Dutch striker Jerrel Hasselbaink has made an end to his career, after an ongoing conflict with Cardiff City.

Former Dutch legend Johan Cruyff has expressed his support for current Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola in a column for El Periodico de Catalunya.

Hull will have to do the coming months without Craig Fagan. Scans pointed out that a horrific tacle by Newcastle United's Danny Guthrie had a fractured leg as result.

Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment group recently linked with a takeover of Liverpool, insisted Monday it had no plans to lanch a fresh bid for the Anfield club or any other English Premier League side.

Chelsea confirmed on Monday they would appeal against the red card given to captain John Terry during their Premier League victory away to Manchester City last weekend.

MILAN (SW) – An exciting sixteen year old Brazilian prospect has been signed by title hopefuls FC Inter Milan.

The Asian Football Confederation on Monday amended the qualifying draw for the 2011 Asian Cup after India booked their place at the tournament by winning the Challenge Cup.

Seeking to follow in the footsteps of titleholders Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool set out Tuesday on their Champions League adventures with early French tests in their opening pool games.

England will play Slovakia and Slovenia in friendly internationals at Wembley next year, the Football Association (FA) announced here on Monday.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday he was disappointed with the recent performance of the national team of the 2010 World Cup host country South Africa.

West Ham United appointed Steve Clarke as their first-team coach, working under new manager Gianfranco Zola, on Monday after agreeing a compensation deal with London rivals Chelsea.

Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc insists Chelsea can´t expect to win the Champions League just because they are a financial superpower.

Hull City striker Craig Fagan could be out for three months after a dreadful challenge by Newcastle´s Danny Guthrie left the forward with a broken leg.

Marseille coach Eric Gerets put feelings of rivalry to one side, at least temporarily, here on Monday as he contemplated how his side can set about demantling the threat of Liverpool.

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari insists he doesn´t need to win the Champions League to satisfy Roman Abramovich.

Real Madrid will face Belarus minnows BATE Borisov on Wednesday in their Champions League opener after losing their first league match and struggling to etch out a win against newly promoted Numancia over the weekend.

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster said Monday that Brazil international Robinho, who made a shock move from the Spanish champions to Manchester City earlier this month, had joined a "mediocre" club.

Spurs problems deepened further on Monday as they were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa to leave them bottom of the Premiership with just a point after four matches.

Crisis club Newcastle United on Monday insisted former striker Alan Shearer had not been sacked as a club ambassador but that his role had ended last season.

NK Dinamo Zagreb dropped their first two points of the season, being held to a 2-2 draw at local rivals NK Zagreb on Sunday.