Football

Revenge was not on the agenda for Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini as he watched his side cruise to a 2-0 victory over Jose Mourinho's Chelsea in the FA Cup.

Arsenal were battered as Liverpool scored four goals inside the opening 20 minutes but Wenger said the fifth-round match gives them the opportunity to bounce back.

City host Chelsea on Saturday, their second meeting inside a fortnight and Arsenal, nine years without a trophy host Liverpool.

Hellas Verona scored a late equalizer as they came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Serie A leader Juventus on Sunday.

AIFF claimed that IOA itself did not follow proper procedures as it had intimidated the federation to send the names of delegates via e-mail only.

Jose Mourinho says the 33-year-old has a future at Chelsea "but maybe Thierry has a better proposal."

Pellegrini confirmed the South American pair's absences at his pre-match media conference before City take on Norwich City at Carrow Road in the Premier League.

The Spain coach is not happy with the way some of the national players behaved during the Cop del Rey semi-final.

The Welsh club have dropped into a Premier League relegation battle after a dramatic slump in form that has left them two points above the drop zone.

Arsenal signed Kallstrom on loan from Spartak Moscow even though the EPL club identified that he was carrying a back injury during his medical examination.

Ronaldo earlier this month won his second FIFA Ballon D'Or award award, ending Messi's four-year stranglehold on the trophy.

The January transfer window closes late Friday and English topflight clubs have already spent 10 million pounds more than this time last year.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez says striker Romelu Lukaku will be back to action earlier than expected after avoiding a serious ankle injury in a collision with a team-mate.

The English champions looked more like the United of old in a 2-0 win over Cardiff that revived their hopes of making up the ground to the top four.

Former Sweden striker Henrik Larsson believes David Moyes will do a great job at Manchester United - if he's given time.

Balotelli has been fined 10,000 euros for making a provocative gesture to rival Cagliari supporters after scoring against them in AC Milan's 2-1 win on Sunday.