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Following their 0-0 draw against Manchester United, Chelsea FC manager Jose Mourinho is back on track to inducing star striker Wayne Rooney to head to Stamford Bridge, but this time, he brought an ultimatum with him.

Elite European ball clubs will take centre stage on Monday as Real Madrid takes on Granada, while Manchester United and Chelsea are set to rekindle their long seethed rivalry at Old Trafford, England.

Chelsea FC Manager Jose Mourinho took a shot at Manchester United Manager David Moyes for failing to handle the “Wayne Rooney” squabble smoothly.

Gareth Bale’s highly anticipated transfer to Real Madrid may be in jeopardy, says a very reliable source.

After an intense game between Aston Villa and Chelsea, Jose Mourinho attacked Paul Lambert’s managerial skills for sticking with long-balls and his maturity therefor.

Barcelona new recruit Neymar once again proved that he's the future of the ballclub after scoring his maiden goal in Barca's 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Wednesday.

Mario Balotelli makes it to the prestigious Sports magazine's cover, making him the third non-American soccer player to grace the magazine's cover,

Manchester United has been persistent on their quest to sign Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini from Everton.

The Philippines fell at the hands of Southeast Asian rival Indonesia 0-2, in a friendly on Wednesday in Surakarta.

Top soccer player Lionel Messi and his fellow team mates on the Argentine soccer team enjoyed an unusual private audience with Pope Francis in the Vatican. Italy's national team players were present too. The soccer squads were in attendance to meet The Pope ahead of a friendly match in Rome. Francis, a supporter of the Buenos Aires team Saints of San Lorenzo, welcomed the national teams of his native Argentina as well as Italy.

Facing a possible disqualification to participate in the finals arising out of charges made by the AFL last Tuesday, the Bombers may seek for an injunctive relief from the Supreme Court to enjoin the AFL from conducting the scheduled hearing on Aug. 26, 2013, according to Justin Quill, a notable sports lawyer.

Alex Morgan, the soccer star belonging to the US Women's National Team, injured her knee Wednesday night as she played during the Portland Thorns' 2-1 defeat to the Boston Breakers in the NWSL.

Christiano Ronaldo received a tight embrace from a fan in the middle of a game. The player showed his sport by hugging the fan back.

As things were getting exciting for Real Madrid in the final match of the Guinness International Champions Cup versus Chelsea, a male fan of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo turns up into the second half of the game and gets seriously intimate with the star player

You read that right; the Portuguese footballer's hot Russian girlfriend Irina Shayk, is giving lap dances to another man!

Italian football superpowers Juventus and Inter Milan are set to rekindle their rivalry once again, but this time they will have to fight each other on American soil in a surprising consolation match on Tuesday at the International Championship Cup.

Wayne Rooney might be on his way out of Old Trafford, but that won't stop Manchester United from showing its might against AIK Stockholm in a pre-season friendly game on Wednesday, 2:00 pm GMT.

Don Garber unfolded expansion plans on All-Star Game. He envisions four more teams by 2020 season.

El Jaish’s forward player Christian Benitez has passed away Monday in a hospital in Doha, Qatar, a day after his debut in the club. He was initially admitted because of severe abdomen pains, but ultimately died because of cardio-respiratory arrest.

Gareth Bale Transfer Update - The rift between Tottenham Hotspur and Gareth Bale are growing inch-by-inch as Real Madrid's pursuit of arguably the best footballer in the English Premier League becomes ugly.

Los Angeles Lakers star guard Steve Nash is reportedly looking to make a career shift by scheduling a try-out with Italian football powerhouse Inter Milan.

Liverpool have rejected a 40 million pound offer by Arsenal to get Luis Suarez, believing it won't be enough to let their ace striker go away.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to training with the Paris St-Germain last week with his future still up in the air.

Fresh from a 2-0 victory over Indonesia on Saturday, Liverpool is set to continue their Pan-pacific tour on Wednesday as they take on the Melbourne Victory at a sell-out crowd at MCG.

Napoli has finally confirmed their interest in signing Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, who's also drawing interest from English Premier League powerhouse Arsenal and Italia Serie A giant Juventus.

Vietnamese soccer fan Vu Xuan Tien became an instant celebrity in his country after showing his great love for Arsenal when his favourite football club visited for an exhibition match with the Vietnamese National Team.

Forbes has listed Real Madrid as the most valuable sports club at a whopping $3.3 billion. That compares to $1.9 billion from 2012. "Real" shares its coveted position at the top with two other European football clubs: Manchester United of England moved down to second place to take Real's place and Barcelona moved up from no. 5 to no. 3.

Liverpool will reportedly sign Steven Gerrard to a two-year contract extension, a source close to situation reported on Sunday.

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez said Cristiano Ronaldo is the best football player in the world right now, adding there's more to come from the prolific Portuguese goal scorer.