Rafael Benitez admitted his Chelsea side were in need of a confidence boost after successive scoreless draws in the new manager's opening two Premier games in charge.

Benitez's men were held by Fulha

Midfielder Anderson could return to the Manchester United team at home to West Ham United on Wednesday as injuries and suspensions unsettle the Premier League leaders' squad.

United manager Alex Ferg

A quick-fire three-goal salvo gave Manchester United a 3-1 win over Harry Redknapp's new club Queens Park Rangers on Saturday that took them to the top of the Premier League table.

Incoming QPR manag

Harry Redknapp was preparing Saturday to take over as Queen Park Rangers manager, saying he was relishing the challenge of dragging them off the bottom of the English Premier League.

Redknapp was imm

Galatasaray ended Manchester United's perfect start to this season's Champions League with a 1-0 victory in Group H in Istanbul on Tuesday.

Burak Yilmaz scored the only goal of the game at the Turk T

China's top clubs played down any attempts to sign football superstar David Beckham on Wednesday as speculation went into overdrive about a potential move to the fast-growing league.

The cash-rich Ch

Football legend David Beckham says he will play his final game with the Los Angeles Galaxy when the Major League Soccer club hosts Houston in the league championship early next month.

The 37-year-old

Referee Mark Clattenburg will miss a fourth successive weekend of Premier League action as the Football Association continues an investigation into 'racism' allegations against the official.

Chelsea

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted he would be happy for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the club but believes the Portuguese forward is now "unbuyable".

Ronaldo spent six successful

Manchester United spurned an opportunity to regain first place in the Premier League table when they were stunned 1-0 at Norwich City on Saturday.

Last year's champions Manchester City had moved to t