Manchester United star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have had a second son. Mrs Rooney gave birth to Klay Anthony Rooney at 2.11am. Just hours later she tweeted the good news to her one million Twitter followers, saying: "At 2.11am our Beautiful Son ... Klay Anthony Rooney entered the world. He weighed 7lb 11 1/2 oz. We're all so happy and doing well. X" Rooney also tweeted: "Both Klay and Coleen are fin ...

Coach Sabri Lamouchi is determined to build a new-look Ivory Coast side for the next World Cup without Didier Drogba, Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue, the high-profile players who have been the bedrock of the team for almost a decade. The axing of captain Drogba, Toure and Eboue from a 26-man squad named last week to play two World Cup qualifiers next month signals a new direction for Africa’s top-ranked side ...

Arsene Wenger has hailed his Arsenal players as “one of the best groups” he has had, during his time in charge of the Gunners. Laurent Koscielny scored the decisive goal – like he did against West Brom last year – as Arsenal finished above Tottenham Hotspurs in fourth place, clinching the last ticket from England to the Champions League. “They are special.” he said. “I’ve told them many times but they’ve sh ...

Atletico Madrid have won the 2012-13 Copa del Rey after an enthralling 2-1 extra-time victory against Real Madrid in the final at Santiago Bernabeu on Friday. Miranda's goal in the 99th minute was enough for los Rojiblancos to clinch their 10th Copa crown and, in the process, end their long 25-match winless run in the Madrid derby. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring just before the quarter-hour mark with ...

The Portuguese did not hesitate to write off the campaign as the least successful of his life to date but insisted Atletico Madrid were "lucky" to have triumphed Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has described the 2012-13 campaign as the "worst season of his career" following a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey final. Joao Miranda's extra-time header sent the Portuguese's side to defeat at San ...

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder David Beckham has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season. The 38-year-old only moved to the French capital on a short-term contract in January but the Parisiens were keen for the former England captain to extend his stay at the Parc des Princes for another season. However, even though Beckham played his part in PSG ending their 18-year wait for a ...

Former Liverpool boss, Rafa Benitez was not a popular choice to succeed Chelsea favourite Roberto Di Matteo, sacked last November despite winning the Champions League with the team five months previously. “It’s a team in transition with young players so it was quite difficult from the beginning. I’m quite pleased that when they have a manager who they know is leaving at the end of the season, they still sho ...

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has confirmed that Real Madrid have asked about the availability of Carlo Ancelotti. Jose Mourinho has agreed terms with his former club Chelsea, with his current club searching for his replacement, but the Qatari billionaire has told the Spanish giants to respect his club. "A few days ago, the CEO of Real Madrid [Jose Angel Sanchez] contacted me to talk to h ...

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has been sacked. As reported by Goal.com on Sunday, the club's defeat to Wigan in the FA Cup final proved the last straw for the City owners, who said in a statement that the Italian had failed to achieve any of the team's targets for the season. The decision comes exactly one year to the day since Sergio Aguero's dramatic late goal saw Mancini's side clinch their fir ...

Serena Williams claims her 50th title with the 6-1, 6-4 win. Rafael Nadal takes the men's title with a straight-sets victory over Stanislas Wawrinka. Serena Williams kept the No. 1, and added No. 50. Williams beat Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title. And Rafael Nadal eased by Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-2, 6-4, for his fift ...