Liverpool forward signs new five-year contract

Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho has signed a new five-year contract worth about £150,000 a week, making him the highest-paid player at the club. The 24-year-old Brazil international joined the Reds from Inter Milan for £8.5m in January 2013, and his new deal will...

Ferguson lauds Mourinho progress

Sir Alex Ferguson feels that Manchester United are making great progress under Jose Mourinho this season and says the Portuguese has “done a great job”. The former Red Devils boss also believes the club have been “unlucky” in a number of games and could be closer to...

Hernandez leaves Leicester for Malaga

Spanish defender Luis Hernandez has left Premier League champions Leicester City to return to his homeland with Malaga on a three-and-a-half-year deal, both clubs confirmed on Tuesday. “Leicester City Football Club can confirm that defender Luis Hernandez has...

Ivory Coast out of Africa Cup of Nations

Title-holders Ivory Coast were dumped out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after a superb Rachid Alioui goal gave Herve Renard–coached Morocco a 1-0 win in Gabon. Clinching a quarter-finals place was particularly sweet for Frenchman Renard, the coach of the...