football Association have confirmed

Manuel Almunia has signed a long-term contract extension and is hoping to finish his career with Arsenal

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes Wayne Routledge could be an asset in the closing weeks

Juande Ramos plans to scour the globe as he looks to bolster Tottenham Hotspur's squad this summer

Zenit St. Petersburg is the biggest winner of the first leg in the UEFA Cup quarter finals, while PSV, Getafe and Sporting all achieved potentially valuable away draws.

Getafe´s substitute defender Cosmin Contra hit a 90th minute equaliser as the Spanish side forced a well-earned 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich to seize the initiative in the UEFA Cup quarter-final, first leg tie.

Danny Koevermans gave PSV Eindhoven a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina in their UEFA Cup quarter-final, first leg clash to give the Dutchmen a vital edge in the push for the semi-finals.

Rangers were unable to secure an advantage in the first leg of their UEFA Cup quarter-final at home to Sporting Lisbon on Thursday with the Portuguese side securing a deserved 0-0 draw.

Birmingham´s on-loan striker Mauro Zarate has insisted he does not want to return to Al-Sadd next season and staying with the midlands club would be his "first choice"

Tottenham Hotspur's Ledley King will not feature in the final six league matches of the season

Middlesbrough striker Mido is likely to miss the rest of the season after undergoing a hernia operation

PSV Eindhoven coach Sef Vergoossen says his side will not sit back in the second leg against ACF Fiorentina despite holding an away goal advantage following Thursday's 1-1 draw in Italy

The Major League Soccer All-Stars will take on English Premiership club West Ham United in this season´s All-Star Game, the US football league announced on Thursday.

Turkish side Fenerbahçe have broken a new record in the Champions League. The team now has the biggest amount of own goals scored in one season.

Middlesbrough have already dented Arsenal´s chances of reclaiming the Premier League trophy.

A summit meeting between two of the Premier League´s big guns is usually one of the English season´s red-letter occasions, yet for both Arsenal and Liverpool, Saturday´s fixture has the feel of an unwanted distraction.

Chelsea will look to bounce back from an unexpected Champions League defeat at the hands of Fenerbahce by keeping their bid for the Premier League title on track at Manchester City on Saturday.