Ezequiel Unsain was unable to play for more than a year after receiving a brutal knee from Carlos Tevez. At first, the play went unnoticed, but the replay showed a brutality worthy of the UFC. It wasn ...

Manchester City and Real Madrid renew pleasantries in the UEFA Champions League this week after being drawn together in the play-off round.

THE punniest performers from across Britain are gathering today to outwit each other with a tidal wave of terrible gags that are sure to be met with a groan or a giggle. The tenth annual UK Pun ...

February 5 may have the glamour and July 1 screams goals, but humble old March 6 is the most common birthdate for a Premier League player.

Everton's Ilman Ndiaye's impersonation of a seagull after scoring against Brighton was punished with a needless yellow card.

Gary Neville feud had something for everybody when they suited up in the Manchester derby following the Argentine's switch ...

Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Ezequiel Lavezzi struck braces as Argentina thrashed Bolivia 7-0 in a friendly in Houston on Friday. Aguero was the star as he provided three assists to go with his two ...

If you were creating a five-a-side team of players born on one particularly date, it would be pretty hard to beat the ...

Here we have ranked the top five best footballers who share the same birthday date (5 February) with Cristiano Ronaldo.

We've got Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Gheorghe Hagi, Stefan de Vrij, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Adnan Januzaj and, just for ...

Discover the **10 most controversial football transfers of all time**, featuring shocking moves like Luis Figo's switch from ...

Roman Catholic German Emperor Maximilian I is captured in Belgium. 1597: A group of early Japanese Christians, known as ...