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Tottenham forward Gareth Bale has followed up his PFA Player of the Year award with further recognition by taking out the Football Writers' Association equivalent.

Frank Lampard and John Terry are not guaranteed a role for Chelsea in the UEFA Europa League final next Wednesday, interim manager Rafael Benitez said Thursday, insisting his side must focus on their weekend match against Aston Villa.

In the wake of FC Zurich’s triumph at the 75th edition of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2013, FIFA.com spoke to Thierry Ursprung, FCZ goalkeeper and winner of the adidas Golden Glove.

AZ Alkmaar scored twice in two minutes to beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1, earning them their first KNVB Beker in 31 years and the club's first silverware since the 2008/09 Eredivisie title.

AC Milan can secure third place in the Serie A this weekend with a win against Roma, something Robinho wants to see happen so i Rossoneri can compete in next season's UEFA Champions League.

Speaking ahead of Manchester City's FA Cup final tie against Wigan Athletic, Yaya Toure, James Milner and Vincent Kompany all spoke very highly of Sir Alex Ferguson but remained focused on winning at Wembley on Saturday.

In front of more than 14,000 fans, the 75th edition of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup once again served up top-class football. FC Zurich successfully defended their crown after comfortably beating Botafogo FR 5-0 in the final.

Major League Soccer side Toronto announced Thrusday Queens Park Rangers defender Tal Ben Haim will join the Reds on loan until the end of June.

Venezuela are battling to earn a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and FIFA.com recently caught up with centre-back Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, who is determined to lead La Vinotinto to their first ever FIFA World Cup.

David Moyes has been named as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United, with the Everton manager ending his 11-year tenure at the Toffees to sign a six-year deal with the Premier League champions.

Mainz will not be renewing the contracts of Ivan Klasnic, Andres Ivanschitz, Marco Caligiuri and Radoslav Zabavnik, the club has confirmed today.

Watch the final of the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup on FIFA.com, with FC Zurich facing off against Botafogo FR.

With just two games remaining in the German Bundesliga, the race for European places and to avoid relegation is as tight as ever with nine teams involved across the two battles.

The Eredivisie will look to the race for UEFA Europa League places as it reaches the final round of games this season, with third place still being battled for and the last two European spots up for grabs.

Patrick Owomoyela's time at Borussia Dortmund may be up after the full-back suffered a thigh injury on his return from a year out while playing for their second-string side, with his contract due to expire soon.

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has announced his retirement from football following his battle against acute leukaemia. The Bulgarian midfielder was diagnosed with the condition in March last year.

With few games this month there were no changes in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking's top ten, but Honduras are into the top 50, while Belgium reached their highest-ever placing and Switzerland are up to 14th.

Despite being two months shy of their fourth birthday, Real Garcilaso of Peru are doing the near unthinkable by challenging the South American elite in the Copa Libertadores. FIFA.com tracks their short life story.

Houston Dynamo and New York Red Bulls have a hold of top spot in the MLS Eastern Conference after contrasting wins over DC United and Montreal Impact respectively.

Humberto Suazo scored the only goal as Monterrey edged the first leg of their Clausura play-off quarter-final against rivals Tigres, while Club America also secured a 1-0 win at Unam Pumas.