Mark Halsey bowed out of the game at Manchester City Referee Mark Halsey has bowed out of football and hopes his story can inspire other cancer sufferers. The 51-year-old took charge of a game for the final time in Norwich's shock 3-2 win over Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday having beaten non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2009. Halsey said after that match: "It's been a fantastic career for me,...Full Story »

DAVID BECKHAM admits he faces the toughest summer of his life as he comes to terms with retirement. The former England star, who played his last game in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-1 win over Brest on Saturday, will enjoy a chance to rest after more than two decades of playing professional football. But Beckham, 38, says he will then look to fill the void by throwing himself into other pro...Full Story »

Eintracht Frankfurt came from two goals behind to seal their place in the Europa League next season with a 2-2 draw against 10-man Wolfsburg. Goals from Jan Polak and Diego silenced a sell-out Waldstadion crowd, but as the home team's fans awaited agonisingly for news of Hamburg's game against Bayer Leverkusen, Alexander Meier gave them hope with a penalty. A Ricardo Rodriguez own goal in th...Full Story »

Sampdoria completed a double over Serie A champions Juventus with a 3-2 win at a rainswept Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Eder, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Mauro Icardi maintained the Blucerchiati's excellent record against the dominant force of Italian football after Fabio Quagliarella had put Antonio Conte's side in front. Emmanuel Giaccherini added a second late on for Juve, but they were left still...Full Story »

Granada took a huge step towards securing their La Liga future with victory over fellow strugglers Osasuna on Saturday night. Granada edged the encounter in every department but the lead given to them by Youssef El Arabi's 23rd-minute goal was being increasingly tested until the decisive incident in the 79th minute, when Fernando Nano felled Yacine Brahimi in the penalty area. Nano saw red a...Full Story »

A solitary goal by Jeremy Mathieu was enough for Valencia to see off Getafe and keep the side in the hunt for a top-four finish alongside Real Sociedad. The French centre-back struck just before half-time to give the visitors the lead in what was a largely uneventful match at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. Getafe, meanwhile, missed an opportunity to gain ground in their bid to qualify for the E...Full Story »

Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes brought the curtain down on his domestic career with the Bundesliga champions today with a tearful performance in the post-match press conference. The 68-year-old is making way for former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola at the end of the season and Munich ensured he signed off with a win as they won 4-3 at Borussia Moenchengladbach. Heynckes began his career...Full Story »

Shortly after I made my Manchester United debut at the age of 19, I was sent a pair of football boots by one of the big sportswear firms. And a few weeks later myself, David Beckham, Keith Gillespie and my brother Phil were sent by United to take part at a coaching school in the USA. The boot was called the Predator and they were new design which had ridges for extra grip on the leather. As soo...Full Story »

There will be nothing downbeat about Freiburg's clash with Schalke at the Dreisamstadion with a Champions League spot at stake. The stakes have never been higher for Freiburg, who could qualify for the Champions League for the first time by beating the more seasoned European participants. "I am going to Freiburg with a lot of optimism and confidence," said Schalke's director of sport Horst H...Full Story »

Juventus midfielder Andrea Pirlo sees no reason to pursue a career at Real Madrid as he expects the Serie A champions to keep on collecting trophies. Ahead of tomorrow night's trip to Sampdoria, the 33-year-old playmaker has been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu having rolled back the years to guide the Bianconeri to back-to-back Italian titles since leaving AC Milan. Pirlo, howev...Full Story »