A first-half strike from Mario Mandzukic saw last season's beaten finalists Juventus into the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over injury-hit Manchester City. City, already qualified following their 3-1 win at Sevilla last time out, traveled to Turin looking to secure top spot in Group D as well […]

Louis van Gaal's Manchester United squandered an opportunity to reach the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday after being held to a 0-0 draw at home to PSV Eindhoven. On a night when Old Trafford marked 10 years since the death of United legend George Best, the hosts saw plenty of the ball but created […]

Manchester United's supporters paid tribute to late club great George Best as their team played PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday, 10 years to the day since he died aged 59. Fans illuminated the screens on their smartphones and held them aloft during the seventh minute of the Champions League game, in a nod to the shirt […]

Real Madrid midfielder Isco was handed a two-game suspension on Wednesday for his wild kick on Barcelona's Neymar that saw him sent-off in Madrid's miserable 4-0 defeat at the weekend. The Spanish international was on the field for less than 30 minutes having come on as a second-half substitute before taking his frustration out on […]

UEFA on Wednesday ordered Dynamo Kiev to play their next three European matches behind closed doors and fined the Ukrainian team 100,000 euros for their fans' racist behavior during a match against Chelsea. UEFA's charges against Dynamo Kiev related to "racist behavior... crowd disturbances (and) stairways blocked" during the goalless draw against Chelsea on Oct. […]

As Jamie Vardy skipped past Chancel Mbemba’s sliding challenge to slot past Rob Elliot, Vardy equalled the Premier League record of scoring in ten consecutive matches. The record is especially astonishing considering that Vardy was playing non-league football just three seasons ago. Now, to sit atop the Premier League goalscoring charts with thirteen league goals […]

Luke Shaw has been allowed to miss Manchester United's Champions League game with PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday by manager Louis van Gaal after breaking his leg in the reverse fixture. All members of United's first team squad are normally obliged to attend home games, whether they are able to play or not. But left back […]

A Singaporean accused of leading the world's largest football match-fixing syndicate was freed on Wednesday after a surprise court ruling seen as a blow to efforts to rid global sport of corruption. Businessman Dan Tan, who was arrested in September 2013 but never tried, was released after the Court of Appeal ruled that it was […]

Manchester City must put their "difficult situation" behind them and use Wednesday's clash against Juventus as a test of their Champions League-winning potential, according to their coach Manuel Pellegrini. City, who have already qualified for the last 16 of the competition, face the Italian champions looking for revenge following their 2-1 defeat to Juve at […]

Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is planning a glorious night when he returns to his native city to tackle his first club, Malmo, in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 34-year-old began his career with the club in 1999 and scored 16 goals in two seasons before moving to Ajax, where he won two Dutch […]

Chelsea cruised to an easy 4-0 Champions League victory over 10-man Maccabi Tel Aviv in Haifa on Tuesday to close in on the last 16. The victory, coupled with Dynamo Kiev's 2-0 win at Porto, means Chelsea need only a draw at home to the Portuguese in two weeks to guarantee their passage to the […]

Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin has been ruled out for 12 weeks, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger confirmed on Tuesday. Coquelin suffered a knee ligament injury during Arsenal's 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday and scans have now revealed the extent of the problem. Speaking after Arsenal's vital 3-0 win against Dinamo Zagreb in the […]

Germany defender Holger Badstuber marked his return from injury with a red card as10-man Bayern Munich reached the Champions League's knockout stages with a 4-0 win over Olympiakos on Tuesday. Badstuber, 26, making his first start in the famous red Bayern shirt for seven months after tearing a thigh muscle, lasted just 53 minutes before […]

Security at the 2018 World Cup will be strengthened following this month's attacks in Paris, Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko (above) promised on Tuesday. The vow came after the organizing committee met with inspectors from FIFA. "We discussed the problems of security in detail," Mutko, who is also the head of the 2018 World Cup […]

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (above) confirmed Tuesday that fan zones will be maintained but with increased security during Euro 2016 despite recent terrorist attacks which left 130 dead in France. The attacks included three large explosions caused by suicide bombers outside the Stade de France — where the Euro 2016 final will take place […]