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Cristiano Ronaldo warns Real Madrid: Title not yet sewn up Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has warned his team-mates against complacency in the league despite 10-point lead

Bellamy Faces Big Decision As Carling Cup Calls Craig Bellamy is not looking forward to facing Cardiff, as the Liverpool star mulls over his international future

It is still unclear when France will face Ireland in the 2012 Six Nations after Saturday's scheduled clash at the Stade de France was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill will not look back fondly on his UEFA Champions League debut.

BRAINTREE’S relegation fate was all but sealed as they turned in their poorest performance of the season to date, in Middlesex, on Saturday.

Carling Cup
Bellamy Faces Big Decision As Carling Cup Calls Craig Bellamy is not looking forward to facing Cardiff, as the Liverpool star mulls over his international future

Premier League Man City
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini believes Carlos Tevez can play a key role in the closing stages of the season.

Premier League Man Utd
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United's Europa League clash with Ajax on Thursday after picking up a throat infection.

Premier League Wolves
Wolves have failed in a fresh attempt to make Alan Curbishley their new manager

Premier League Man Utd
WAYNE Rooney was the only significant absentee from the open portion of training ahead of Manchester United's Europa League last-32 decider against Ajax at Old Trafford tomorrow.

Premier League Arsenal
Arsenal must draw on reserves to face Spurs

Premier League Man Utd
Manchester United's cash reserves fell by £100m in six months, in part to finance an investment in the squad attempting to win the fight for domestic supremacy with Manchester City.

Premier League Man City
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has shut out thoughts of a possible Europa League final derby showdown with rivals Manchester United.

Football Conference League
BRAINTREE’S relegation fate was all but sealed as they turned in their poorest performance of the season to date, in Middlesex, on Saturday.

Premier League Chelsea
Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola says that the Blues need to turn their season around now or risk finishing outside the top four.

Premier League Man City
Manchester City finally got the apology they had been waiting for on Tuesday when striker Carlos Tevez said he was sorry for his behaviour over recent months, setting up a possible return to action at the Premier League club

NPower Championship
West Ham tried to borrow Torres and Tevez

Football Conference League
Darlington FC 1883 Limited have confirmed the identities of the interim management board members involved in the group's bid to purchase the club.

Premier League Wolves
Reading manager Brian McDermott has emerged as the leading contender to succeed Mick McCarthy as Wolves manager, NLC Sport understands.

Premier League Chelsea
Andre Villas-Boas has admitted his insistence he is at Chelsea for the long haul would carry more weight if publicly backed by the club's hierarchy

Football Conference League
KEVIN PILKINGTON has left Luton Town to become goalkeeping coach of League One club Notts County.

Football Conference League
FOREST Green Rovers duo James Bittner and Charlie Griffin have been sent out on loan until the end of the season.

Football Conference League
Sutton United gave a debut to Lewis Hunt, who was released by Bradford City earlier this season, in the 1-0 Blue Square Bet South win over Basingstoke Town on Saturday.

NPower Championship
Blackpool winger Matt Phillips has been named npower Football League Young Player of the Month for January.

Premier League Liverpool
Liverpool have been accused by equality campaigners of "critically undermining" the fight against racism in football with their support for Luis Suarez.

IFA League of Ireland
Cliftonville booked their place in the Setanta Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 win at St Pat's Athletic giving them a 2-0 aggregate victory.

Spanish Football
Cristiano Ronaldo warns Real Madrid: Title not yet sewn up Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has warned his team-mates against complacency in the league despite 10-point lead

FA Cup
The draw for the last eight of the FA Cup kept apart the favourites as Stoke were pitted against Liverpool, while Chelsea will face Leicester if they come through a replay at Birmingham.

FA Cup
Liverpool 6 Brighton 1: Scoreline flattered us, admits Kenny Dalglish Kenny Dalglish admits Liverpool's margin of victory over Brighton in the FA Cup fifth round flattered the Premier League outfit

Premier League Sunderland
Niall Quinn quits Sunderland post after six years at club Niall Quinn leaves his role as director of international development at Sunderland with immediate effect

Premier League Wolves
Wolves line up second interviews

IFA League of Ireland
Aaron Hughes has reversed his decision to retire from international football after holding discussions with new Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill.

FA Cup
Stevenage held Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur to a draw to earn a lucrative FA Cup fifth round replay at White Hart Lane.

FA Cup
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger urged his players to fight on and salvage something from the season after their hopes of ending a seven-year trophy drought were effectively wrecked by FA Cup elimination on Saturday.