New Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole says the squad will try to win every competition they are in and believes everything is in place for the club to be successful.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson says he hopes to sign "several" more players after the summer arrivals of Joe Cole, Danny Wilson and Milan Jovanovic.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is likely to miss the start of the season after undergoing a groin operation.

Chelsea defender Alex is expected to be sidelined for around a month because of a thigh injury suffered in training.

Jon Obi Mikel is named in Nigeria's squad for a friendly in August after missing the World Cup through injury.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech is expected to miss the start of the new Premier League season after tearing a calf muscle in training on Tuesday.

Liverpool complete the signing of Joe Cole on a four-year contract after the midfielder passes a medical.

Former Liverpool midfielder Steve McManaman says the news that Steven Gerrard is set to stay at Anfield coupled with the arrival of Joe Cole is "very positive" news for the club.

New Liverpool signing Joe Cole scores a brilliant volley from about 30 yards for England at the 2006 World Cup against Sweden (UK users only)

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti insists Ashley Cole will be at the club next season and also appears to rule out a move for Liverpool's Fernando Torres.

Chelsea goalkeeper Rhys Taylor says he is keen to extend his two-month loan at Crewe Alexandra for the whole season.

Chelsea assistant manager Ray Wilkins believes Michael Essien and John Mikel Obi will be fit for the start of the Premier League season on 14 August.

Centre-back Tomas Kalas, 17, signs for Chelsea but will stay with Czech club Sigma Olomuc on loan next season.

Chelsea goalkeeper Rhys Taylor joins Crewe Alexandra on a two-month loan.

2010 World Cup: Cape Town This World Cup was supposed to provide the stage for the greatest players on earth to shine. But following Argentina's stunning 4-0 defeat by Germany on Saturday , the big five of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Kaka and Didier Drogba have all returned home from South Africa earlier than expected. Between them, just...

Peterborough sign Seth Nana Ofori-Twumasi from Chelsea and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing on a season-long loan from Wolves.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy may abandon his bid to sign Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne.

John Terry reflects on the reasons behind England's disappointing 4-1 defeat by Germany in the second round of the World Cup

Frank Lampard says his first half goal was the huge turning point in a frustrating game for England where they lost 4-1 to Germany at the Free State Stadium. (UK only).

Germany beat England 4-1 in their second-round World Cup match after a Frank Lampard shot is controversially not counted as a goal in the first half.

Perhaps it was predictable that Ivory Coast's Elephants should do their best rampaging just 30 miles from the Kruger National Park but the question now is whether this 'golden generation' will be put out to grass. Following their early exit, Didier Drogba was immediately asked whether he'd be back for Brazil 2014. "That's a good question but I don't know...

Didier Drogba is not disappointed after Ivory Coast's early World Cup exit. The striker says his side were simply unlucky to be drawn into a difficult group with Portugal and Brazil.

Ivory Coast are eliminated from the World Cup despite beating North Korea 3-0 courtesy of goals from Yaya Toure, Romaric and substitute Salomon Kalou. (UK users only)

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka signs a one-year contract extension.

Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid , Steven Gerrard to Chelsea , Matt Harrold to Southend United every summer has its transfer saga and 2010's is Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas's apparent desire to make a return trip to Barcelona. The fight for Fab has all the hallmarks of classic tabloid-fodder : "come get me" pleas, "hands off" responses and almost daily...

Chelsea will give six Asian players a week-long trial at the club as part of their search for an Asian football star.

World Cup 2010 : Johannesburg Fabio Capello's pep talk was not suddenly interrupted by the so-called rebel factions in England's squad bundling him into the boot of a waiting car. In fact, England's players could not have looked less mutinous. They gathered with heads bowed obediently around Capello as he delivered a short, sharp assertion of his authority before training...

World Cup 2010 : Rustenburg In quite easily the most thrilling and eventful hour of England's World Cup campaign to date, John Terry was restored to captain in all but name as he exposed life inside Fabio Capello's regime. Terry's role was to present England's united front after the shameful display in the draw against Algeria was followed by reports...

France striker Nicolas Anelka is sent home from the World Cup after reports of a bust-up with coach Raymond Domenech.

Defender John Terry says he feel's "dejected" after England's 0-0 draw against Algeria but insists England can still win Group C.(UK users only)

Chelsea will begin the defence of their Premier League title with a home match against newly promoted West Bromwich Albion.

Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has questioned Fifa's decision to allow Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba to play against his team while wearing a cast to protect his fractured arm.

Didier Drogba declares the 0-0 draw with Portugal 'a good start' as he comes on as a sub for Ivory Coast after suffering a broken arm in the build-up to the World Cup. (UK users only).

World Cup 2010 : Rustenburg John Terry tore around in England's training session like a man who had just finished reading Franz Beckenbauer's brutal analysis of Fabio Capello's side. England's players were in combative mood in the brief time the media were allowed to watch them in action, with former captain Terry throwing in several robust tackles and, in a...

World Cup 2010: Port Elizabeth Sven-Goran Eriksson is the man who messed up with Mexico but managed to end up at the World Cup in charge of Ivory Coast. No wonder the 62-year-old looked pretty pleased with life as he spoke to the media at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth late on Monday. In order to see...

Adrian Mutu must pay former club Chelsea £14m after losing his final appeal in a five-year battle to avoid being sued for a breach of contract.

Ivory Coast manager Sven-Goran Eriksson says he does not know whether Didier Drogba will be fit to play in Tuesday's opening match against Portugal and admits the captain's broken arm was "bad luck" for the side.

Chelsea confirm that Joe Cole, Michael Ballack and Juliano Belletti are to leave the club on free transfers this summer.

Joe Cole says he is concentrating on doing his best for England and insists he is not thinking about his future after it was announced that his contract at Chelsea would not be renewed for next season.

England midfielder Joe Cole jokingly says a few of his team-mates wanted some members of the press to be "eaten by lions" after their South African safari was gate-crashed by the media.

World Cup 2010 : Rustenburg Ledley King is willing to sacrifice even the simple pleasures of a game of garden football with son Coby if it means prolonging his World Cup ambitions with England. King's knee problems are so well-chronicled that he admits even the energetic five-year-old is well aware of his condition - and even more so when his...

World Cup 2010: Rustenburg Fabio Capello calls it "the curse of the captain" - now he must hope the man he is believed to have thought too timid to lead England breaks the spell. Capello set out a simple line of succession for the captaincy when he appointed John Terry, but the Italian's preferred choice was sacked amid personal problems...

England midfielder Frank Lampard admits the loss of captain Rio Ferdinand, who is out of the World Cup with a knee injury, is "a big loss" for the squad but Lampard insists replacement Michael Dawson deserves his call-up.

Nigeria midfielder John Mikel Obi is ruled out of the World Cup with a knee injury.

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien signs a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2015

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says he would like to sign out-of-contract Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole but feels he has agreed to move elsewhere.

Chelsea will be holding trials in their search for an Asian star initiative between 29 and 31 May.

Michael Essien is ruled out of Ghana's squad for the World Cup. More details shortly.

Germany captain Michael Ballack insists he will play international football again despite being forced to miss the World Cup with an ankle injury.

Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng apologises for the tackle that ruled Germany captain Michael Ballack out of next month's World Cup.

German captain Michael Ballack makes a crucial tackle against South Korea in their World Cup semi-final which sees him miss the World Cup final, and then scores to put his country through.

So the Premier League ended pretty much as I predicted - with Liverpool as champions give or take the odd seven places and 23 points. Best to get that one out of the way first. And in my defence, I will use that as a perfect example of the Premier League's unpredictability that gave this season an intriguing slant to...

Germany and Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack is ruled out of this summer's World Cup because of an ankle injury.

Carlo Ancelotti wants to stay on as Chelsea manager for the next decade after guiding the club to a first league and FA Cup Double.

At Wembley Chelsea's supposed lack of history has become a familiar refuge for the desperate and just the plain old jealous since the advent of the riches of the Roman Abramovich era. The refrain is used around Premier League grounds to suggest any success enjoyed at Stamford Bridge is solely down to the wielding of the mighty Russian chequebook -...

John Terry and Frank Lampard criticise the state of the Wembley pitch after Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Portsmouth in the FA Cup final, describing it as "terrible" and "not good enough". England play Mexico in a friendly at Wembley on May 24.

Chelsea captain John Terry says the current squad and the manager Carlo Ancelotti will we remembered in the history books following their 1-0 win over Portsmouth at Wembley, securing the club's first FA Cup and League double.

Chelsea captain John Terry takes a swipe at the Football Association over the Wembley pitch after his side's win over Portsmouth in the FA Cup final.

Portsmouth manager Avram Grant says he does not know whether he will be at Pompey next season following their FA Cup final defeat by Chelsea.

Carlo Ancelotti admits it was a strange game against Portsmouth but is delighted to have won the FA Cup 1-0 to claim the London club's first Premier League and FA Cup double.