Real Madrid's reliance on their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo was more evident than ever on Tuesday as the Spanish and European champions meekly lost 1-0 at Espanyol in La Liga.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo became a father for the fourth time after girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez gave birth to a baby girl Alana Martina.
Benfica coach Rui Vitoria faces another test of his powers of improvisation as he tries to patch up a team without topscorer Jonas against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem left for a trial at Scottish Premiership club Motherwell FC. His training sting is starting from Thursday.
Images from football matches played in the Italian Serie A and the La Liga on Friday.
Jose Mourinho says the next club he joins must have a strong sense of 'structural empathy' to help him cope with the demands of modern football, in which player power heavily influences the game.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Bayern Munich's success in reaching the final of the Champions League has been built on a very distinct tactical approach but it is one that carries big risks against Paris St Germain, leaving coach Hansi Flick with a major dilemma.
For the first time since 1998, the Champions League final will feature two teams who entered the competition as domestic champions, a throwback to the day's of the old European Cup when only a country's title winners were allowed to enter.
Norma Godinho challenges sporting know-it-alls.
In the day's other fixtures, Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb took a big step towards the next stage with a 2-0 win at Georgians Saburtalo and Copenhagen won at Welsh side The New Saints by the same score.
The Portuguese has endured a difficult time of late at Old Trafford with United slipping to eighth place in the league.
Fiorentina coach Paulo Sousa was involved in one of the oddest dismissals of the season on Sunday when he was sent off against Genoa for intercepting the ball while it was still in play.
Ronaldo's nomination comes after the 33-year-old last week denied rape allegations levelled against him by a woman who sued him in court in the United States.
Cristiano Ronaldo will avoid serving a 23-month prison sentence after agreeing a deal.
Neymar prompted more speculation with a brief Instagram video, showing a black-and-white image of himself in a shirt with the badge of Barcelona and a quote from the Bible, which was widely reproduced on news websites.
Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday, failing to make it past the group stage of the competition for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
Video footage showed Tottenham's Eric Dier climbing over seats and confronting a home fan before he was restrained by security guards and other fans. He was eventually led away.
Here is some reaction to the return of the Portuguese manager to club soccer after being dismissed by Manchester United last December:
Ronaldo leads the scoring charts in the Champions League for the sixth season running with nine goals and is the top marksman in the competition's history with 114 strikes, 17 more than nearest challenger Lionel Messi.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in top condition and showing more resolve than ever to lead Portugal to the European title, national team coach Fernando Santos said ahead of their final Euro 2016 warm-up match on Wednesday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused to be drawn on Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas, a player he had a strained relationship with during their time together at Real Madrid.
Cristiano Ronaldo said he regretted taking the attention away from Real Madrid's third consecutive Champions League crown after hinting the 3-1 final victory over Liverpool was his last game but reiterated that he is not happy with the club.
Goals from Matti Steinmann (6th) and Anthony Pilkington (68th) secured the victory for SCEB
'We have a team with much potential and we are showing that in the Champions League. It's not for nothing we have made it to the quarter-finals'
The Welsh winger is thriving in the absence of Ronaldo and Madrid have three wins from four La Liga matches.
Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo has been named by Internet search engine Google as the most sought after World Cup player.
Cristiano Ronaldo posed with model Alessandra Ambrosio for GQ's Body Issue and needless to say that the cover is drool worthy.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has thanked Jose Mourinho for helping him 'improve as a person' despite the breakdown of their relationship in the last few months leading up to the former manager's sacking on Tuesday.
A friendly soccer international between Belgium and Portugal has been moved to Portugal from Brussels over security fears after Tuesday's Islamic State attacks in the Belgian capital.
Jose Mourinho has said he was frustrated by what appeared to be Real Madrid's objections to his temporarily coaching the Portuguese national team for two Euro 2012 qualifiers next month
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo needed to take time off and even miss games if he is to see out an arduous season after he limped off before the end of Real Madrid's 3-0 victory over Villarreal on Wednesday, according to manager Zinedine Zidane.
The Indian national team on Saturday played out a 1-1 draw with Portuguese third division outfit Odivelas Futebol Clube in the last practice match of their Portugal tour in Lisbon.
'We need to retell this history from many different perspectives.'
Striker Sunil Chhetri struck twice as the Indian national football team scored a narrow 3-2 victory over Portuguese second division side Sertanense FC in a practice match at Santarem, around 60kms from Lisbon.
Spain coach Julen Lopetegui will take over as Real Madrid manager on a three-year contract after the World Cup, the European champions said on Tuesday.
The Indian national football team thrashed Portuguese third division side Desportivo Monsanto 6-2 in their second practice match in Vieria de Leiria, on the two-month training tour of the Iberian country.
The race for the UN secretary-general for 2022-2027 is already over and another term for Antonio Guterres is a foregone conclusion, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
The Indian national football team beat Portuguese third division side Desportivo das Caldas 4-1 in their first practice match on their two-month training tour of Portugal.
