Football

Mourinho isn't the manager who signed Alexandre Pato, the forward who seems no closer to making his debut after more than six weeks with the club.

Benitez's mission to haul Newcastle United out of the Premier League relegation zone begins in unfavourable circumstances as his new side visit leaders Leicester City.

Costa leapt up from the pitch and thrust his head into Barry's before moving his mouth towards his neck and motioning as if to bite the Everton midfielder.

From being voted player of the year to being booed by his own fans, Eden Hazard is the symbol of Chelsea's rapid regression and the upheaval engulfing a fallen power.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic demonstrated his enduring attacking threat on Wednesday by steering Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League quarterfinals with a goal and an assist in a 2-1 victory at Chelsea.

Authorities searched the offices of France's soccer federation and seized documents in support of a Swiss investigation into former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, Switzerland's Office of the Attorney General said on Wednesday.

It is possible Barcelona could give Neymar the green light to play in the the Olympics on the condition he does not play the Copa America.

The Primeira Liga winners are missing three central defenders plus goalkeeper Julio Cesar for the last-16 second leg at the Petrovskiy Stadium.

Shivajians came up with a dominant performance to outclass East Bengal 2-0 in an I-League match at the Balewadi Stadium here on Sunday.

No evidence of vote-rigging in the awarding of the 2006 soccer World Cup to Germany has been found but it cannot be ruled out completely, a law firm commissioned by the German Football Association said.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes tiredness was behind their 3-0 defeat by Liverpool on Wednesday.

Barcelona face struggling Rayo Vallecano on Thursday in their bid to become the first Spanish team to reach 35 consecutive games without a loss in all competitions, surpassing the record set by their fierce rival in 1988-89.

Tottenham survived an early scare and scored two goals in eight minutes to beat struggling Swansea 2-1 Sunday and stay in pursuit of Premier League leader Leicester.

Atletico are eight points behind leaders Barcelona, while Real Madrid are nine points back going into the 26th round. Barcelona, unbeaten in 33 games in all competitions, hosts fifth-place Sevilla on Sunday.

The FA said it held 'in-depth and exhaustive discussions" with the clubs and European soccer's governing body UEFA before settling on the date that clashes with Champions League ties between Real Madrid at home to Roma and Wolfsburg against Gent.

Infantino said: "I am very confident about the situation, and the discussions I'm having with the leaders of many associations make me feel even more confident, so I hope to have some more than 105."