Mario Balotelli: Italy's Jekyll and Hyde
Last updated on: Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:14
Mario Balotelli, the temperamental and mercurial Manchester City striker, will have an important role to play for Italy at this year's Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
Neymar gets a chance to prove his worth in London
Last updated on: Wednesday, 23 May 2012 18:48
Neymar's motivation to become one of Brazil's greatest players, the one expected to lead the team to its first Olympic gold medal, is no secret.
Ibrahimovic: the man who divides opinion
Last updated on: Monday, 21 May 2012 10:15
Few footballers divide opinion quite like the mercurially talented Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic and until the AC Milan star delivers on the international stage, that is unlikely to change.
Benzema blossoms to lead French regeneration
Last updated on: Monday, 21 May 2012 10:15
It was a mark of the progress that Karim Benzema has made over the last 18 months that his inclusion in France's preliminary squad for Euro 2012 did not raise a single eyebrow.
Chumps to champs - how Di Matteo turned it around
Last updated on: Sunday, 20 May 2012 14:06
From zeros to heroes, chumps to champs: in three short months Roberto Di Matteo steered Chelsea back from the precipice to the greatest moment in the club's history.
Chelsea, luckiest team in football
Last updated on: Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:54
Lots of money, lots of luck, and players who didn't care about winning ugly — just so long as they won — turned Chelsea into the champions of Europe.
Londoners Adopt Twisted Loyalties
Last updated on: Friday, 18 May 2012 13:49
A large swath of London-centric fans is likely to be screaming that most Germanic of soccer names Saturday during the Champions League final.
Man United FA Cup final programme breaks record
Last updated on: Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:40
A match programme for the 1909 FA Cup final between Manchester United and Bristol City fetched a world-record price of £23,500 ($37,600) at a public auction on Tuesday.
Football edges closer to technology goal
Last updated on: Tuesday, 15 May 2012 12:02
Decades after the invention of spy satellites capable of detecting a golf ball from outer space, referees may soon be equipped with technology that will enable them to tell if a football has crossed the goal-line.
Premier League's day of drama in quotes
Last updated on: Monday, 14 May 2012 10:43
Arguably the Premier League's greatest season came to a sensational conclusion on Sunday as Manchester City won the title thanks to two stoppage-time strikes in a 3-2 victory over QPR.
City kicks off revolution with a bang
Last updated on: Monday, 14 May 2012 10:31
Manchester City's players are champions of England - yes, that is a phrase we're all going to have to get accustomed to - because they believed in themselves like those at Manchester United used to.
Five moments that won the title for Manchester City
Last updated on: Sunday, 13 May 2012 23:52
Manchester City won the Premier League crown on Sunday after scoring twice in second-half stoppage time to beat QPR 3-2 at Eastlands. Here we look back at five key moments that helped Roberto Mancini's side clinch the club's first title for 44 years:



