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City's Mancini hopes Bridge plays for England

Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini hopes he can persuade Wayne Bridge to change his mind and put himself up for England selection at this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa. The former

United's Ferguson calls FA 'dysfunctional'

Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has blasted the Football Association's disciplinary system after Steven Gerrard escaped punishment for the second time in a week. The Liverpool cap

Defoe adds to Spurs' injury woes

London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed Jermain Defoe will be sidelined for 'a few weeks' after suffering a hamstring injury during training. The England international joins Aaron Lennon, Ledley Kin

Bayern opens 'decisive' stretch at Eintracht

Frankfurt, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich opens a "decisive" stretch Saturday, according to coach Louis van Gaal, although the trip to Eintracht is likely to be the easiest match over the next three weeks. Bayern follows the trip t

Barca's Xavi sidelined for two weeks

Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona will be without Xavi for two weeks after the key midfielder injured his calf during training. The Spain playmaker missed Wednesday's Champions League last-16 victory over Stuttgart with the

Portsmouth's Brown upset Gerrard wasn't punished

Portsmouth, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown is flabbergasted by the Football Association's failure to suspend Steven Gerrard following the Liverpool captain's off-the-ball challenge on him Monday. Gerrard ap

Bayern's Schweinsteiger cools Blues talk

Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has denied recent reports suggesting he will be moving to Chelsea at the end of this season. The 25-year-old was one of the names mentione

Liverpool suspends outspoken Riera

Liverpool, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Liverpool has moved quickly to suspend outspoken winger Albert Riera, who launched a verbal attack on manager Rafa Benitez in the build-up to Thursday's important Europa League game with Lille. It i

Juve's Del Piero still dreams of World Cup

Turin, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Juventus veteran Alessandro Del Piero has admitted that he still harbors World Cup hopes despite not featuring for Italy since Euro 2008. The 35-year-old fired home two goals in his side's 3-3 Serie A

Tottenham plans to bring Keane back

London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has ruled out the possibility of Robbie Keane moving to Celtic on a permanent basis. The much-traveled Republic of Ireland international is currently on loan at Celtic