Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson is determined to stay at Ibrox and fight for his place in the team, his agent said.The 28-year-old was stripped of the captaincy and dropped by French coach Paul Le Guen ahead of Tuesday's 1-0 victory at Motherwell.Former Lyon boss Le Guen said he had no choice but to deal with Ferguson in that way as his then captain had undermined him in the dressing room.

A notorious stand at Paris St Germain that was closed after a fan was killed outside the ground in November, will remain shut at least until the end of January, a municipal source claimed.

Controversial Italian forward Antonio Cassano is edging nearer the exit door at Real Madrid, according to the Spanish press who said he had been kicked out of training by his coach Fabio Capello.

Frank Lampard has insisted Chelsea are still in the hunt for a third straight Premier League title despite a disappointing sequence of results over the Christmas and New Year period which has left the Blues six points behind leaders Manchester United.

Sheffield United captain Chris Morgan has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after a clash with Arsenal's Robin van Persie.

Adrian Boothroyd, manager of English Premier League basement club Watford, revealed he had turned down a bid of five million pounds (10 million dollars) for promising striker Ashley Young.

Tore Andre Flo has linked up with former Chelsea teammates Dennis Wise and Guy Poyet after signing a short-term deal with Championship strugglers Leeds United.

Arsenal captain Thierry Henry believes fellow Gunners striker Robin van Persie has it in him to become one of the Premiership's greatest players.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes his Premiership leaders are on course to deny Chelsea a third straight title.

David Beckham will hold talks with Real Madrid next week over their offer of a new two-year contract.

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini has insisted that Luis Figo will not be joining Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad.

Charlton have challenged the sending-off of defender Osei Sankofa during their 4-0 Premier League defeat against Arsenal with an appeal to the Football Association (FA) to have the full-back's red card rescinded.

Chinese first division club Tianjin Teda have chosen veteran Czech manager Jozef Jarabinsky as their new handler for the upcoming season.

Manchester United's new signing Henrik Larsson looks set to make his debut shortly but United chief executive David Gill said there were no major plans to recruit further in the winter transfer market.

Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon says he may quit the club unless they secure promotion and strengthen their squad.

Fulham goalkeeper Antti Niemi has suffered no spinal damage after being injured against Watford and the west London club said they expected the Finn to be back in a "matter of weeks".

Charlton manager Alan Pardew has challenged China captain Zheng Zhi to prove he is capable of starring in the Premiership.

Arsene Wenger insists Thierry Henry will provide the spark for a successful 2007 after the Arsenal captain returned from injury to inspire his side's 4-0 rout of Charlton.

John Terry could play for Chelsea in the FA Cup against Macclesfield this weekend, barely a week after undergoing keyhole surgery on a back injury that has troubled him for much of the season.