LONDON: DERBY week on Merseyside is like no other. Liverpool versus Everton might not be the title-shaping fixture it once was but its intense passion and all-consuming nature never changes.

LONDON: Outgoing Football Association chairman David Bernstein has joined Fifa's new anti-racism and discrimination task force. Bernstein, who steps down in July, will join a group that contains…

MADRID: Barcelona have stepped up their interest in Chelsea star David Luiz as they look to rebuild following their humiliating Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich. The Catalans…

LONDON: Brendan Rodgers has confirmed Liverpool have opened talks with Steven Gerrard over a new contract. Gerrard, the Liverpool and England captain, has 13 months left on his current deal but…

SIR Alex Ferguson poked fun at Rafa Benitez's apparent obsession with his CV. But another defeat at the hands of his one-time Liverpool nemesis at Old Trafford would surely blot his own resume.

LONDON: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho insisted on Friday that he has not made a decision over where he will ply his trade next season.

1999 -- It all began so amicably, with Benitez spending a week at United's Carrington training ground to pick up some managerial tips from Ferguson.