David Beckham's request for a permanent move from Los Angeles Galaxy to AC Milan, where he has been on loan, fizzled out on Friday when the Italian club failed to raise their bid for the England midfielder.
New Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has refused to raise the white flag on the Londoners' Premier League and Champions League ambitions despite the crisis which has engulfed the club.
Visitors Norway beat a lacklustre Germany side 1-0 in a friendly match in Dusseldorf on Wednesday courtesy of a second-half Christian Grindheim goal.
Lionel Messi netted a sublime second-half goal to complete a 2-0 friendly win against France on Wednesday, ensuring Diego Maradona maintained his perfect start as Argentina coach.
Russia coach Guus Hiddink said he was prepared to manage Chelsea for the rest of the season after receiving permission to combine the two jobs.
World Cup winner Luiz Felipe Scolari was sacked by Chelsea on Monday after only seven months of coaching at Stamford Bridge.
China midfielder Zhou Haibin expects to settle in nicely with Dutch outfit PSV Eindhoven after watching the league giants crush FC Volendam 5-3 on Sunday.
Brazilian midfielder Kaka suffered a serious injury on his left foot in AC Milan's 1-1 Serie A draw with Reggina on Saturday but the foot is not broken, AC Milan said on Sunday.
Jorvan Vieira, who led Iraq to a surprise Asian Cup triumph in 2007, has been sacked after his team's poor performance at last month's Gulf Cup.
"Aloha" means many things in Hawaiian, including farewell and hello. It's a fitting word these days for the Pro Bowl.
AC Milan-linked David Beckham could match Bobby Moores' England appearance record next week should manager Fabio Capello follow up on a hint to field him now he is playing regularly.
Steven Gerrard will miss three weeks of Liverpool's Premiership title campaign after picking up a hamstring injury in Wednesday's 1-0 FA Cup defeat by city rivals Everton, his club said Thursday.
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