Euro: Italy omit Ranocchia, Destro

Defender Andrea Ranocchia and forward Mattia Destro were left out of Italy's 23-man Euro 2012 squad on Tuesday but centre back Leonardo Bonucci was included despite the match-fixing crisis......

France leave out Evra for Brazil friendly

France left back Patrice Evra was omitted from the squad for next week's friendly against Brazil despite having served a five-match ban for his infamous World Cup walkout. French Minister of Sport......

Lyon woes continue with defeat at Bordeaux

Olympique Lyon's miserable start to the Ligue 1 season continued with a 2-0 defeat at Girondins Bordeaux on Sunday. Lyon slumped to 17th in the standings with five points from six games, just above......

France must wake up after 'slap in the face'

France have no option but to fight back straight away after starting their Euro 2012 soccer qualifying campaign in humiliating fashion, defender Bacary Sagna said. "Catastrophic", screamed a......

Chelsea win again, Real Madrid start with draw

English champions Chelsea maintained their perfect start to the season but Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid were held 0-0 at Real Mallorca and German champions Bayern suffered a shock defeat to......