Shay Given hailed Manchester City team-mate Carlos Tevez for the hat-trick which saw off Wigan in the Premier League on Monday night.

Carlos Tevez looks to have made it his job to lead Manchester City towards the Champions League after his 12-minute treble sunk Wigan 3-0.

Shola Ameobi returned from injury to help fire Newcastle to a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest as they closed in on Championship promotion.

Fabio Capello has pinpointed Spain's strengths ahead of the World Cup, believing their confidence makes them hard to beat.

Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced a strong backbone will be the key to Manchester United enjoying another memorable Champions League away-day.

Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand return to the Manchester United squad for Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first-leg with Bayern Munich.

Sir Alex Ferguson sends his Manchester United team out to battle in one of the great arenas on Tuesday admitting it is the stage he loves best.

Fears over whether Ukraine will be ready in time to co-host Euro 2012 have been expressed by UEFA president Michel Platini.

Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back over Owen Coyle's assertion that Nemanja Vidic committed a 'terrible tackle' on Johan Elmander on Saturday.

Arsene Wenger will hope to unleash a more powerful Cesc Fabregas against his former club when Arsenal take on Barcelona on Wednesday night.

Louis van Gaal insists Manchester United have more reason to be afraid of Bayern Munich than the German giants do of the Premier League side.

Former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has described the fact the club were placed into administration as "a very unfunny joke".

West Ham United midfielder Ravel Morrison has been fined £7,000 and warned about his future behaviour following his homophobic remark on Twitter.

Sheffield Wednesday winger Jermaine Johnson will be occupying the sidelines for eight weeks with a knee ligament injury.

Brian McDermott has snubbed interest from Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers to sign a new deal with Reading.

Lazio boss Edoardo Reja has had his request to resign turned down by club president Claudio Lotito, and he is expected to oversee the side's Europa League fixture at Atletico Madrid on Thursday.

Wayne Rooney has been ruled out of Manchester United's Europa League clash with Ajax due to a sore throat.

Rangers chairman Craig Whyte has sold off an historic shareholding in Arsenal to Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbek-born billionaire who owns almost 30 per cent of the Premier League club, severing a link that dates back more than a century.

Huddersfield striker Jordan Rhodes has been nominated for the League One Player of the Year award.

Brentford are set to complete the signing of Everton midfielder Adam Forshan on a one-month youth loan.

Sheffield Wednesday winger Jermaine Johnson will be occupying the sidelines for eight weeks with a knee ligament injury.

Tranmere have extended the loan deal of Everton midfielder James Wallace by a further month.

Dagenham are searching for short-term goalkeeper cover after seeing the club's appeal against Chris Lewington's red card rejected.

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.