Leonardo Astrada announced on Monday that he had been sacked as coach of ailing Argentina footballing giants River Plate after the worst series of results in its history.

Prosecutors on Monday demanded suspended jail sentences and fines against two former presidents of French club Paris Saint-Germain over suspect transfer dealings at the club.

After outclassing Arsenal and Real Madrid in the space of five days treble winners Barcelona are on for a league and Champions League double and aim to build on their three-point lead over Real at the top of La Liga when they host Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday.

John Terry has revealed Chelsea´s stars held crisis talks with the club´s management in a successful bid to get their Premier League title challenge back on track.

Manchester city striker Carlos Tevez believes that he needs to be scoring more goals for his side and hoped to continue the same against Manchester United.

Milan Midfielder Ronaldinho has made a verbal agreement to extend his contract with Milan until 2014, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.

France coach Raymond Domenech has warned that he would "shoot" any players unable to put aside their egos for the sake of the French team at the World Cup.

Manchester City striker, Carlos Tevez has questioned Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini's training methods.

Tottenham have been boosted by the news Ledley King is fit to return against Arsenal on Wednesday night.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is in line to return from injury in Wednesday night's clash with Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.

Juventus´s hopes of clinching fourth place in Serie A and Champions League football next season were dealt yet another blow on Tuesday as attacking midfielder Sebastian Giovinco was ruled out for the rest of the season.

Rangers have called for the abolition of the end of season fixture split in the Scottish Premier League (SPL) after hitting out at the decision to hand them three straight away matches.

Premier League referee Chris Foy will be in charge of this year´s FA Cup final between Chelsea and Portsmouth at Wembley on May 15, the Football Association (FA) announced on Tuesday.

Manchester City´s Argentina striker Carlos Tevez on Tuesday questioned manager Roberto Mancini´s tough training regime.

Robin van Persie will return to Arsenal´s squad for their north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Wednesday, Gunners manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday.

Brazilian legend, Pele claims that all talk of Lionel Messi being the greatest player in the world must stop until the Argentine scores his 1000th career goal.

The public prosecutor in Naples on Tuesday postponed proceedings in the match-fixing case against former Juventus supremo Luciano Moggi for a week when Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti should be called as a witness, the Ansa news agency reported.

Germany coach Joachim Loew admitted Tuesday he has ´serious´ concerns about the form of several of his squad with the World Cup now just two months away.

Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has admitted that he expects Serie A to be stripped of a UEFA Champions League place by 2012.

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from international football.