'Violent Pepe worries San Lorenzo'

San Lorenzo president Matias Lammens has reacted to comments that his side will be overly physical when they meet Real Madrid in the Club World Cup final by suggesting it is his team who should be worried about coming up against Pepe.

Wenger rules out Arsenal bid for Cech

The Chelsea goalkeeper has admitted he may need to leave the Premier League leaders in search of first-team action, but Gunners boss has a dismissed rumours of a move to his team

Henry hints at Arsenal return

The 37-year-old, who is rumoured to be considering ending his playing career, says he would like to see the Gunners win the Champions League, be it helping directly or as a fan

Bayern want to emulate Barcelona, says Rummenigge

 

The club's chairman is desperate to follow in the footsteps of the Catalans and win the Champions League on a more regular basis

Negredo not 'obsessed' with ending barren run

The attacker has yet to find the net since his summer move to Valencia, but he is not panicking over his lack of goals this season

Gundogan: Dortmund must win next five games

The influential midfielder has urged his team-mates to give their all in the remaining games before the winter break and leave the relegation zone

Ancelotti: Platini should keep quiet over Ballon d'Or

The Madrid coach is the latest to attack the Uefa president, while the Champions League holders have hit out at the Frenchman with an official statement as well

Ribery slams Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo winning it was all politics

The Bayern winger believes the individual award is no longer decided on achievements and expects Manuel Neuer and Arjen Robben to miss out for that reason

Disgrace if Ronaldo doesn't win Ballon d'Or, says Coentrao

The left-back has voiced his support for his compatriot, while hitting out at those who have suggested a German should win the award

Platini's anti-Ronaldo stance baffles Arbeloa

The Uefa chief suggested the Ballon d'Or should go to a German due to their World Cup win, but the Real Madrid defender does not understand his reasoning

Xavi & Ozil on Fifa FIFPro World XI midfielders shortlist

The Barcelona and Arsenal stars have made the cut despite an inconsistent last 12 months for club and country

Di Maria: PSG move stopped by money problems

The Argentine was the subject of serious interest from the Ligue 1 champions, who were handed a fine and spending restriction for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations

Wenger: Ozil will be back to his best after injury lay-off

The Arsenal boss feels the World Cup left the midfielder with little energy, while denying talk of a rift between Alexis Sanchez and the ex-Real Madrid man

Blind sidelined for up to six weeks

The 24-year-old suffered a medial ligament tear following a challenge in the first half of Netherlands' Euro 2016 qualifying win over Latvia, deepening the club's woes

Kovac: Croatian hooligans embarrass us

The coach was furious with a section of the visiting support forcing their draw with Italy to a temporary halt with flare throwing and overshadowing a positive performance

Ronaldo goals will hurt Messi - Wenger

The Arsenal boss believes the Barcelona star will eventually become unhappy playing on the wing and says the Real Madrid forward's goals will not be helping his mood

Debate: Who has had the better international career - Messi or Ronaldo?

The world's two finest footballers renew their rivalry as Portugal meet Argentina in a friendly on Tuesday and Dailyspotsnews asks which player has done more for his national team?

Hernanes calms talk of Inter crisis

The Brazilian midfielder believes the Nerazzurri will soon be a force to reckoned with after a difficult period

Ancelotti: It's impossible to shut up Blatter

The Madrid trainer was not impressed by the Fifa president's recent remarks about the Ballon d'Or and feels Cristiano Ronaldo deserves to win the award a third time

Lovren: Balotelli goal a relief for everyone

The Italian netted his second goal for Liverpool by prodding a cross home from close range as Brendan Rodgers' men came from behind to beat Swansea in the League Cup

Modric the best in the world in his position, says Bilic

The Besiktas boss has voiced his anger with Fifa and France Football's decision to snub the gifted midfielder for the Ballon d'Or

Mourinho annoyed by Schurrle & Salah performances

The Portuguese expected the two players to make a big impact against Shrewsbury Town in the League Cup on Tuesday night after being rested against Manchester United

Buffon is an example to follow, says Allegri

The Bianconeri boss has hailed the veteran as he closes in on yet another career milestone, while also offering words of praise for Paul Pogba

Meyiwa murder and Pistorius case highlight South Africa's gun epidemic

The Chief Editor of Goal South Africa, Ignat Manjoo, reflects on the senseless killing of Senzo Meyiwa and tells a very personal story of the problem of crime in his nation

Should Barcelona have kept Fabregas and sold Iniesta instead?

COMMENT: While Cesc has been a revelation on his return to the Premier League with Chelsea, his former team-mate looks out of sorts in Luis Enrique's side at Camp Nou

Ronaldo, Neuer and Robben deserve to be Ballon d'Or top three & Messi should miss out

After Fifa revealed their 23-man shortlist for the 2014 Fifa Ballon d'Or, Goal's editors around the world voted on which three stars should finish on the podium

Mourinho: Drogba set an unbelievable example

The Blues boss was delighted to see four of the players who started Sunday's draw with Manchester United help carry his side past Shrewsbury on Tuesday

Luis Enrique tells Messi: My advice is to avoid injections

The Argentine reportedly required painkillers before the Clasico and his coach has made his feelings on the subject clear despite leaving all decisions to the medical staff

Pellegrini: Rooney replaceable at Manchester United

The striker is set to return to action in the Manchester derby but the City boss believes there are other Red Devils stars who will cause him headaches at the Etihad Stadium

James: I'm no Ronaldo who scores 60 goals a year

The midfielder has stressed he still has room for improvement, but added he will never be the type of player to find the back of the net with the Portuguese's regularity

Blatter: Messi didn't deserve World Cup 2014's Golden Ball

The Swiss footballing chief said it was "incorrect" to give the Argentina forward the award in retrospect, despite his goalscoring heroics in World Cup 2014's group stage

Official World Cup 2018 logo revealed

The emblem for the tournament in Russia was unveiled to the world via astronauts at the International Space Station as Sepp Blatter attended the launch in Moscow

Man Utd sweat on Rooney injury update

The England captain suffered a foot injury in training but is expected to face Manchester City on Sunday along with Radamel Falcao, who missed the 1-1 draw with Chelsea

Guardiola was disrespectful to me, says Mandzukic

The Croatia international was not impressed with the way the ex-Barcelona boss treated him last season and has no regrets over his decision to leave

Arsenal forward Podolski to feature in German comedy film 'Macho Man'

The 29-year-old striker, who plays himself, has already shot his scenes inside Koln's stadium, while the film's release date has been planned for October 2015

Balotelli escapes police punishment

The Liverpool striker was alleged to have taken offence when a woman attempted to take photos of his Ferrari, but the woman has decided against making a formal complaint

Mou: I blame Spain for Costa injury

The Brazil-born Spaniard has missed Chelsea's last three matches - including Sunday's draw with Manchester United - with an injury aggravated on international duty

Uefa reduces CSKA stadium ban

The Russian club's suspension has been shortened and their fine halved after their appeal was part-upheld by Uefa's Appeals Body

Zidane banned for three months over missing Real Madrid qualifications

The former France international did not possess the necessary certificates to train the Blancos' second-string side and, as a result, cannot return to the bench until 2015

Ronaldo voted La Liga's best player at LFP awards

The Real Madrid star won the top gong for the first time as well as two other 2013-14 awards, with Diego Simeone named Coach of the Year

Mourinho: Injury crisis means Chelsea are 'in trouble'

With Diego Costa, Loic Remy and Ramires all on the sidelines, the former Real Madrid coach will look to his squad players as they travel to League Two Shrewsbury Town

Platini: A German should win Ballon d'Or - not Ronaldo or Messi

The Uefa president feels that a member of Joachim Low's triumphant Brazil 2014 squad should win the game's most prestigious individual honour

Suarez misses out on Fifa Ballon d'Or nomination

The Uruguay international guided Liverpool to the Champions League last term with his goals, but it was not enough to make the 23-man shortlist

Messi, Ronaldo & six Germans in Fifa Ballon d'Or contention

World football's governing body has announced the 23-men shortlist for the prestigious individual award, with the winner to be announced on January 12

Rodgers: Sturridge some way off top striker tag

Without the forward, last season's Premier League runners-up have won just four of their opening nine games and trail league-leaders Chelsea by nine points

Pogba: I play like Yaya Toure

The midfielder has been studying the Manchester City midfielder amongst a number of other players in his position in a bid to improve his game

Suarez: Call me a biter or a diver, but not a racist

The controversial attacker remains adamant that he was misunderstood during the incident with Patrice Evra back in October 2011

Guardiola: I am proud of Bayern

The 43-year-old says he is satisfied with his players' performance after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Borussia Monchengladbach

Purslow joins Chelsea as global commercial chief

The 50-year-old oversaw Liverpool's €380 million sale to Fenway Sports Group in 2010 and takes up his post at Stamford Bridge with immediate effect

Van Persie's goal celebration was 'stupid', says Van Gaal

The Dutch striker scored in the dying seconds of stoppage time on Sunday to rescue Manchester United a point against Chelsea but was booked for taking off his shirt