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AS Monaco clinched the Ligue 2 title on Friday night with a 2-1 home win over struggling former top-flight rivals Le Mans, but the Principality outfit that return to Ligue 1 is massively changed from the side that dramatically exited it two years ago...

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So it is official. David Moyes has been named as manager of Manchester United, being handed a six-year contract effective from the beginning of July. And now the inquisition begins, central to which is the issue of perhaps his greatest challenge. ...

As evidenced by Sir Alex Ferguson's fascinating decision, this is the time of year when football's men and women turn their minds to change, challenge, personal ambitions and tough decisions. We always want this column to be all-embracing -- welc...

Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. Apple and Steve Jobs. Will one of the world's most recognized soccer clubs face the same challenges the world's technology darling did after the departure of its iconic leader?

Champions are winners and winners are ones who continue to seek challenges. Trophies are a must and records must be set. Acceptance is never to be accepted because there's always room to grow, to develop and to do better. Juventus may have won the ti...

The MLS Disciplinary Committee announced Wednesday that it had suspended Revolution defender Chris Tierney one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for a "reckless challenge that endangered the safety of his opponent," Philadelphia Union forward ...

New England defender Chris Tierney has been suspended for one game by the MLS for a reckless challenge the league said endangered the safety of Philadelphia forward Sebastien LeToux during a game last weekend.

England's Martin Murray knew what he was up against going to Argentina to challenge middleweight champ Sergio Martinez in his homecoming fight Saturday night, and he came close to pulling the upset, too. He dropped Martinez once officially and cou...

Bayern Munich fans are probably feeling quite happy this morning. Borussia Dortmund followers are no doubt similarly cheerful. Their teams have just eviscerated two of the biggest clubs in world football. Neither was a freak result, and both were gen...

The reality of a successful election is that the thrill of victory is immediately followed by the weight of expectations. So it would appear with Sunil Gulati's election to the FIFA Executive Committee. -- Behind the story: MLS Week 8 -- MLS Powe...

According to the well-worn footballing cliche, the sign of a good team is one capable of winning when playing badly. Although not playing badly per se, Everton struggled to click into gear during the first half. Fortunately, just as it threatened to ...

And so there it is - the end is nigh. That QPR should be scuppered in their bid to beat the Teflon team from the North in Sunday's 1-1 draw hurts most, as it was a reckless challenge that was probably the final nail in the coffin. Not dissimilar i...

Traveling to Argentina to face local hero and middleweight king Sergio Martinez will be no easy task for Martin Murray, but the Brit says he knows how take the belt away from the champion.

No prizes for guessing the name which will have dominated Villa's pre-match preparations for Easter Sunday's showdown with Liverpool. - Lambert buoyed by momentum Luis Suarez. He will have been the player uppermost in Villa manager Paul Lambert...

Following the emphatic 3-1 win over Serie A champions Juventus last November, it was thought Andrea Stramaccioni and his Inter squad could actually defy the odds and challenge the Turin side for the 2012-13 Scudetto title. Now half a season on fro...