Premier League leaders Manchester United outclassed bottom side Watford 4-0 on Wednesday to maintain their six point lead over Chelsea, who beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0.
France centre forward Olivier Giroud has failed to score at the World Cup in Russia but is still a vital cog in their plans for Sunday's final against Croatia in Moscow.
France coach Didier Deschamps was more than just relieved after his team scored two late goals to beat a stubborn Albania team 2-0 on Wednesday and reach the second round of Euro 2016.
Didier Drogba scored in extra time to help Chelsea beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
Juventus were promoted back to Serie A with three games to spare after a thumping 5-1 win at Arezzo.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho believes striker Didier Drogba holds the key to their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool at Anfield.
Louis Saha restored Manchester United's lead in the Premier League in a 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers after Chelsea trounced Watford 4-0.
The Manchester United midfielder pulled off a rare double when he was named both PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year.
Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba and Michael Essien have been nominated for the African Footballer of the Year award
Already-qualified France played out an uninspiring goalless draw with Denmark in their final World Cup Group C match at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium on Tuesday, which was enough to ensure that both teams advance to the knockout stage.
Valencia earned a valuable 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Wednesday in a combative first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has accused Reading's Stephen Hunt of intentionally injuring goalkeeper Petr Cech.
Mathieu Valbuena and Karim Benzema, embroiled in a sextape scandal, were omitted from France's squad on Thursday for the games with Germany and England later this month while Hatem Ben Arfa was recalled.
A stunning strike by Didier Drogba earned 10-man Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday after the champions had Germany midfielder Michael Ballack dismissed for stamping
The Premier League leaders suffered their third defeat of the season.
Didier Drogba scored twice as Chelsea came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 in the final marred by a head injury to England captain John Terry.
On the pitches of ramshackle football academies across West Africa, teenage boys chase one another in pursuit of the ball, the chance to impress, and the prospect of a lucrative contract with one of Europe's top teams.
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1 to maintain their six-point Premier League lead.
Manchester United lead the English Premier League with 53 points from 21 games; Chelsea follow with 47 while Bolton Wanderers are third.
The EPL champions were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Reading.
Substitute Didier Drogba bent in a free kick to give Chelsea a 1-0 win at Newcastle United in the League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.
After 18 matches in the EPL, United lead with 44 points, Chelsea are second on 42 and Liverpool third on 31.
Chelsea cut Manchester United's Premier League lead to five points after Didier Drogba scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday.
France showed the full range of their attacking weapons as they continued their preparations for the World Cup in convincing fashion with a 3-1 win over Italy in a friendly on Friday.
A new four-year contract will keep the striker with the English champions until 2010.
'I just do what the team needs me to do, just keep playing well and score more goals,' said the Chelsea striker after scoring in the 1-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League.
Two goals from Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur and denied Chelsea the chance to be crowned Premier League champions again on Monday.
Champions Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw by Aston Villa, Liverpool lost 2-0 at Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal rallied to beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 in Saturday's Premier League matches.
The Ivory Coast striker earned Chelsea a comfortable, though controversial, 2-0 home win over Manchester City in the Premier League.
The defending champions beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 to move to fourth place in the Premier League.
Coach Didier Deschamps said that no more of his players will be leaving the club even if they have to play in Serie B next season.
Football idols Zidane and Ronaldo team up in UN Ebola fundraiser.
FIFA World Cup set pulses racing and ended with a young, exciting France team clinching the title.
Chelsea registered a stirring 3-1 win to take a 14-point lead over nearest rivals Manchester United.
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