After the announcement on Wednesday that F.C. Barcelona Head Coach Josep “Pep” Guardiola had signed a contract extension, many Barça fans will undoubtedly be thrilled. The new terms will extend Guardiola’s tenure at Camp Nou for another season, until June 2012. Inevitably with news such as this, thoughts will turn to the question of who could possibly replace the local hero synonymous with the …

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FC Barcelona Manager Guardiola Signs New Contract, But Is There Life After Pep?

Roy Hodgson believes that the spirit and character his side showed in battling back for a late point in the 1-1 draw at Stoke well serve the club well in the fight against relegation.

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West Brom ‘resilience’ pleases Hodgson

Stoke boss Tony Pulis admits that his side did not play well in the 1-1 draw with West Brom, but takes the officials to task for the “very very poor” decision that lead to the visitors late equaliser.

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Pulis angry with officials

Randy Lerner, the Aston Villa owner, has invested more than £200m in the club whose spiralling wage bill is a major challenge.

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Randy Lerner ploughs in more money as Aston Villa wages soar

Carlos Vela rescued West Bromwich Albion at the death after the Mexican grabbed a deserved equaliser against Stoke City.

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Stoke City 1 West Bromwich Albion 1: match report

A brilliant performance by Brazilian striker Pato saw AC Milan inflict what could prove to be a fatal blow to Napoli’s Serie A title hopes here on Monday as the leaders cruised to a 3-0 win.

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Pato inspires Milan to crucial Serie A win over Napoli

AC Milan moved five points clear in Italy’s Serie A after a 3-0 win at home to title rivals Napoli on Monday.

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Pato’s magic puts Milan five points clear

MILAN (AP) -AC Milan controlled from the start and finally broke through in the second half to beat Napoli 3-0 Monday to open up a five-point lead over city rival Inter Milan in Serie A.

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AC Milan beats Napoli 3-0 in Serie A

Former referee Graham Poll tells 5 live Sport that match officials would not be upset if the FA used video evidence to ensure ‘a just outcome’, if their in-game decisions were incorrect.

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Refs happy to be corrected – Poll

SSC Napoli missed the chance to catch Serie A frontrunners AC Milan as the Rossoneri opened up a five-point lead in the table with a 3-0 home victory, while Málaga CF won in Spain.

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Napoli subdued as Milan show title credentials

Substitute Carlos Vela hits a late equaliser to cancel out Rory Delap’s second-half goal as Stoke and West Brom share the points at the Britannia Stadium.

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Stoke 1-1 West Brom

Winning at the Mestalla will not be easy, admits Barcelona striker David Villa.

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Barcelona’s David Villa: I Had ‘Great Times’ At Valencia

Mexican international striker Carlos Vela grabbed relegation-threatened West Brom another point with another late goal here on Monday as they drew 1-1 with Stoke City in their Premier League clash.

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West Brom, Stoke in Premier League draw

AC Milan’s 3-0 win over title rivals Napoli made the Rossoneri huge favourites to seal their first scudetto since 2004 but the poor quality of the top-of-the-table clash summed up Serie A this season.

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Milan in pole position to win less than vintage scudetto

FC Augsburg kept hard on Hertha BSC’s heels at the top of the 2. Bundesliga after edging a hard-earned victory over fellow promotion hopefuls Erzgebirge Aue on Monday evening.

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Augsburg win top game against unlucky Aue

Jamie O’Hara accepts he is unlikely to have a future at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. The midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at White Hart Lane under Harry Redknapp, who loaned him out to Wolverhampton Wanderers last month.

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Midfielder doubts his Tottenham Hotspur future

Real Madrid can still win the Spanish league despite trailing leaders Barcelona by seven points after drawing 0-0 at Deportivo La Coruna, Real Madrid director Emilio Butragueno said Monday.

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Real can still win league, says Butragueno

In the 40th minute of Lazio and Cagliari’s 0-0 match on Sunday, Lazio defender Andre Dias generously offered his clumsy assistance to Robert Acquafresca’s off target shot. The ball was clearly destined to go wide, but Dias spastically ushered it into his own empty net. It was especially generous considering the match would end 1-0 in Cagliari’s favor.

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Lazio defender helps Cagliari by directing off target shot into his goal

Harry Redknapp has bemoaned Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’s injury problems. The Londoners are pushing for a successive top-four finish in the Premier League, whilst they are ninety minutes away from a UEFA Champions League quarter-final.

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Redknapp bemoans Tottenham Hotspur injury plight

Club director Emilio Butragueno believes Real Madrid still have a chance of winning La Liga, stating that the 0-0 result against Deportivo La Coruna was a one-off and the team must move on.

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Butragueno: La Liga chase not over yet

Brazil will head to the World Cup as the No. 1 team, according to the latest FIFA rankings.

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Substitute Carlos Vela snatches a late point for West Brom against Stoke in the Premier League.

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Stoke v West Brom as it happened

Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry says he cannot get the club out of his system and would relish a return to north London.

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Henry still yearns for return to Arsenal family

It’s no surprise that the relegation struggle is a battle of raw nerve and emotion. Nevertheless, a worrying trend manifested itself at the weekend… Certain players are on the receiving end of a great deal of booing. Is this right?

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Bundesliga Fans Are Turning On Their Players – Are Their Jeers Justified?

US Città di Palermo have sacked Delio Rossi and installed Serse Cosmi as their new coach in the wake of Sunday’s stunning 7-0 Serie A home defeat by Udinese Calcio.

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Rossi out as humbled Palermo call for Cosmi

With Chelsea struggling to find their form this season, and there suddenly being a very real possibility of the Blues falling outside the Champions League positions, the club need to get organised quickly if they want to change this season around. With more news surfacing recently about Ashley Cole getting into trouble on the training ground, there is a worry that Carlo Ancelotti has lost …

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MADRID (AP) -Athletic Bilbao players say Valencia defender David Navarro’s “theatrics” in Sunday’s 2-1 loss were perhaps the most overlooked performance on Oscar night.

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Athletic: David Navarro’s ‘theatrics’ Oscar-worthy

Having underperformed in the Bundesliga this season, Bayern Munich and Schalke are eager to win their DFB-Pokal semi-final, while Cottbus and Duisburg are preparing for their chance to reach the decider.

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Bayern, Schalke bidding for Berlin

Speaking to Vocegiallorossa.it , Rinaldi, who acts as the player’s agent, said: “Rescission? I don’t know anything, and I am not thinking about it. I have not been called into any meeting.”

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Adriano’s Agent Rejects Roma Contract Termination Reports

Serie A side Palermo have appointed Serse Cosmi as their first team coach after the sacking of Delio Rossi the morning after a 7-0 drubbing by Udinese.

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Cosmi replaces Rossi at Palermo