Barcelona 4 – 0 Al Sadd Highlights 16 Dec 2011 | 05:59 am

Knockout round draws for both UEFA club competitions 15 Dec 2011 | 05:52 pm

The UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League knockout round draws take place in Nyon on Friday and media representatives wishing to attend can apply for accreditation. The knockout round draws for...

The stats that show Bayern Munich’s Bastian Schweinsteiger is the most influential defensive player in the world 15 Dec 2011 | 05:49 pm

The talismanic midfielder led die Roten to Europe’s best defensive record: his absence due to injury has exposed the weakness of the Bavarian defence. A month ago, Bayern Munich’s defence was impenetr...

From Clasico horror show vs Barcelona to Champions League bullying by AC Milan – Cristiano Ronaldo’s 10 big game flops 15 Dec 2011 | 05:47 pm

After another disappointing Clasico display against the Catalans last Saturday, we catalogue the former Ballon d’Or winner’s high-profile flounders. Cristiano Ronaldo has come under fire again followi...

The Champions League: Barcelona and Real Madrid lead the way 15 Dec 2011 | 05:43 pm

Ahead of Friday’s last 16 draw, Ed Malyon previews who are the favourites with the bookmakers and who might be a worthwhile longshot to claim the crown. With some of the high-profile casualties of the...

AC Milan & PSG target Carlos Tevez: I only want to join Boca Juniors 15 Dec 2011 | 05:37 pm

The Argentine international has revealed he has no intention of going back to the Citizens and is looking to sign for his first professional club back in Argentina. Unhappy Manchester City striker Car...

Villarreal’s Giuseppe Rossi sets sights on Italy’s Euro 2012 squad 15 Dec 2011 | 05:35 pm

The 24-year-old forward hopes that he can regain full fitness and earn a place in Cesare Prandelli’s final selection for Poland-Ukraine. The 24-year-old sustained a knee ligament injury in his side’s ...

French gambling authority opens investigation into Olympique Lyonnais’ 7-1 Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb 9 Dec 2011 | 06:50 am

The Ligue 1 side’s spectacular win at Stadion Maksimir on Wednesday has caught the attention of online gambling supervisors. The French regulatory authority for online games, ARJEL, has opened an inve...

Italy becomes the only nation to send three teams to Champions League last 16 9 Dec 2011 | 06:49 am

The peninsula will have three representatives in next week’s draw after the Vesuviani’s landmark victory, and it came at the expense of the much-vaunted Premier League leaders. And so the job was comp...

Bad refereeing costs Ajax Champions League Round of 16 qualification 9 Dec 2011 | 06:46 am

The Amsterdam side put in an encouraging performance against the Spanish giants, but saw two goals wrongly disallowed and were eliminated from the tournament. Going into their last Champions League Gr...