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German captain Michael Ballack has been ruled out of the World Cup after injuring his ankle in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup final win over Portsmouth.
Ballack had to leave the pitch after a bad tackle from Kevin-Prince Boateng and the scan today has shown that the extent of the damage is bad enough to keep him [...]

He’s already said that he has had enough of Italian football, and despite beating defending champions Barcelona to get into the Champions League final, Jose Mourinho will probably leave Inter Milan in the summer.

Relegated Portsmouth were due a place in the Europa League next season, however they were not granted the licence due to all their problems. Now, if Fulham win the Europa League they will be granted a second ticket into the Europa League next season.

Wednesday will see one of the most important games of the season. Tottenham play Manchester City in a battle that could decide who gets fourth spot in the Premiership.

This year there was criticism that no English teams reached the champions league semi-finals. However the Europa League is a different story. Both Fulham and Liverpool play the second legs of their semi finals tonight and they could meet in the final if all goes well.
Both did well in their first legs, despite the long [...]

Champions League – semi – finals
Barcelona vs Inter
Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona (ESP)
28 April 2010
kick off: 20:45 GMT
Hi quality video highlights will be available here
FC BARCELONA VS INTER MILAN “THE REVENGE OF MESSI ”
Barcelona inflicted Inter’s only defeat of this season’s UEFA Champions League with a 2-0 Camp Nou group-stage win on [...]

Barcelona vs [...]

Champions League
Lyon 0-3 Bayern
Stadium: Stade de Gerland, Lyon (FRA)
27 April 2010
kick off: 20:45 GMT
Hi quality video highlights will be available here
Bayern Munich book a date at the Bernabeu on Saturday 22 May after a comprehensive win over a disappointing Lyon. It’s the first time Bayern have reached the final since 2001 when they [...]

Lyon [...]

The Milito brothers, Barca’s Gabriel and Inter’s Diego, discuss facing each other on the pitch in the semi-finals.
Video: CL: Brothers and Rivals

Champions League: Brothers and Rivals

Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle has given his thumbs up to England’s World Cup facilities at the Bafokeng Sports Campus.
Hoddle’s opinion will be music to the ears of Fabio Capello, who was concerned building work would not have been finished on time.
He said: “It’s great. It really is a top quality training camp.” The former Spurs [...]

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov says they’re not ready to give up on a top four finish.
Villa have taken 13 points from five games since the 7-1 mauling at Chelsea appeared to have ended their chances of a top-four finish.
But Petrov is adamant that Villa have never given up hope of achieving that goal.
He said: [...]