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Real Madrid say Jose Mourinho will leave at the end of the season, clearing his path for a rumoured return to English football. Club president Florentino Perez revealed the decision at a news conference. It has stoked speculation that Mourinho will head back to Chelsea, where he managed between 2004 and 2007 and became the London club’s most successful boss. ...

David Beckham played his last game as a footballer tonight, with the Englishman captaining PSG in their last home game of the season. The 38-year old burst into tears as he was substituted off in the second half, with everyone in the stadium according him a standing ovation. His wife Victoria and their four children Romeo, Brooklyn, Cruz and Harper ...

Nigeria have named a 30-man squad ahead of next month’s FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey. The squad includes 18 players from the recent African Youth Championship in Algeria, where Nigeria placed third. The players These players include skipper Abduljaleel Ajagun, Enugu Rangers striker Alhaji Gero as well as Olanrewaju Kayode and Umar Aminu, who was Goal King at the ...

When it came to discussing the moment he decided his career was over, David Beckham judged that the best man at his wedding was the best man for the job. Sky Sports analyst Gary Neville was with him when it all began, sharing a dressing room with Beckham in the Manchester United youth team and going on to win the ...

Chelsea are the best team in the world, while Real Madrid are the seventh best and Manchester United are 19th. This is according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, an organisation recognised and supported by, although not affiliated with, FIFA. Their latest Club World Rankings, accounting for results between March 1 2012 and February 28 2013, have ...