The Parisiens boss has lamented the absence of their captain and suggested their weakened squad explains their lacklustre display on Wednesday Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc has revealed his side are suffering from losing the likes of captain Thiago Silva to injury following their laboured 1-0 win at Valenciennes. Les Parisiens were made to work hard for their three points at the Sta...Full Story »

Real Madrid's midfielder Sami Khedira was chosen to be German football's ambassador for 2013 by the country's fans, for having made a positive contribution to the image of his country around the world. "It's an honour to win this prize awarded by Germany fans. It means I've been doing a good job in Madrid for the last three years", he told the media department of the German national side. Kh...Full Story »

The Spanish right-back has only appeared once for Chelsea this season, but promises to work hard as he looks to add to his four caps for La Roja ahead of the World Cup Chelsea full-back Cesar Azpilicueta is keen to work hard and add to his four Spain appearances ahead of next summer's World Cup. The 24-year-old has seen limited first-team opportunities at Stamford Bridge this season with jus...Full Story »

A second-half salvo from Philip Cocu's side consigned the champions to a 4-0 defeat as Vitesse beat surprise package Zwolle PSV went top of the Eredivisie with a crushing 4-0 home victory over champions Ajax on Sunday. That result, combined with Zwolle's 3-0 defeat at Vitesse, means PSV have opened up a two-point lead at the top of the table. All four of PSV's goals came in a 15-minute spre...Full Story »

Paris St Germain centre back Thiago Silva will be out of action for an undefined period after picking up a thigh injury during Sunday's 1-1 Ligue 1 home draw against Monaco, coach Laurent Blanc said. "He will have to undergo examinations tomorrow or the day after," Blanc told a news conference. "It's obviously a muscular problem so I think we have lost him for a little while." Thiago Silva a...Full Story »

According to the Argentina squad's ex-fitness trainer Fernando Signorini, the best thing that Lionel Messi could do is "go on holiday with his wife and little kid", as it will be "a miracle and nothing more" if this year's football calendar allows the player to arrive at the Brazil 2104 event match-fit. Speaking to 'Xarxa Ràdio", Signorini said that "one has to respect the players, and t...Full Story »

Kaká is the footballing centre of attention at Milan as of late. The player, recently bought by the Italian club from Real Madrid, is very close to playing his first game for them – it might even be tomorrow in the Serie A game against Torino in Turin. Milan's prodigal son spoke this Thursday at a club event and had the following to say about the last few days in the Italian city: ...Full Story »

This is what Vanessa Sabella, daughter of Argentina coach, Alejandro Sabella, said when congratulating her father and the national side on 'Radio del Plata' for qualifying for the coming World Cup in Brazil. As she did so, she also gave her view on Messi, who she believes is the current world number-one, saying "There's no denying it", although she believes he is not as good as the legendary ...Full Story »

Julio Grondona, president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), thinks it unlikely Messi will sit out the matches against Peru and Uruguay despite the fact that Argentina has already qualified for Brazil 2014. "Argentina is up against countries that have a lot to play for. We need to be careful because it wouldn't be fair on other teams," he told 'Esports Cope'. "We don't want to harm...Full Story »

Giovanni Trapattoni has parted company with the Republic of Ireland after failing to guide the nation to next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil. A 1-0 defeat in Austria on Tuesday evening left Ireland with only a purely mathematical possibility of overhauling Sweden to snatch second place in Group C, and, after meeting with the Football Association of Ireland this morning, Trapattoni and as...Full Story »