Football refuses to let go of meaningless international friendlies
Remember, these are not competitive internationals with tournament qualification at stake
Remember, these are not competitive internationals with tournament qualification at stake
Roma were thrashed 7-1 by Fiorentina in their Coppa Italia quarter-final
Last season’s Champions League semi-finalists have nine points from four games
La Gazzetta dello Sport and Il Corriere dello Sport believe it can be done
Former Manchester City frontman Dzeko still to agree personal terms with London club
Antonio Conte keen to add to his side’s strikeforce for the second half of the season
Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty has 13 minutes in Premier League this season
A double from Jon Walters books Martin O’Neill’s side a place in France next summer
Ireland can get good result in Bosnia but only if they cut out basic errors
Bosnia and Herzegovina coach Mehmed Bazdarevic says his side are not afraid of Ireland
Ireland may opt for policy of containment in first leg play-off against Balkan outfit
Roma edge Bayer Leverkusen as Gent shock Valencia and Zenit and Porto both win
Wales managed only one point against Balkans during qualifying campaign
City manager Manuel Pellegrini selects adventurous line-up for game in Germany
West Ham hope to secure Juventus centre half while Roma seek to buy Edin Dzeko
The Italian club are prepared to pay €20 million for the Bosnian striker
The transfer window opens in a month’s time, who needs to sign what, team-by-team
Midfielder free agent in summer and considering move despite €222,000 a week offer
Juventus midfielder attracting attention of plenty of Europe’s
New €33.5m signing from Swansea joins Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko for Barcelona games
Manager plays down talk of the Ivorian leaving the champions in the close season
26-year-old joins from Swansea City for €32 million on four-and-a-half-year deal
Ivory Coast striker set to sign four-and-a-half year deal worth €128,000 a week
Talks with New York City FC over midfielder’s immediate future are ongoing
Yaya Toure grabs third goal as Palace overwhelmed in second half
Injury to Sergio Agüero leaves manager with only two fit strikers ahead of busy period
Victory at Roma vital for Pellegrini who must plan without injured Aguero
Victory at Roma vital for Pellegrini who must plan without injured Aguero
Noisy neighbours now wearing red as City look to end run of poor form
Problems piling up for Manuel Pellegrini as off-colour champions bow out with a whimper
‘I’m not the manager, he makes the decisions,’ says England number one
Ahead of Bayern meeting Kompany stresses importance of setting out to win their group
The Premier League will hope Costa, Alexis Sanchez at Arsenal (plus a fit Aaron Ramsey) and Louis van Gaal can help fill the personality void left by Luis Suarez
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