Didier Drogba: Chelsea hold talks with Montreal Impact over striker

Chelsea are in talks with Major League Soccer franchise Montreal Impact over the future of striker Didier Drogba. Montreal say Drogba has expressed a "desire to help" his old club.

"We understand his attachment, but our objective is to have him back for another season," Montreal tweeted. Drogba, 37, who joined Montreal in July, watched Chelsea's win over Sunderland on Saturday with interim manager Guus Hiddink and owner Roman Abramovich.

Don Howe: Former Arsenal and England coach dies aged 80

Former England international and coach Don Howe has died at the age of 80.

The full-back played for West Brom and Arsenal, earning 23 England caps, before establishing himself as a renowned coach for club and country.

Arsenal trump Manchester City 2-1

Arsenal moved to within two points of surprise Premier League leaders Leicester City with victory over Manchester City at Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners - without a title triumph since 2004 - showed the sort of impressive drive, cutting edge and resilience that will lead manager Arsene Wenger to believe Arsenal can finally end that barren spell.

FIFA: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini get 8 year bans

Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa boss Michel Platini have been suspended for eight years from all football-related activities following an ethics investigation.

They were found guilty of breaches surrounding a £1.3m ($2m) "disloyal payment" made to Platini in 2011.

Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale hits four in 10-2 rout of nine-man Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid closed to within two points of the La Liga pacesetters Barcelona and Atlético Madrid after Gareth Bale helped himself to his first four-goal haul in a 10-2 demolition of nine-man Rayo Vallecano.

Real bounced back in some style from last weekend’s defeat at Villareal, with Karim Benzema netting a hat-trick and Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice.

Barcelona beat River Plate 3-0 to win FIFA Club World Cup

Barcelona won their fifth trophy of 2015 after clinching the Fifa Club World Cup for a third time with a comprehensive victory over River Plate. 

River could not cope with Barca's Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar. 

Nigerian Ighalo stars as Watford beat Liverpool 3-0 at Vicarage Road

Odion Ighalo scored a brace to help earn Watford an impressive 3-0 victory over Liverpool as the visitors' stand-in goalkeeper Adam Bogdan suffered a nightmare display at Vicarage Road on Sunday.

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Jose Mourinho latest: Manager rejects Roma but wants instant return with Manchester United in the frame

Jose Mourinho has already turned down an offer from Roma, it has emerged, despite taking the extraordinary step of announcing his immediate availability to go back into management just two days after being sacked by Chelsea.

Manchester United may sack Louis van Gaal in the next 24-48 hours - Matt Critchley

Manchester United may sack Louis van Gaal in the next 24-48 hours, believes beIN SPORTS reporter Matt Critchley.

The Red Devils lost 2-1 at home to Norwich on Saturday and many United fans immediately started calling for the Dutch boss to get fired.....

Leicester consolidate top spot, beat Everton 3-2

Say what you will, but Leicester has proved they are indeed title contenders and today ensured they will be top of the Premier League at Christmas by beating Everton 3-2 at Goodison Park.

Riyad Mahrez scored the first of two penalties after Ramiro Funes Mori held back Shinji Okazaki.

United suffer shock defeat at home to Norwich City

Manchester United were booed off the pitch as Norwich earned a shock 2-1 victory at Old Trafford, increasing the pressure on manager Louis van Gaal. This was Manchester United's first defeat at home this campaign and Norwich's first win at Old Trafford since 1989.

Guus Hiddink appointed Chelsea interim coach

Former Netherlands boss Guus Hiddink has been appointed interim Chelsea manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.

The 69-year-old also managed the Blues on a temporary basis for the final three months of the 2008-09 campaign.

Pep Guardiola and Bayern Munich prepare for parting of the ways

Pep Guardiola has confirmed he will make a decision over his future at Bayern Munich in the next week although it appears to have already been decided, with the German magazine Kicker saying he is definitely on his way amid increasing speculation that he may be set to replace Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager

Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho seven months after he led them to the Premier League title.The 52-year-old Portuguese had been in his second spell at the club, taking charge in June 2013. 

Roy Keane says Manchester United players are robotic and not good enough

United legend, Roy Keane delivered another withering verdict of Louis van Gaal 's Manchester United squad by claiming the players are 'robotic' and not good enough to play for the club.

U23 Cup of Nations: Nigeria and Algeria qualify for Rio 2016 Olympics

Nigeria and Algeria have clinched two of Africa's three places in the men's football tournament for next year's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Champions League Reaction

Arsenal's hat-trick hero Olivier Giroud reacts on BT Sport: "It's fantastic for me and for the team. We are really pleased. It's nice to go through because we were not in a good position and finally we have done it. We feel relieved tonight."

UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 draws next Monday

The group stage of the UEFA Champions League is finally over with the final matches played on Wednesday. Notable names not making it to the round of 16 include 3-time champions Manchester United, Sevilla FC, Bayer Leverkusen and Valencia (now coached by Gary Neville). The teams who have qualified and will participate in the draws are listed after the cut;

UCL: Chelsea shake off domestic blues, qualify for Round of 16

Chelsea forgot their domestic woes by easing into the Champions League knockout stage with a routine victory which eliminated opponents Porto.

The Blues enjoyed some luck for the opener as Diego Costa's low shot was saved by Porto keeper Iker Casillas and rebounded in off Ivan Marcano.

UEFA Champions League: Giroud hat-trick send dominant Arsenal through

Olivier Giroud scored his first hat-trick for Arsenal to ensure the Gunners qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League by beating Olympiakos.

Needing to win by two clear goals, the Gunners produced a performance of nerve and nous to finish second in Group F. More pictures after the cut

BREAKING: Swansea City "part company" with manager Garry Monk

Swansea City have announced that the club has parted company with manager Garry Monk after one win in 11 Premier League games.

36-year-old had been with the club for over 11 years, first as a defender and then manager since February 2014, when he replaced Michael Laudrup.

Saturday's 3-0 home defeat by league leaders Leicester City proved to be his final game in charge. Monk had guided the Swans to a highest-ever top-flight finish of eighth in his first full season.

Daily Mail doesn't hold back in calling van Gaal a loser as he speaks post-game....

English sports paper, Daily Mail has described Manchester United coach as a failure following United's exit from the Champions' League even as the Dutch complaining about certain referee decisions.

Louis van Gaal in his post-match news conference: "The result is difficult to understand. I am happy we have scored and not happy we have two times in two minutes given the goal away. I have to analyse why that is happening. Normally we are very good in that aspect.

UEFA Champions League: City top group as Real wallop Malmo

Today's results;
Group A: Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Shakhtar Donetsk, Real Madrid 8-0 Malmo FF
Real Madrid and PSG go through

Group B: PSV Eindhoven 2-1 CSKA Moscow,
VFL Wolfsburg 3-2 Manchester United 
Wolfsburg and PSV qualify

Group C: Benfica 1-2 Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray 1-1 FC Astana
Atletico and Benfica qualify

Group D: Manchester City 4-2 Borussia Monchengladbach,
Sevilla 1-0 Juventus
Manchester City and Juventus through to Round of 16

Manchester United are out of the Champions League!

English football giants have been sent out of the Champions League by Wolfsburg wno beat them 3-2. Looking on the bright side, at least they’ll have something to do on Thursday nights now.

FIFA releases men's final ranking for 2015

FIFA has released the latest World Ranking for Men National Football teams, which would be the last for the year.

World Cup holders Germany have dropped from second to fourth place in the latest FIFA world rankings, while Belgium end the year in top spot. 

Even FIFA makes mistakes: U17 World Cup bronze boot error, Chukwueze not Nwakali winner

The world football governing body has expressed regret in naming Nwakali as bronze boot winner instead of Chukwueze. 

The Federation of International Football Association (Fifa) has admitted they made a mistake giving Kelechi Nwakali the 2015 U17 World Cup bronze boot instead of Samuel Chukwueze. Chukwueze (535 minutes) and Nwakali (630 minutes) were tied on three goals and three assists but the later was awarded as third highest goal scorer prize despite having more playing time than his teammate.

Gary Neville unveiled as Valencia head coach

Former Manchester United and England defender Gary Neville has been unveiled today as Valencia's head coach until the end of the season.

The 40-year-old, who will take charge officially on Sunday, will remain part of the England coaching set-up. Peter Lim, Valencia's Singaporean owner, has a stake in Salford City, the non-league club co-owned by Neville.

Capital One: Daniel Sturridge strikes twice, Divock Origi nets hat-trick as Liverpool hammer Southampton 6-1

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said he now understands the expectation surrounding Daniel Sturridge after he scored twice in the League Cup win over Southampton.

The striker, 26, was given his first start by Klopp after injury problems.

Divock Origi netted a hat-trick and Jordon Ibe got the other as the Reds came from behind to win 6-1 and set up a semi-final against Stoke City.

"I said to Sturridge after the game 'now I know what everybody is talking about so thank you'," said Klopp.