Gianfranco Zola's Watford squandered a chance to cement their hold on the second automatic promotion place in the Championship after conceding a late equaliser in Friday's 1-1 draw at struggling Wolves.

Welsh international Robert Earnshaw, the only player to score a hat-trick in every professional division in England, joined Major League Soccer's Toronto FC on Friday ahead of the club's opener.

Nile Ranger has left Newcastle after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent, the English Premier League club announced on Friday.

Arsenal have more important things to worry about than the form of Tottenham Hotspur's Gareth Bale as they prepare for Sunday's north London derby at White Hart Lane, manager Arsene Wenger said Friday.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon made no secret of his annoyance Friday at the punishment imposed on the old company that ran arch-rivals Rangers.

England's Football Association has said it plans to use goal-line technology for the next Community Shield match -- and replays of the system's decisions will be shown on television.

Barcelona on Friday confirmed that midfielder Xavi Hernandez will be out for "10 to 15 days", ruling him out of Saturday's Clasico and rendering him doubtful for the Champions League last 16, second leg, against AC Milan.

A war of words has broken out between rival Bundesliga coaches Jupp Heynckes of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund's Jurgen Klopp after the latter accused the former of copying his coaching ideas.

Barcelona assistant coach Jordi Roura on Friday sought to ease the pressure on Lionel Messi as the Catalans prepare to face Real Madrid for the second time in five days.

Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski is free to play in Saturday's Bundesliga clash against Hanover 96 after the German Football Association (DFB) reduced his three-game ban on appeal.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti on Friday compared David Beckham to his former team-mate Ryan Giggs, who has just agreed a new contract to keep him at Manchester United for a further season.

Rafael Benitez, the under-pressure Chelsea interim manager, urged all connected with the club to unite Friday as he tried to get irate fans onside.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has told his side "everything is possible" as they try to overhaul leaders Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table.

Russian Premier League clubs have stopped throwing their money around the international transfer market after last year's impressive spree, showing greater restraint during the winter transfer window.

Liverpool's rising star Raheem Sterling will stand trial in May over the alleged assault of a woman in the city, a court was told on Friday.

Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather earned the first World Cup win of her career in Friday's Super-G as overall leader Tina Maze edged closer to Hermann Maier's points record.

Liechtenstein's Tina Weirather picked up her first World Cup win of the season in Friday's Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Ryan Giggs, who is set to make his 1,000th appearance in senior football this weekend, has signed a new one-year contract at Manchester United, the club announced on Friday.

As Rafael Benitez's angry outburst succinctly demonstrated, the manager's job at Chelsea has become the most uniquely pressurised position in English football.

AC Milan have tied Stephan El Shaarawy to an improved deal that will see the club's top striker remain with the Rossoneri until 2018, the Serie A club announced Thursday.