AC Milan assistant coach Mauro Tassotti has stressed that it would be "huge" if his side finishes third in the Serie A table after losing key players such as Thiago Silva and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Paris Saint-Germain last summer. The Rossoneri initially struggled to find its best form this season, but has climbed into the Champions League places following a string of good results in the second ...Full Story »

CSKA Moscow has been crowned champion of Russia thanks to a 0-0 draw with Kuban Krasnodar on Friday. The capital giants could only play out a stalemate against the Europa League hopefuls, but Zenit St Petersburg side cannot now claim a third straight title having accrued too few victories in comparison to Leonid Slutsky's men with just two matches to spare. CSKA's coach, who was appointed as J...Full Story »

Walter Mazzarri has revealed that he will make a decision on his future in the immediate aftermath of Napoli's Serie A clash with Roma on Sunday. The 51-year-old has been at the helm of the San Paolo outfit since October 2009 when he succeeded Roberto Donadoni but is out of contract at the end of the season, and there is mounting speculation that he could join either Inter or the Giallorossi. ...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Mats Hummels is a doubt for the Champions League final on May 25 following Borussia Dortmund's 2-1 defeat to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The center back injured himself when conceding a penalty prior to die Hoffe's 76th-minute equalizer at Signal Iduna Park, as he came off worse for wear from a collision with Kevin Volland before being replaced by Fe...Full Story »

Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Mats Hummels is a doubt for the Champions League final on May 25 following Borussia Dortmund's 2-1 defeat to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The center back injured himself when conceding a penalty prior to die Hoffe's 76th-minute equalizer at Signal Iduna Park, as he came off worse for wear from a collision with Kevin Volland before being replaced by Fe...Full Story »

A sense of dread will consume Jamie Carragher this evening. When bedtime arrives for his son, James, it will signal the need for the pair to have a talk that has been looming for three months. Carragher has known this day was coming but 10-year-old James has not been able to comprehend what is riding on Liverpool’s meeting with Queens Park Rangers tomorrow. After 16 years, 12 major h...Full Story »

As Sir Alex Ferguson prepared to end his magnificent career, he cast his mind back 39 years to the start at East Stirling, with eight players and no goalkeeper. At West Brom on Sunday, Ferguson's 1500th and final game as Manchester United boss will bring down the curtain on the most remarkable career in British football history. With 49 trophies, it is by far the most successful, ensuring th...Full Story »

Paolo Di Canio has ordered his players to obey his strict new rules or leave the club. Sunderland's players have had an easy ride under previous managers, according to the Italian, and now Barclays Premier League safety is secure he will introduce a harsher regime. Di Canio has already threatened to cut short his players' holidays depending how they trained in preparation to face Tottenham on...Full Story »

Rafa Benitez is sweating on a £250,000 bonus to finish third in the Barclays Premier League to guarantee Champions League football next season. Benitez agreed to the lucrative clause in his contract when he replaced Roberto Di Matteo as Chelsea’s interim coach last November. In the money: Benitez will receive a £250,000 bonus if Chelsea clinch a place in the Champions League C...Full Story »

MARCHING TO HIS OWN TOON ... AVB is not concerned with events in Newcastle ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS will not be Toon-ing in to updates from St James’ Park as Tottenham bid to beat rivals Arsenal to the top four tomorrow. AVB’s fifth-placed Spurs host Sunderland knowing they need Newcastle to at least deny the Gunners victory. But the White Hart Lane boss said: “Our job is to get th...Full Story »