Premier League : Manchester United - Swansea Alex Ferguson will take charge of Manchester United for the last time at Old Trafford when Swansea City are the visitors on Sunday.
The 71-year-old announced on Wednesday that he will step down as manager at the end of the season, with David Moyes coming in to replace him in July, when his contract at Everton expires.
Ferguson has won 38 trophies during over 26 years in charge of United, including this season’s Premier League trophy - an achievement which the club will certainly honour this weekend.
He said: "The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about. It is the right time. It was important to me to leave an organisation in the strongest possible
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Premier League: Fulham - Liverpool Liverpool play Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday as they look to hunt down Everton and claim sixth position in the Premier League.
Brendan Rodgers' side drew 0-0 with their Merseyside rivals at Anfield last Sunday, and currently sit five points adrift of Everton with just two games remaining.
They will be without captain Steven Gerrard for the last two games of the season, the England skipper is due to have surgery on a recurring shoulder injury.
Daniel Agger will also sit out the remainder of the campaign as he looks to cure a long-standing back injury, while Luis Suarez continues to serve a ban for biting Branislav Ivanovic.
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Premier League: QPR - Newcastle Newcastle United visit bottom-placed QPR on Sunday knowing a victory will all but secure their place in the Premier League next season.
Alan Pardew's side have been dreadful in recent weeks and a run of form that has seen them win just one of their last nine matches in all competitions has seen them slip to 17th in the table.
They could have actually started Sunday in the relegation zone had Wigan held on to their lead against Swansea City on Tuesday, but second-half goals from Angel Rangel, Itay Shechter and Dwight Tiendalli saw the Welsh side escape with a 3-2 win.
That means Newcastle enter this match with a three-point gap on Wigan and they may fancy their chances aga
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Premier League: Everton - West Ham David Moyes will take charge of Everton for the last time at Goodison Park on Sunday against West Ham.
It was confirmed on Thursday that Moyes will not extend his deal with the Merseyside club and instead take over from Alex Ferguson at Manchester United when the season comes to an end.
A goalless draw at rivals Liverpool on Sunday sees Everton almost certain to finish sixth in the league, a result that would see them top the Anfield outfit for the second season in a row.
That represents success on the blue half of Merseyside and a win against West Ham will confirm their superiority.
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Serie A: Genoa - Inter Genoa will be out to try and ensure their Serie A status when they face an Inter side who can no longer quality for Europe on Sunday.
Davide Ballardini's side sit four points clear of Palermo, who occupy the final spot in the bottom three, following their goalless draw with Torino on Wednesday.
They welcome an Inter side to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris whose hopes of competing in next season's UEFA Europa League were dashed by their 3-1 home defeat to Lazio at San Siro on Wednesday.
Andrea Stramaccioni's men now have little left to play for in their final two games and Genoa will be hopeful that the visitors are low on motivation as they aim to better the 1-1 draw they earned in Mi
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Serie A: Milan - Roma Milan welcome Roma to San Siro on Sunday knowing they will guarantee a place in next season's UEFA Champions League with a victory.
Massimiliano Allegri's men are on the brink of securing a place in the top three following their 4-0 win over relegated Pescara on Wednesday.
Mario Balotelli hit a double for Milan in that triumph, making it 11 goals in 11 games for the former Manchester City forward since his January move to Milan.
Allegri will look to Balotelli to deliver the goods again, however, the hosts are likely to face a difficult task against Roma, who possess one of the better away records in Serie A and earned a 1-0 win over Fiorentina in their last trip away from the St
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Moyes: I had no plans to leave David Moyes has claimed he was not making plans to leave Everton ahead of agreeing to replace Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.
After it was confirmed on Thursday that the Scot is to take over at Old Trafford following Ferguson's retirement, Moyes is confident that his replacement will find success easier to come by due to the chairman's commitment.
Moyes' contract was set to expire in the close season and had been linked with a move to German side Schalke but he explained that there were plans in place for what he wanted to achieve at Goodison Park.
"I wasn't planning on leaving," he said. "My contract was running out but we were planning for pre-season. All we've ever done here is keep planning.
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Gerrard focusing on pre-season return Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard says he will ready for pre-season after his campaign was ended with a shoulder injury.
The England captain has been struggling with the injury for some time and the decision was taken for Gerrard to have surgery, he has appeared in all 36 Premier League games so far this season.
And Gerrard is eager to get back into action and focus on future challenges.
"It's disappointing but to be honest, (playing every league games) is not a very important personal achievement - what is more important is that I am fit and available for the team," he told the club's official website.
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Azpiculeta focused for Chelsea challenges The Stamford Bridge outfit have already played 66 games this season and have two league fixtures and a UEFA Europa League final to contest before it ends.
And the Spaniard believes that they must not become complacent and just focus on each games as it comes.
"It is true that we play every few days, like a final, because we are fighting for every trophy," he said.
"It is not easy to keep the mentality and basically to maintain your levels. But we are professional and we will
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Superliga: Nordsjaeland Vs Odense - Betting Tip
FC Nordsjaeland has played 15 Danish Superliga matches this season on Farum Park. On home ground FC Nordsjaeland has won 9, drawn 5 and lost 1 matches. This ranks The Wild Tigers 2nd in home team performance in the Danish Superliga.
OB Odense Boldklub has played 15 Danish Superliga matches this season away from home. On away ground OB Odense Boldklub has won 5, drawn 5 and lost 5 matches. This ranks De Stribede (The Striped) 5th in away te
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Bundesliga: Wolfsburg - Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund can officially clinch the Bundesliga's runners-up spot with at least a draw against Wolfsburg on Sunday.
Juergen Klopp's side travel to the Volkswagen Arena on the back of a 1-1 draw with league champions Bayern Munich last Saturday.
Dortmund took an early lead through Kevin Grosskreutz but Mario Gomez equalised with a header, before Robert Lewandowski missed the chance to steal victory for the hosts as his penalty was saved by Manuel Neuer with an hour gone.
Wolfsburg have an unlikely double in their sights as they look to replicate the 3-2 victory they achieved over Dortmund back in December and extend their unbeaten league run to nine matches. <
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Bundesliga: Bayern Munich - Augsburg Bayern Munich will lift the Bundesliga shield when relegation-threatened Augsburg visit the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
Jupp Heynckes' side clinched the title four weeks ago and can finally celebrate the record-breaking triumph after their final home game.
Bayern will be looking to impress a capacity crowd with a convincing win over their state rivals, who they have beaten in all four of their previous meetings.
Augsburg are one of four teams battling to beat the drop, alongside Hoffenheim, Fortuna Dusseldorf and Werder Bremen, but currently occupy the relegation play-off spot after picking up just six points from their last six games.
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FA Cup Final : Man City v Wigan Manchester City will look to win their third trophy in as many years when they battle Wigan in Saturday's FA Cup Final at Wembley.
The Etihad Stadium outfit broke a 35-year trophy drought with victory over Stoke City in the 2011 FA Cup Final, which they followed up with a dramatic final-day Premier League title win last season.
And while City have stagnated in the league in 2012-13, another success would still represent a decent year for Roberto Mancini's side.
Manchester City's run to this season's final has seen them concede just one goal in five matches, with the club barely raising a sweat in easy home wins against Championship sides Watford, Leeds United and Barnsley.
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Barca on brink of another title Barcelona can confirm their second consecutive La Liga title in Madrid if they win at Atletico on Sunday.
The Catalan club are unbeaten in the league since their 2-1 defeat at Real Madrid in March and have built an eight-point lead over their rivals.
With Real having just three games remaining, compared to Barca's four, a victory at the Vincente Calderon will give them an unassailable lead, irrelevant of the result of Real's trip to Espanyol.
Lionel Messi, who has been struggling with a hamstring injury since the beginning of April and looked on from as a substitute as his side crashed out of the UEFA Champions League to Bayern Munich, came off the bench on Sunday to help secure
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Ligue 1 : Lyon - PSG Paris Saint-Germain can finally be crowned Ligue 1 champions if they are victorious against Lyon at Stade de Gerland on Sunday.
Carlo Ancelotti's side have not been afforded an easy ride by second-placed Marseille this season but can clinch the title with three points away from home.
PSG will be without captain Thiago Silva for the game as the Brazilian defender has been given a two-match ban for pushing the referee during Sunday's 1-1 draw with Valenciennes.
Sporting director Leonardo has been slapped with an indefinite ban following a further offence on the same official, and PSG could even have points deducted.
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Ferdinand, Carrick happy with Moyes appointment Rio Ferdinand and Michael Carrick have welcomed David Moyes' appointment as Manchester United manager.
The announcement was made on Thursday that the 50-year-old would replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford at the end of the season, after Ferguson called time on his illustrious managerial career on Wednesday.
And Ferdinand and Carrick feel happy that the club have acted fast in naming a replacement and are confident the board have made the right appointment.
"It was important the club made a decision quickly and got it all sorted before people could start making rumours," Ferdinand told MUTV.
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Football world reacts to Moyes´ Manchester United appointment David Moyes will be a success at Manchester United, according to many famous voices in the football world.
Moyes, the current Everton boss, will take over from Alex Ferguson at the end of the season, after the 71-year-old announced his retirement on Wednesday.
Whether Moyes can handle the pressure that comes with such a job is unknown, and his critics will point to the fact that he is yet to win a major trophy as a manager.
But he received a vote of confidence from many football figures on Thursday, starting with former Manchester United defender Denis Irwin.
"I think David Moyes will be very similar to
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Tassotti urges Milan focus assistant coach Mauro Tassotti says Milan must not rest on their laurels as they look to secure a UEFA Champions League place. They defeated already-relegated Pescara 4-0 on Wednesday as Mario Balotelli continued his excellent form with two goals, with Sulley Muntari and Mathieu Flamini also getting their name on the scoresheet.
The result leaves them in third place, four points clear of Fiorentina.
"We did our job, we had to win tonight," Tassotti said.
"Now we will wait and see what happens, we still have two games left to play, we're not sur
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Ferguson will never be emulated The Premier League champions announced on Wednesday that the 71-year-old would retire at the end of the season, bringing a 27-year trophy-laden spell at the helm to an end.
And Blackmore, who was brought into the team by Ferguson before going on to make 251 appearances for United, says the Scot will not be equalled.
"It was a big shock for me, you knew it was going to happen one day but I didn't see it coming, I'd heard a rumour but I think it's a shock when it happens when the manager's been in the job for 27 years, you just expect him to be th
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Chelsea aren´t Europa League favourites The London club will meet Jorge Jesus' men at the Amsterdam Arena on Wednesday for the showpiece fixture of Europe's second-tier competition.
And despite Chelsea going into the game having won the UEFA Champions League last term, Benitez has acknowledged that form goes out of the window in games of this nature.
"Always when you get to a final anything can happen, so as I said we know Benfica really well because they have a very good manager and good players and experience in Europe," he said.
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