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The former South Korea international insists he is happy to stay at Loftus Road for "a couple more years" despite losing the captain's armband QPR  midfielder  Park Ji-Sung  has distanced himself from rumors that he plans to retire at the end of next season. The 32-year-old has endured an injury-hampered first season at Loftus Road, and has failed to find the net since his summer switch from Manchester United. However, Park insists he has no plans to hang up his boots just yet, insisting he intends to see out his current deal with Harry Redknapp's side. "My contract runs until next season and I have tried my best. [I'll keep playing for] a couple more years. We will stay up and still be in the Premier League so don't worry about that!" he told QPR podcast  'Open All R's' . "We still have eight games [left] and everyone knows we still have a chance. [The squad] have to be together until the end of the season to get out of this ...

The Barcelona winger suffered a calf tear in Spain's crucial World Cup qualifier against France on Tuesday night and is now a doubt for the next two La Liga clashes Barcelona  attacker  Pedro  could miss the club's next two domestic matches after suffering a calf muscle tear while on international duty in Spain's Group I clash against France. The winger came off against Didier Deschamps' men in the 76th minute on Tuesday night, having earlier scored the decisive goal to give Spain the victory to once again top the group. The injury means he is likely to miss the Liga contests against Celta Vigo on Saturday and Mallorca the following weekend.  Despite his injury, Pedro was already confirmed to be missing the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain next week due to a suspension picked up against AC Milan. 

The forward has conceded the team has missed the influential coach but is delighted at the 44-year-old's return to Camp Nou following cancer treatment in New York Cristian Tello  says  Barcelona  "needed"  Tito Vilanova  back, with the Liga leaders' squad having been under the caretaker charge of assistant coach Jordi Roura for the last two months. Barcelona travels to Celta Vigo on Saturday with Vilanova possibly making his return to the dugout for the first time since flying to New York on Jan. 22 for therapy to treat his throat cancer.  The Catalans have a seemingly unassailable 13-point lead at the top of La Liga but crashed out of the Copa del Rey to arch rivals Real Madrid during the manager's time in America. "We are pleased by the return of Tito," Tello told reporters on Wednesday. "We all needed it. We have been told he'll be coming back gradually, but the important thing is that he is recovering well and is back with us." A...