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May 25, 2013: Neymar has taken a step toward a move to Europe with his Brazilian club Santos confirming they have accepted two transfer bids for the forward

May 25, 2013: Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has played down comments he made earlier on Friday evening that Rafael Benitez is to become his club's new coach

May 25, 2013: Former Real Madrid great Zinedine Zidane has suggested Gareth Bale could be making his way to the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer, describing him as one of the top three players in the world

May 25, 2013: Frank Lampard hopes Chelsea team-mate John Terry can follow him by signing a new contract with the club

May 25, 2013: Sergio Aguero insists he is happy at Manchester City amid reports he is set to leave the club

May 25, 2013: Live coverage of the the LV County Championship

May 24, 2013: Blackburn have appointed Gary Bowyer as their manager on a 12-month rolling contract

May 24, 2013: British Olympic long jump champion Greg Rutherford insists he could cause an upset amongst Great Britain's 100m runners, confirming that he is looking to compete on the athletics track

May 24, 2013: Former Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack believes Jose Mourinho will not have to prove anything in his next managerial position

May 24, 2013: IBF super-middleweight champion Carl Froch is hell bent on defeating Mikkel Kessler in their unification rematch at the O2 Arena on Saturday in a bid to restore himself as one of the best fighters in the world

May 24, 2013: FA vice-chairman and Manchester United chief executive David Gill has been formally elected to the UEFA executive committee

May 24, 2013: Defending champion Luke Donald missed the cut at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth

May 24, 2013: Manchester United have announced assistant manager Mike Phelan has left the club as new boss David Moyes begins to reshape the Old Trafford backroom staff, confirming the news in an official statement on their website

May 24, 2013: Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has been charged by the Football Association for an alleged breach of rules regarding betting and misconduct

May 24, 2013: Carl Froch insists he is turning up to his rematch with WBA champion Mikkel Kessler in the "best possible shape" as the pair prepare for their super-middleweight tussle on Saturday at the O2 Arena

May 24, 2013: Outgoing Manchester United chief executive David GIll is confident that Wayne Rooney will be at the club at the start of next season

May 24, 2013: Demba Ba has revealed that Chelsea's players are "happy" at the prospect of Jose Mourinho returning to the club

May 24, 2013: The son of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers was one of four Brighton footballers found not guilty of sexually assault

May 24, 2013: Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has hit out at the negative image that surrounds the club, adding that the Blues are now striving for a Premier League title win