Rubin, Udinese, Bruges make Europa knock-out

Rubin Kazan, Udinese, Bruges and AZ Alkmaar qualified for the Europa league knock-out stages on Thursday and will go into the draw for the round of 32 with big guns Manchester United and Manchester......

Champions League: Bayern canter through

Bayern Munich cantered into the Champions League group stages after a 1-0 victory at FC Zurich on Tuesday while two goals from Giuseppe Rossi rescued Villarreal against Odense. Former European Cup......

Robben inspires Bayern to easy win over Zurich

Arjen Robben set up the first goal and scored a superb second to give Bayern Munich a comfortable 2-0 win over FC Zurich in the first leg of their Champions League playoff on Wednesday. Robben......

Dynamo Kiev, Rangers suffer early exits

Champions League regulars Dynamo Kiev and Rangers suffered early exits in the qualifying rounds on Wednesday while Benfica safely survived their tie against Trabzonspor. Three players were sent off......

'State associations holding Indian football back'

National coach Bob Houghton on Wednesday came down hard on influential state associations, saying they are slowing down the pace of Indian football development."Indian football is moving in the......