Football

Belgium striker Benteke will miss the World Cup after being ruled out for six months having ruptured his Achilles tendon in training.

FIFA found Barca breaching the rules "relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18."

Poyet has threatened to walk away from Sunderland if he senses his players have given up fighting for their Premier League survival.

Sociedad was held to a 1-1 draw at Osasuna on Sunday, missing the chance to climb closer to the top four in the Spanish league.

Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o is unlikely to recover in time from a hamstring injury to face Paris Saint-Germain next week.

United's mini-revival in a difficult first campaign for Moyes came to a shuddering halt with a 3-0 home derby defeat by Manchester City on Tuesday.

Arsenal manager Wenger all but conceded that their title bid is over and warned that his side had to focus on finishing in the top four.

Everton boosted their chances of finishing in the Champions League positions by beating Newcastle with an impressive win sparked by a brilliant goal from Ross Barkley.

First-half goals by Gervinho and Mattia Destro helped AS Roma strengthen their grip on second place in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Chievo Verona.

Toure scored a hat-trick Saturday as Manchester City brushed aside last-place Fulham 5-0 to keep pace in the Premier League title race.

Former Manchester United manager Ferguson spoke of his admiration for Arsenal as he congratulated Wenger for reaching his 1,000th game in charge.

United will be among familiar faces when they go into the pot with defending champions Bayern and the rest of Europe's elite.

Steven Gerrard converted two penalties and Luis Suarez also scored as Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 3-0 on Sunday.

City's 2-0 win at the KC Stadium combined with Chelsea's later 1-0 loss at Aston Villa cut the London club's lead at the top to six points.

Arbeloa will be sidelined for nearly two months by a knee injury, putting the Spain international's participation at the World Cup in jeopardy.

Arsenal's 42.5 million pounds record signing player will miss Sunday's trip to Spurs, as well as games against Chelsea, Swansea, Man City and Everton.