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Rochdale 1-4 Stoke City

Stoke ease past League One side Rochdale to book an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Championship team Blackburn Rovers.

Cassano free agent after Parma exit

Italy striker Antonio Cassano becomes a free agent after his contract with Parma is cancelled by mutual consent.

Valdes starts as United U21s win

Victor Valdes made his first appearance in a Manchester United shirt as the club's U21s beat their Liverpool counterparts 2-1 in the Under-21 Premier League.

DR Congo 1-1 Tunisia

Tunisia and DR Congo both make it through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after they draw in Bata.

Maloney gets Strachan 'green light'

Shaun Maloney is delighted his switch to Chicago Fire has the backing of Scotland manager Gordon Strachan.

VIDEO: Lineker & Chapman discuss FA Cup draw

Mark Chapman is joined by Gary Lineker to react to the fifth round draw as Bradford's prize for beating Chelsea is a home tie against Sunderland or Fulham.

Cape Verde Islands 0-0 Zambia

Cape Verde and Zambia both go out of the African Cup of Nations after sharing a goalless draw in torrential rain.

VIDEO: Rochdale 0-1 Stoke (Bojan 3')

Stoke City's Bojan Krkic scores a stunner to open the scoring against Rochdale in the FA Cup fourth round.

Arsenal draw Middlesbrough in FA Cup

Holders Arsenal are drawn against Championship side Middlesbrough in the fifth round of the FA Cup.