Didier Drogba has urged Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti to sign former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira in the January transfer window.
The Premier League leaders are unable to sign new players due to a transfer ban imposed by FIFA, but should the club’s appeal against that ruling be successful, Drogba believes midfielder Vieira should be signed.
“It would [...]

George Gillett has told angry Liverpool fans that Rafa Benitez is responsible for the club’s disappointing start to the season and has defended his record of investment as co-owner of the club.
Gillett and his co-owner Tom Hicks remain unpopular among Liverpool fans for the perception that they have not provided the funds for Benitez to [...]

Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Boudewijn Zenden is training with Sunderland although the club have played down reports that they are interested in signing him.
Zenden, 33, is available as a free agent following his departure from Marseille at the end of last season.
“Sunderland would like short term to strengthen the midfield and Boudewijn is a [...]

Ali Al-Faraj has completed his takeover at Portsmouth after a company under his ownership bought a 90 per cent share in the Premier League club.
Former Pompey owner Sulaiman Al-Fahim will keep a 10% share and will move to a role as a non-executive chairman, while Peter Storrie will remain as chief executive.
A statement on Portsmouth’s [...]

The FA will examine Sir Alex Ferguson’s comments about referee Alan Wiley, after the Manchester Utd boss criticised the official for lacking the fitness to keep up with a Premier League gamed.
Ferguson launched an astonishing attack on Wiley after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Sunderland, believing he hadn’t added enough time on.
“He (Wiley) was not fit [...]