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Michael Carrick believes David Beckham's presence as a non-playing member of England's World Cup party would be welcomed throughout Fabio Capello's squad.

Arsenal have drawn Barca in quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Valencia striker David Villa felt a Europa League quarter-final against fellow Primera Division side Atletico Madrid was scant reward for their hard-fought last-16 win.

Fulham's reward for their stunning victory over Juventus is a Europa League quarter-final with German side Wolfsburg.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe will be out of action for a "few weeks" after tearing his hamstring, manager Harry Redknapp confirmed on Friday.

Martin O'Neill believes the battle for fourth in the Premier League will be undecided until the finale of the season.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is wary of the threat posed by Benfica having previously been dumped out of Europe by them.

Super agent Pini Zahavi has confirmed to Soccernet that he has been approached over a proposed Indian showpiece tournament based on cricket's IPL.

England coach Fabio Capello insists there is time for Wayne Bridge to return to the international fold, admitting the situation that led to the full-back's decision to make himself unavailable for selection was "heated''.

Harry Redknapp insists there is "no way'' he will let Celtic keep Robbie Keane beyond his current loan deal.

Sir Alex Ferguson has begun the war of words ahead of Sunday's Premier League showdown with Liverpool by accusing the Football Association's disciplinary panel of being "dysfunctional'' after Steven Gerrard escaped censure for the second time in a matter of weeks.

Owen Hargreaves insists he can rediscover his best form.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes striker Fernando Torres is hitting top form at just the right time with a trip to Manchester United looming on Sunday.

Liverpool winger Albert Riera has continued to stoke the flames of the very public falling out with Rafael Benitez by suggesting that his manager has "something personal" against him.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes his side are more than capable of winning the Europa League but he will not allow his players to get ahead of themselves.

Draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Europa League.

Sao Paulo cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Paraguayan outfit Libertad to move to the summit of Copa Libertadores Group Two.

Alex McLeish claims he has received a "positive'' response from the Birmingham board in terms of the finances available to strengthen the squad and improve the infrastructure for next season.

Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross has yet to hear from Aaron Ramsey as he tries to apologise for the tackle which broke the Arsenal midfielder's leg.

Alex Song admits he has been going crazy watching from the sidelines during a two-match ban - and cannot wait to get back into the thick of Arsenal's title challenge.