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Is this the most open FA Cup ever?

Who's still standing and who can go all the way to Wembley in the most open FA Cup in years.

Didier Drogba wants to remain part of Chelsea ‘family’ after this season

• Ivorian reveals intentions to help promote Chelsea • Striker receives Football Writers’ tribute award Continue reading...

Defour 'Red or Dead' banner explained

How a controversial banner depicting an Anderlecht player's decapitated head came to be unfurled at a game in Belgium.

Blatter wants Uefa election 'courage'

Fifa president Sepp Blatter believes Uefa lack the "courage" to challenge his leadership ahead of May's election.

Clubs await FA Cup fifth-round draw

Bradford will find out their reward for knocking Chelsea out of the FA Cup when the draw for the fifth round is made on Monday.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic ends scoring drought from spot as PSG beat St Étienne

• Sweden striker hits first goal in five league games in 1-0 victory • Leaders Lyon stay four points ahead after 2-0 win over Metz Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored for the first time in five Ligue 1 games to keep Paris St Germain in pursuit of the leaders Lyon. But the Sweden international…

LeRoy: French coach but African legend

BBC Sport looks at Claude LeRoy, the French coach who has reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals seven times.

Fifa’s Sepp Blatter says Uefa lacks courage to challenge his leadership

• Blatter bidding for fifth term as president in May election • ‘They don’t have the courage … so let me go on’ The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has accused Uefa of lacking the courage to provide a challenge to his leadership and called on the European governing…

Samuel Eto’o watches his new club Sampdoria draw 1-1 with Palermo

• Striker Eto’o has medical as he completes move from Everton • Paul Pogba spurs Serie A leaders Juventus to win over Chievo Samuel Eto’o watched his new Sampdoria team-mates draw 1-1 with Palermo at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris after completing a medical as he prepares to join…