Jose Mourinho has fired a parting shot at striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, claiming he was never loved by the Inter Milan fans.

Gold Coast have wrapped up preparations for their inaugural A-League season with a 1-0 win over Perth Glory in a trial match at Bunbury in Western Australia.

The Socceroos will kick off their World Cup preparations against footballing giant the Netherlands in Sydney in October.

Emmanuel Adebayor failed to score on his debut as Manchester City fell 1-0 to Kaizer Chiefs in the Vodacom Challenge final in South Africa.

Central Coast Mariners manager Lawrie McKinna praised his team's defence after a goalless draw in an A-League pre-season game against Wellington Phoenix in Dubbo on Saturday.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has labelled big-spending Manchester City a "small club" who are "arrogant" and "stupid".

A-League newcomers North Queensland Fury are no closer to appointing a foundation captain but appear to have unearthed a potentially devastating attacking duo in Robbie Fowler and young gun David Williams.

Newcastle coach Branko Culina said he was satisfied with his side's performance after last year's A-League wooden spooners held Sydney FC to a 1-1 draw in their pre-season friendly at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Portsmouth manager Paul Hart confirmed they have accepted a bid from Tottenham Hotspur for Peter Crouch.

Hawthorn forward Jarryd Roughead has slammed the door on a possible move to the Gold Coast, saying he could never play against his Hawks teammates. Touted as one of the key targets for the AFL's 17th...

Fremantle's Tim Ruffles has endured the agony and ecstasy of AFL football in just a single minute of Saturday's Western Derby at Subiaco.Leading the Eagles by six points deep into the final term, Ruff...

The Brisbane Lions have come a long way this season and appear certainties to break their AFL finals drought that extends back to 2004, but there remains one area of development amongst the side that ...

Fremantle youngster Tim Ruffles could be set for a year on the sidelines after suffering a suspected ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in the Dockers' five-point western derby win on Saturday. Ruf...

Swans coach Paul Roos says despite being out of finals contention, his team is highly motivated to win. Sydney is taking on the last-placed Melbourne Demons at Manouka Oval in Canberra this afternoon...

So to all of the Collingwood baggers, now they have beat Carlton, Essendon, Bulldogs and Brisbane in the top 8, anything else you need to say? Go Pies!

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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has hailed his team's defensive effort during its 45-point victory over the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night as 'outstanding'.The Doggies averaged nearly 1...

The stats sheet made for some impressive reading for Kangaroos caretaker coach Darren Crocker - but unfortunately not the scoreboard. No wonder he was frustrated following North Melbourne's 41-point...

Western Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade says St Kilda have overtaken Geelong as the AFL's benchmark side. The Saints stretched their unbeaten streak to 17 on Saturday night with a 16.10 (106) to 9.7 (61)...

Rivalry round will come a week later for the Brisbane Lions as they vie for a top four finish to the 2009 AFL season. Lions coach Michael Voss was scratching his head to come up with a reason why his