Football

Owner Roman Abramovich is searching for his eighth manager since buying Chelsea nine years ago.

The Portuguese club is aiming to overturn a 3-2 deficit in the second leg of the round-of-16 series on Tuesday.

After morale-boosting back-to-back Premier League victories, Arsenal are dreaming of overturning the 4-0 deficit.

Barcelona secured a crucial win at Camp Nou to temporarily close the gap on Real Madrid.

The victory preserved City's perfect home record and leaves them top with 66 points, with 11 games remaining.

Villas-Boas also denied that there was any rift between him and senior Chelsea player Frank Lampard.

Roma is in turmoil after a 4-1 loss last weekend, having won only twice in its past eight matches.

Pepe Reina has been caught in a racism row after he featured in a commercial for a Spanish insurance firm.

Despite their first away victory in three games, Barcelona are still 10 points adrift of leader Real Madrid.

With the win, Manchester City advance to the last-16 of the tournament.

Ferguson is hopeful that Rooney will recover in time to feature against Norwich City.

CSKA Moscow equalized from the last kick of the match to earn a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in the first leg.

Guardiola's current contract expires at the end of the season, and he is yet to agree to an extension.

The I-League is likely to be overhauled on the lines of America's Major League Soccer from the 2012-2013 season.

Arsene Wenger has insisted that finishing fourth in the Premier League is like a trophy for Arsenal.

Arsenal suffered an ignominious exit from the fifth round of the FA Cup as they were defeated 2-0 at Sunderland.