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Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin has admitted his confidence has has suffered and that he is "afraid" to express himself fully on the pitch.

Tweet Ajax coach Frank de Boer has told Liverpool they have until Saturday to make an acceptable offer for Luis Suarez, or the Uruguayan forward will be staying in Amsterdam. Liverpool are hoping to sign Suarez, 25, but the two clubs have failed to reach

Real Madrid have signed Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent transfer.

Tweet Ruud van Nistelrooy will not sign a contract extension with Hamburg after they blocked his return to Real Madrid. The 34-year-old was hoping to return to Madrid on a short-term basis to cover for the injured Gonzalo Higuain. Higuain is out for four

Tweet Chelsea are confident of completing the transfer of David Luiz from Benfica within the next 48 hours, in a deal worth £21.5million. The centre-half's signing is part of an attempt by Carlo Ancelotti to revive Chelsea's season after

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award at a ceremony in Zurich. Messi, 23, won the prize - a merger of the FIFA Player of the Year prize and Ballon d'Or - ahead of his Barca team-mates Andres Iniesta and Xavi.

Under-fire Roy Hodgson has refused to discuss his future as Liverpool manager, after another disappointing performance that has left Hodgson's short reign at Anfield in jeopardy.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed a fee has been agreed for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko. Mancini has been linked with a move for the Bosnian striker and the player is understood to have written a letter to City last month expressing

Inter have confirmed that they have parted company with manager Rafael Benitez just six months after appointing the Spaniard. An agreement has been reached between the Serie A side and the Spaniard to terminate his contract with immediate effect after

Reports that Rafael Benitez has been sacked by Inter have emerged Italy and England, but Nerazzurri president Massimo Moratti has stated that he is still the club's manager.