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February 28
- Benitez: Abramovich relationship is very good
- Champions League helps Juventus post profit
- Keeper Foster wants to play for England again
- Napoli need Cavani's scoring touch v Juventus
- Lewandowski speculation angers coach Klopp
- Provocative Costa the perfect foil for Falcao
- Fight for places sharpens up Saint-Etienne
- Barca seek solutions and boost at Bernabeu
- Little sympathy on show for Benitez
- Bayern back at top after ending Dortmund curse
- Spurs banking on Bale for derby clash
- Beckham proves he's not just about marketing
February 27
- Atletico beat Sevilla to set up final with Real
- Locadia treble sends PSV into Dutch Cup final
- Zlatan brace helps PSG beat Marseille again
- Rafa rants as Chelsea set up Man United cup tie
- Robben steers Bayern past Dortmund in cup
- Lazio and Fenerbahce hit by UEFA fan bans
- Messi failing to deliver at crucial time
- Rodgers: Fatigued Sterling needs nurturing
- PSV's Lens banned over Mathijsen clash
- Real find template for Man United trip
February 26
- Stuttering Barcelona missing coach Vilanova
- Ronaldo at double as Real beat Barcelona
- Benitez: Terry frustrated but there's no fallout
- Inter Milan fined for Balotelli racist abuse
- Bulging bank balance adds to Arsenal pressure
- McClaren steps down as Twente coach
February 25
- Cavani and Napoli draw another blank
- Bale wizardry lifts Spurs up to third
- Arsenal announce £17 million pretax profit
- Laudrup signals intention to stay at Swansea
- Gattuso takes charge of Swiss side Sion
- Dortmund's Polish trio fit for Bayern cup clash
- Barca seek improvement in defence and attack
- Marseille meet PSG and Beckham again in cup
- Italian media shrug off Balotelli racist abuse
- Sebastien Bassong: Pre-match preparation
- Michael Ballack: How to be the complete midfielder
- Start the game at top speed
- Bombing forward for full-backs
- What not to eat for football
February 24
- Schelotto upstages Balotelli in derby draw
- Beckham enjoys winning PSG debut
- Falcao maintains Atletico's perfect home record
- No sentiment as Swansea rout Bradford
- Dortmund stumble to 1-1 draw at Gladbach
- Toure and Tevez give Man City some hope
- Second-half goals give Feyenoord win over PSV
- Another defeat adds to Boca woes under Bianchi
February 23
- Heerenveen sink Twente, Bony bags hat-trick
- Barca beat Sevilla to shake off Milan hangover
- Relentless Bayern thump six past sorry Bremen
- Man United beat QPR to open up 15-point lead
February 22
- Spurs and West Ham warn fans over behaviour
- FIFA act against Zambia over match-fixing
- Lindegaard determined to be Man United's No.1
- Mancini fed up of questions over future
- Terry: Chelsea in Europa League to win it
- Cagliari ask fans to stay away for Torino clash
- Laudrup plays down Real talk to focus on final
- Wenger desire burns bright amid Arsenal woes
- Eat for every occasion
- Defending against width
- Sebastien Bassong: Game day
- Michael Ballack: Win the German way
- Corinthians fans barred after flare death
- Forlorn Torres fails as Blues limp through
- Moscow misery for Europa holders Atletico
February 21
- Injured Jones to miss Man United's QPR clash
- Three held for questioning after clash in Lyon
- Galatasaray's Drogba fever gives way to reality
- Abidal cleared to play after liver transplant
- Schalke look into appeal over Drogba
- Munich launches bid to host Euro 2020 games
- Tormented Inter face buoyant Milan in derby
- Stuttering Barca seek Sevilla boost in La Liga
- Cash-rich Hoffenheim battling for survival
- Milan thrive in new role as underdogs
- Schalke infused with fresh hope after draw
- Spain quartet flirt with Champions League exits
- Del Piero signs up for second year Down Under
- Beckham to steal limelight as PSG face OM
- Man City meet Chelsea in mere sideshow
- Swansea to deploy Michu to halt Bradford
February 20
- Boateng and Muntari put Ghana in spotlight
- Yilmaz continues to shine in shadow of Drogba
- Boro v Chelsea competition Ts and Cs
- Drogba impresses but Galatasaray held
- Milan take two goal lead to Nou Camp
- Simeone defends Atletico squad selection
- Barton in verbal clash with Marseille team-mate
- Pele: Too much pressure placed on Neymar
- Man United chief Gill to step down in June
- Malaga defence offers hope for Porto return
- "Textbook" Bayern set sights on final victory
- Few options to save season for Wenger
- Coping with pressure
February 19
- Heynckes gives Arsenal little reason to hope
- Classy Bayern beat Arsenal at Emirates
- Moutinho steals show as Porto beat Malaga
- Poignant evening ahead for low profile Roura
- Allegri welcomes Berlusconi tactics talks
- FIFA: Technology to be used at World Cup
- Terry happy to fight for his Chelsea place
- Rival Indonesian factions agree to congress
- Sebastien Bassong: How to find your flow
- Nemanja Vidic: Pass under pressure
- Stretching: Lateral adductor squat
- Milan left dwelling on past ahead of Barca visit
- Galatasaray fired up with Drogba and Sneijder
February 18
- Nani inspires United to win over Reading
- Maracana workers down tools, threaten strike
- Bayern eye biggest prize after near misses
- Tetchy Wenger denies contract reports
- Ferguson to rotate United team to face Reading
- Trezeguet goal sends River Plate joint top
- Wilshere: Arsenal must show Chelsea spirit
- Carl Jenkinson: Coping with a poor performance
- What your game can learn from... Boxing
- Ground force
- Michael Ballack: The secrets to leadership
- Sebastien Bassong: Rise to the big occasion
- Porto's Colombia duo poised to sink Malaga
- Wenger demands Arsenal show character
February 17
- Real survive Ramos red to see off Rayo
- Eriksen helps Ajax ease past RKC Waalwijk
- Liverpool crush below-strength Swansea
- Frustrated Napoli draw a blank with Samp
- PSG lead trimmed after shock Sochaux loss
- Lampard scores 199th Chelsea goal in romp
February 16
- PSV beat Utrecht to go six points clear
- Totti sinks leaders Juve with wonder-goal
- Last gasp Fanni goal gives Marseille victory
- Messi passes 300 Barca goal milestone
- Reus hat-trick helps Dortmund stay second
- Arsenal knocked out of FA Cup by Blackburn
February 15
- Balotelli free-kick bags Milan win over Parma
- Robben off the mark as Bayern beat Wolfsburg
- Courtois scoffs at idea of Chelsea Falcao swap
- Allardyce calls for more focus on English talent
- FIFA to discuss proposals to fight racism
- Xavi may be back from injury for Milan clash
- Moyes to decide future at end of season
- Clement: Beckham already having PSG influence
- Gremio suffer shock defeat in Libertadores
- How to avoid getting injured in the cold
- How to slay a giant
- Cold-weather gear
- How to trick your mind in the cold
- Deliver your hottest winter performance
February 14
- Bale free-kicks too good for Lyon
- Liverpool fans attacked ahead of Zenit game
- PSG defence unlikely to be tested by Sochaux
- No end in sight to Roma's transitional period
- Giant-killers Vallecano out to storm Bernabeu
- RVP rues missed chances in Madrid
- Crunch week for Mourinho's Madrid after draw
- Nigeria leap up rankings after Nations Cup win
- Boca Juniors upset at home by Toluca
- Cagliari president arrested in stadium probe
- Beat that cold like Barça...
- Dexter Blackstock: Fit in at a new club
- Olivier Giroud: How to create and conquer
- Danny Simpson: Stand up to the opposition
February 13
- Mourinho quietly confident for Old Trafford tie
- Klopp: Hummels redeemed himself with goal
- Ferguson: Ronaldo kept under control - just
- Ferguson hails 'excellent' De Gea after draw
- Ronaldo rescues Real as United earn draw
- Hummels header seals draw at Shakhtar
- Henry 'saddened' by criticism of Wenger
- Ronaldo rules out City switch, but not United
- Dresden ban own fans from away games
- Velez and Nacional labour in Libertadores
- Celtic cry foul after European humbling
- Leonardo: PSG success proves Euro credentials
- Vidic: RVP has forced strikers to raise levels
February 12
- Conte amazed to leave Celtic "hell" with win
- Ancelotti mystified by Ibrahimovic red card
- Keane hopes Lampard will replace Beckham
- Ibrahimovic off as PSG triumph at Valencia
- Clinical Juventus crush Celtic dreams
- Ferguson: Ronaldo goal tally is phenomenal
- Mourinho sure Madrid will rise to the occasion
- Vidic: Parkhead atmosphere one of the toughest
- Neville: Emotions might get to Ronaldo
- Real Madrid thrash United in financial stakes
- Ronaldo in showcase as United come to town
- Sahin calls for improvement from Dortmund
February 11
- West Brom complete double over Liverpool
- Lennon: Underdogs primed for upset
- Valverde: PSG are more like Real than Barca
- FIFA sanctions agent over Gomes transfer
- Pressure continues to pile on under-fire Mancini
- Deportivo crisis deepens as Paciencia departs
- Juventus prepare for lion's den in Glasgow
- Haves take on have-nots as PSG meet Valencia
February 10
- Nigeria claim Africa Cup of Nations crown
- Mourinho: World waiting for Real v Man United
- Evergreen Giggs still taking nothing for granted
- Freiburg up to fifth with win over Dusseldorf
- Giggs on target as Man United scent 20th title
- Balotelli scores another late penalty in draw
- Lyon lose more ground with home loss to Lille
- Messi strikes again as Barca crush Getafe 6-1
- Old stagers Rivaldo and Rogerio score in Brazil
February 9
- Ronaldo warms up for Man United with hat-trick
- Lampard closes in on Chelsea goal record
- Juventus beat Fiorentina to extend Serie A lead
- Bayern stuff Schalke, Hamburg stun Dortmund
- Man City title tilt all but over after Saints slip-up
- Perfectionist Bale: If only I had a right foot
- Mancini: Owners should be allowed to spend
February 8
- Boca welcome back favourite son Riquelme
- Ibrahimovic strikes again as PSG sprint clear
- Modric: Plenty of room for Real improvement
- Liverpool's Kelly signs new long-term deal
- Ferguson queries practicality of new rules
- Lambert: "Big guy" Benteke a cult hero at Villa
- Cagliari get green light to play Milan at home
- Lyon count on Lisandro in Ligue 1 title race
- Man City boosted by early return for Kompany
- West Brom discipline wantaway Odemwingie
- CAF clear Pitroipa to play in Nations Cup final
- Chelsea without injured Terry for Wigan clash
- UEFA cuts price of Wembley final tickets
- Wenger: English football is '100 percent clean'
- QPR will not take chance on Remy's fitness
- Young boost for Man United before busy week
- Hayatou defends referees but admits mistakes
- Lampard targeting World Cup appearance
- Keshi out to prove point about African coaches
- Favourites Nigeria wary of Burkina Faso threat
February 7
- Premier League clubs agree spending curbs
- Cagliari barred from using home ground again
- 'Beast' Baptista back for troubled Malaga
- Riquelme keeps Boca guessing on comeback
- Shirokov eyeing move to Premier League
- Referee banned after controversial semi-final
- Chelsea to visit Indonesia in July
- Carragher to quit at end of season
- Beckham hopes to emulate Giggs and Scholes
- Neymar losing out from stay-at-home decision
- Heat intensifying on Inter coach Stramaccioni
- Revived Sevilla eye double over distracted Real
- Defeat shows France still some way from top
- Adebayor dashing back to boost Spurs
- Schalke face Bayern with backs to the wall
- Wilshere evokes memories of Gazza
- Lyon the minnows as PSG take over in France
- Del Bosque successfully blooding youngsters
- Ferguson expects more big-game mentality
February 6
- Hodgson warns Lampard against USA move
- Caicedo fires winner as Ecuador beat Portugal
- Ronaldinho's Brazil return ends ignominiously
- Dutch youngsters denied by late Verratti strike
- Germany break France jinx with 2-1 win in Paris
- Argentina defeat Sweden 3-2 in Stockholm
- Bale's touch of class inspires Wales to victory
- Burkina Faso reach final with spot-kicks success
- Scolari suffers as England beat Brazil
- Puyol collects 100th cap as Spain beat Uruguay
- Premier League set to rein in runaway spending
- Three-goal burst sends Nigeria into final
- FIFA launches hotline for reporting corruption
- Free agent Saha joins Lazio to cover for Klose
- Berlusconi brothers in hot water over Balotelli
- Debrecen keeper 'clean' amid Liverpool probe
- Gerrard: Wilshere can be one of world's best
- United players humbled by Munich memories
February 5
- Cole looking over shoulder on eve of 100th cap
- Hamren: Messi and Ibra like video game players
- Carteron: 'Special spirit' keeping Mali focused
- Deschamps backs Benzema to find form
- Del Bosque poised to equal Kubala record
- Europe betting firms 'less at risk from fixing'
- Germany injuries allow Low to eye fresh faces
- Keshi: Conflict makes Mali more determined
- Ronaldinho told he must justify Brazil inclusion
- Debrecen dismiss fixing reports as old news
- Singapore police helping Europeans over fixing
- Scolari: I deserve second chance with Brazil
- Expert calls for arrest of well-known "fixer"
- Ronaldo keen to play despite "overload"
- Top German leagues 'not hit by match-fixing'
February 4
- Klinsmann turns to MLS pair to bolster defence
- Sissoko: I was made for English football
- UEFA will not let clubs flout financial rules
- Bayern's Gomez unfazed by substitute role
- Spanish league president denies doping claims
- 'Triple sanction' left off next IFAB agenda
- Investigators unveil scale of match-fixing
- Dortmund trio ruled out of Germany friendly
- Togo keep defeat in perspective after tragedy
- Xavi out of Spain squad to play Uruguay
- Pato waits three mins for first Corinthians goal
February 3
- Drogba: Nations Cup dream is over for me
- Marseille slump as Barton sees red
- Balotelli flies straight into another storm
- Pitroipa header sends Burkina Faso into semis
- Messi penalty helps Barca draw in Valencia
- Dortmund win after surviving Leverkusen scare
- Linesman and Aguero feel Mancini's wrath
- Man City drop more points with Liverpool draw
- Nigeria stun tournament favourites Ivory Coast
- Balotelli celebrates Milan debut with double
- Defoe injury spooks striker-light Spurs
- Keita driven by search for peace in Mali
February 2
- Napoli evoke Maradona memories at summit
- Mali knock out hosts South Africa on penalties
- Ferguson praises United's battlers at Fulham
- Bellion ends three-year goal wait for Bordeaux
- Goal-shy QPR sweating on Remy injury
- Rooney goal extends United's lead at top
- Wakaso helps Ghana end Cape Verde fairytale
- Rampant Bayern win to extend lead to 14 points
- Roma sack Zeman after Cagliari defeat
- Pellegrini: Monreal sale major Malaga setback
February 1
- PSG follow Beckham swoop with 4-0 rout
- Willian unable to resist Anzhi's overtures
- Anelka: Juventus can win Champions League
- City face three weeks without Kompany
- Callejon: Real suffer the most racist abuse
- Dutch snub Sneijder, Robben, Van der Vaart
- Evans in line for United return against Fulham
- Isco and Azpilicueta included in Spain squad
- Italian tax authorities deny Maradona cleared
- Gomez recalled by Germany, Kiessling left out
- Arsenal's Gibbs sidelined for up to six weeks
- Champions League not key in Suarez future
- Odemwingie branded unprofessional by WBA