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The former Spain striker had been at Schalke for two seasons, scoring 28 Bundesliga goals in 66 matches.

Yohan Cabaye and Hatem Ben Arfa are among eight EPL stars named in Laurent Blanc's provisional France squad.

Manchester United manager is hoping for one more twist in the Premier League title race.

The Ivorian striker is in the final year of his contract with the Blues and is yet to agree on a new deal.

West Ham completed a 5-0 semi-final aggregate triumph over Cardiff to ease into the Championship play-off final.

Mourinho said the Argentina forward Higuain would remain to compete for a starting place with Karim Benzema next term.

Tthe Catalan club ended a three-game winless stretch, but they stay seven points behind Real Madrid in La Liga with three games left to play.

Tito Vilanova will step up from his role as assistant at the end of the season and replace Pep Guardiola.

One thing is sure that he would not be short of offers from when he decides to come back from his sabbatical.

Jose Mourinho insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo has had a better season than Lionel Messi.

Athletic Bilbao's 1-0 win lifted them into sixth place and the last Europa League spot.

QPR's 1-0 win over the Spurs leaves the latter fifth in the EPL table, three points behind Newcastle United.

Real Madrid's 2-1 Champions League reverse at Bayern Munich in the first leg of the semi-final has raised several questions.

ONGC had earlier qualified on Monday.

Man City dominate the shortlist, with three of the six players nominated coming from Roberto Mancini's side, but the odds-on favourite will be the Arsenal skipper.

The Real Madrid coach had no concerns over Englishman Howard Webb refereeing his team's Champions League semi-final.