Football

Fabio Capello has planned to retire from football after the 2018 World Cup tournament, Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

Wilshere has not played since suffering a foot fracture playing for Roy Hodgson's England in their 1-0 friendly win over Denmark at Wembley in March.

Liverpool moved five points clear in the Premier League by beating Norwich 3-2 on Sunday courtesy of two goals by Raheem Sterling.

Gus Poyet says his side are back from the dead after they beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge are on the shortlist for the English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) player of the year award.

Tata Martino insisted that his side's 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final did not mean he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.

City's remaining five games are against West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace, Everton, Aston Villa and West Ham United.

No further details about their situation were provided, but Gordon Cowans and Shay Given have been temporarily promoted to assist manager Paul Lambert.

Real and Barcelona meet King's Cup final in Valencia in the latest edition of the 'Clasico' between the world's two richest clubs by income.

Fassone admitted that they could bring in Spanish striker Fernando Torres in preparation for next season's Europa League campaign.

Long considered favourites in an absorbing Premier League title race, Manchester City no longer have control over their destiny and must also sweat on the fitness of Yaya Toure and Vincent Kompany for the closing weeks of their campaign.

"We do still need to improve on the way we control the game after taking the lead. You can't win with just the attack or just the defence.What you need is a balance between them." Benitez said.

Ganguly said it was a 'positive development' for Indian football and opens up new opportunities for the game in the country.

Barcelona compounded their exit from the Champions League by losing 1-0 at Granada, letting Real move ahead into second place with a 4-0 win over Almeria.

After extra time ended 1-1, Arsenal's players scored all of their penalties - the last by Santi Cazorla to beat Wigan 4-2 on penalties.

Borussia Dortmund will make use of an option to buy on-loan midfielder Sahin from Real, making his return to last season's Champions League runners-up permanent.