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PARDEW : MY FUTURE

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has brushed off comments from owner Mike Ashley suggesting he will be sacked if his team loses at Stoke on Monday evening.

STURRIDGE COULD FACE EVERTON

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has not given up hope of Daniel Sturridge playing some part in the Merseyside derby.

CENTRE-BACK CRISES AT UNITED

Louis van Gaal has confirmed he is down to just one fit centre-back for Manchester United's home game against West Ham on Saturday.

VALENCIA MOVE TOP OF THE TOP

Valencia climbed to the top of the Primera Division after Paco Alcacer set them on the way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Cordoba at the Mestalla.

UEFA CONFIRMS LIVERPOOL PROBE

Liverpool are one of seven clubs under investigation by UEFA for potential breaches of financial fair play (FFP) regulations, European football's governing body announced on Thursday.

BARCA HELD , ATLETICO TRIUMPH

A review of Wednesday night's action in Spain's La Liga, as Barcelona were held to a goalless draw at Malaga.

CITY SCORE SEVEN, CHELSEA WIN

A review of Wednesday's action in the Capital One Cup, including Manchester City's 7-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday

TORRES STRIKE FOR MILAN

Fernando Torres scored his first goal for AC Milan but the Serie A giants could do no more than force a 2-2 draw at newly-promoted Empoli.

HAT-TRICK KING

Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals as Real Madrid eased to a 5-1 win over Elche in the Primera Division.

ARSENAL OUT, REDS EDGE THRILLING SHOOTOUT

A review of Tuesday's action in the Capital One Cup third round as Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 14-13 on penalties.

NEVILLE : UNITED MUST SPEND MORE

Last season's seventh-placed finish in the Barclays Premier League led new coach Louis van Gaal, appointed in place of David Moyes, to splash out over £150million on Angel di Maria, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and loan signing Radamel Falcao,.

PARDEW WAITS ON CISSE

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has a decision to make over super-sub Papiss Cisse ahead of Wednesday night's Capital One Cup third round trip to Crystal Palace.

DEBUCHY OUT FOR 3 MONTHS

Debuchy, signed from Newcastle for £12million in the summer, was taken off after catching his studs in the turf against Manchester City on September 13.

BARCA SMOKING

A review of the weekend's action in Spain's Primera Division.

VAN GAAL BLASTS UNITED PLAYERS

Post-match reaction to Leicester's 5-3 victory over Manchester United.

PELLEGRINI : CHELSEA PLAYED LIKE A SMALL TEAM

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegriniclaimed Chelsea played like "a small team" and likened their approach to Stoke in the 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium.

OOH FRANKIE

A review of Sunday's action in the Barclays Premier League.

BALOTELLI ABUSE UPDATE

Anti-discrimination campaigners have offered their support to Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli after police launched an investigation into a tide of racist abuse aimed at him on Twitter.