Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra insists he has no plans to sell Manchester City.

Sweden midfielder Freddie Ljungberg was released from his contract with West Ham on Wednesday, a statement on the club´s website confirmed.

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra and Chelsea groundsman Sam Bethell on Wednesday denied charges levelled against them by the Football Association over their part in the Battle of Stamford Bridge last season.

Spain continue to occupy the first spot in the FIFA world ranking, while Germany surpass Italy to move into second place.

LONDON (SW) - According to the FC Barcelona website the club have sold Marc Crosas to Scottish Premier League champions Glasgow Celtic.

The man charged with overseeing the building of Warsaw´s football stadium in time for the Euro 2012 championships has resigned under media pressure, the country´s sports minister said on Wednesday.

LONDON (SW) – West Ham United are very much in the news at present regarding “players in” and “players out”.

Bayern Munich´s French midfielder Franck Ribery has been voted German footballer of the year, according to a poll to be published in sports magazine Kicker on Thursday.

LISBON (SW) – The saga and alleged standoff between Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and winger Cristiano Ronaldo may seem like ‘a never – ending story’.

LONDON (SW) – It has been a long time, for a club such as Arsenal, since they had won a trophy.

Manchester United´s star player Cristiano Ronaldo has claimed in Portuguese newspaper Publico that he will play for the European Champions "for at least another year."

Manchester United were held to a 0-0 draw by Juventus here on Wednesday night as Sir Alex Ferguson´s injury-hit squad struggled to overcome the Italians.

BIRMINGHAM (SW) – Reports have it that Justin Hoyte of Arsenal is high on Martin O’Neill’s shopping list.

The Polish Ekstraklasa should have started a fortnight ago, but thanks to on-going corruption investigations, not a single official game has been played.

Galliani has given the go-ahead for AC Milan's Ronaldinho and Pato to stay in China to participate in the Olympics.

Zenit St Petersburg may have started a slow climb back to the top in Russia, but the reigning champions failed to get past a first division side in the national cup.

Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel has made his return to the Dutch national team, forming part of a nineteen-man pre selection for a friendly later this month.

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster has expressed sadness that Manchester United´s Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is set to remain with the European Champions at least for the coming season - while reports in Spain insisted he would move next year.

Striker Andrew Johnson on Thursday finalised his transfer from Everton to Fulham for an undisclosed fee with the 27-year-old signing a four-year contract to seal his Craven Cottage deal.

English Premiership outfit Newcastle United have had their bid for Deportivo La Coruna´s Argentine defender Fabricio Coloccini accepted, the Spanish club said overnight Wednesday on its website on Thursday.