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Manchester United have suffered yet another injury blow after learning that Luke Shaw could be out for between four and six weeks with ankle ligament damage.

Nigeria’s senior national team maintained their 42nd position in the latest Fifa world ranking released on Thursday. The African champions were adjudged the same rank in the world according to the ranking released earlier in October.

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery believes either Manuel Neuer or Arjen Robben deserve to win the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or - but fears 'politics' could work against them.

Jonny Evans says Louis van Gaal's training methods are not to blame for Manchester United's painfully long injury-list.

Australia Test batsman Phillip Hughes has died aged 25, two days after being struck on the top of the neck by a ball during a domestic match in Sydney.

Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp insists he will show no mercy to under-fire Arsene Wenger on Wednesday, despite his side's early qualification for the Champions League knock-out stages.

It is said of Alexander the Great that 'when he saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.'

Chelsea  manager  Jose Mourinho  has denied he has an interest in signing  Borussia Dortmund  star  Marco Reus .

Chelsea's miraculous Champions League triumph in 2012 was "not a consequence of great work", according to Jose Mourinho.

Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff has laughed off suggestions the Catalans could try to sign Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo at some stage in the future.

The Miami Marlins signed slugging outfielder Giancarlo Stanton to a record 13-year, £208million ($325m) deal on Wednesday, the most lucrative player contract in US sports history.

Jack Wilshere  has revealed that  Arsenal  manager  Arsene Wenger  will not allow him to play in the same holding midfield role in which he has impressed for  England .

Liverpool  have confirmed that  Daniel Sturridge  has suffered another thigh strain in training and is now unavailable for Sunday's Premier League clash with  Crystal Palace .

Louis van Gaal  has instructed his  Manchester United  scouts to keep a close eye on  Saido Berahino .

The Nigeria Football Federation has claimed full responsibility for the failure of the Super Eagles to reach next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Equatorial Guinea.

Almost two years ago,  Nigeria  stood triumphant on  South African  soil, having vanquished all comers.

Equatorial Guinea will host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) have confirmed.

Ron Vlaar's agent has hinted the defender is ready to quit Aston Villa in the summer when his contract expires and insists no talks have taken place over a new deal.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri believes it would be foolish to rule Napoli out of the race for the Serie A title.

Dunga declared that Brazil have put the "bad days" behind them after Wednesday night's 4-0 win over Turkey.

Qatar have been cleared to host the 2022 World Cup after a report by Fifa's ethics committee revealed only minor breaches of rules in the bidding process on Thursday morning.

At its meeting on 11 th  November 2014 in Cairo, the Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taken note of the response of the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Morocco in a letter dated 8 November 2014 requesting the postponement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations in 2015.

Cristiano Ronaldo remembered former Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano on Monday when receiving his award for scoring the most the goals in the Spanish league last season.

Real Sociedad  have appointed former Everton and Manchester United manager  David Moyes  as their new coach, the Basque outfit revealed on their website late on Monday night.

Oscar  has signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with  Chelsea , the club have announced. 

Former Everton and Manchester United manager  David Moyes  is expected to be unveiled as the new coach of  Real Sociedad  later on Monday.

Zinedine Zidane  believes he enjoyed such spectacular success as a footballer because he could see things before others did.

Sammy Ameobi  was impressive for Newcastle United in their 2-1 victory against West Bromwich Albion in an English Premier League game on Saturday afternoon. The former Flying Eagles invitee was replaced by Yohan Gouffran in the 78th minute. It was Ameobi’s seventh game of the season with a goal to his name.

Cesar Azpilicueta  believes  Chelsea 's mental edge can help them claim a fourth Premier League title this season.

West Ham United's transformation under Sam Allardyce was recognised on Friday when he was named Premier League Manager of the Month after three straight league wins in October.

Manchester United  have taken the extraordinary step of inquiring about  Nani's  interest in returning to Old Trafford in January – just 12 weeks after they allowed him to join  Sporting  on an expensive season-long loan.     

The Confederation of African Football has released the shortlists for the 2014 African Player of the Year with Vincent Enyeama and Ahmed Musa making the cut in the 25-man list that has reigning Africa’s best player Yaya Toure of Cote d’Ivoire.

Southampton opened their doors to a remarkable £40million training facility on Wednesday, yet their main hope is that the scented massage rooms, bacteria-killing washing machines and ‘Black Box’ can, at the very least, match the talent-reaping brilliance achieved in the portacabins of their past.

Barcelona spent an unexpected extra night in Amsterdam following their Champions League win over Ajax after their plane broke down.

Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has voiced his admiration for Arjen Robben and believes the Dutchman is on the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has conceded that he has no clue as to why his star-studded side struggle to perform on the Champions League stage.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is already concerned that loan signing Radamel Falcao may not be physically capable of sustained action in the Barclays Premier League.

Manchester United raised £210,000 for charity at the club's 15th annual UNICEF Gala Dinner on Tuesday evening. 

Lewis Hamilton earlier today beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to win the United States Grand Prix and extend his World Championship lead.

Cristiano Ronaldo has had every reason to celebrate on the field after a stunning start to the season for Real Madrid.

Edinson Cavani  says he thought he would play in a 4-4-2 alongside  Zlatan Ibrahimovic  when he signed for Paris Saint-Germain  and admits he wants coach Laurent Blanc to play him as a striker.

Coach Stephen Keshi has stated that recent injuries was the reason for dropping Victor Moses and Brown Ideye from the Nigeria squad that will take on Congo and South Africa in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers coming up in a fortnight.

Eden Hazard rescued Chelsea as the winger converted from the penalty spot to maintain the Blues' fine start to the Premier League season.

Coach  Stephen Keshi  has announced a strong 24-man team that will face the Black Stars of Ghana in November 7 international friendly to commission the Akwa Ibom International in Uyo.

Napoli  have recorded an invaluable 2-0 win over  Roma  in Saturday's early Serie A match at the Stadio San Paolo. Gonzalo Higuain gifted Rafa Benitez's men the lead early on, with Jose Callejon eventually making it two with just five more minutes to go.