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Tottenham appointed Sherwood as head coach on Monday until the end of next season, a week after Andre Villas-Boas was fired.

Real Madrid say Alonso has a burst left eardrum and that his availability will depend on the speed of his recovery.

Hoddle wants another crack at managing boyhood club Tottenham Hotspur despite being sacked by the north London side 10 years ago.

Diego Milito said he will sit out from the upcoming Milan derby as he needs more time to recover from injury.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has been suspended for two matches after being found guilty of making an offensive gesture to Manchester City fans.

Iker Muniain scored two goals to send the Basque side into the Copa del Rey's final 16 in a 4-0 victory over 10-man Celta Vigo.

Olimpic de Xativa will play at Real Madrid's Bernabeu arena in the second leg of the King's Cup last 32 on Wednesday.

Real Sociedad's promising playmaker Ruben Pardo set up three goals to lead a 5-1 rout of bottom side Real Betis in the La Liga.

Ronaldo was speaking at the opening of a museum in his honour on his home island of Madeira.

AIFF president Praful Patel has put the AIFF on a "high alert" and told the officials down the line to get cracking.

Ten-man Real Madrid fought back to draw 2-2 at 10-man Osasuna in the Spanish league on Saturday.

An unconvincing Chelsea beat relegation-threatened Crystal Palace 2-1 on Saturday to provisionally move second in the Premier League.

Second-placed Liverpool, who are five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, visit Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

The English Premier League leaders were beaten 2-0 at Napoli on Wednesday which allowed Borussia Dortmund to seal top spot.

Everton substitute Gerard Deulofeu scored six minutes from time to salvage a deserved 1-1 draw at Arsenal.

Kerala will host the Federation Cup football from January 14-26 next year.