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Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio has drawn up a recipe for success at the Stadium of Light this season – but ketchup, mayonnaise and ice…

Tottenham youngster Harry Kane has given fans a unique insight into his side's dressing room antics after posting a short clip of Sandro playing guitar…

Dutch football club NEC Nijmegen have launched an unusual bonus scheme in an effort to get more from their players. …

Derby County have bucked the trend of naming stands after players or sponsors – by announcing that a part of their Pride Park ground will…

It was a case of men against boys when Belgium took on France in a friendly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, in Brussels on Wednesday…

Tottenham fans have been left more than a little miffed after the club released pictures of new their cup sponsor…

The showdown between England and Scotland at Wembley tonight is causing one or two nerves ahead of kick-off…

Mario Balotelli finally got his wish of meeting the Pope this week, but his dream encounter with the pontiff turned sour – after he ended…

John Lennon at left-back, Mahatma Gandhi in midfield and now Michael Jackson up front... it’s fair to say…

Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has made her second foray into motorsport after being appointed as owner of a racing team.…

Conference South side Farnborough have passed up on the opportunity to snap up Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo but have unveiled the signings of Lionel Messi…

For one diehard Seattle Sounders fan the signing of Clint Dempsey was such a landmark moment in the club's history that he decided to get…

French referee Stephane Jochem will never forget his first game in charge of a Ligue 1 match as he sent off the wrong player.…

Mario Ballotelli has shown to have an extravagant and rather bizarre way of spending his money in the past but it would seem this approach…

Gary Roberts showed some bare-faced cheek as he helped Chesterfield to make it two wins out of two on Saturday…

Throwing events have always been marked as fairly dangerous - but don't go getting in the way of Poland's Zaneta Glanc when she's in the…

You would be forgiven for thinking Russian sport might often be disrupted by cold weather - so it comes as something of a surprise to…

Mario Balotelli has signed up the latest member of his madcap world after taking on a pet pig…

Paris Saint Germain striker Edinson Cavani has thanked fans of his former club Napoli for their support by taking out a full page advert in…

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is not necessarily best known for his steely, determined, running through brick walls attitude on the football pitch, so his…

Cesc Fabregas may have left Arsenal two years ago, but there’s no escape for his former team-mates, after the midfielder jumped at the chance to…

We’ve seen it all before. Player upsets fans, fans set fire to shirts bearing player’s name. Then the fire brigade get involved and things get…