A round-up off all transpired on and off the football pitch
Rugby: Blues players sent home due to COVID-19 lockdown, still hoping to play last game.
Three South American sides have accounted for almost half of all World Cup titles but their worst overall performance since 2002 has raised the question: Is South American football on the wane?
Images from the UEFA Champions League group matches played on Wednesday night.
Fowler, according to the committee, did not respond and said that he 'never intended to make any racist remarks and no malice was ever intended.'
Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool boosted their hopes of Champions League football next season
No Dutch top-flight league soccer title will be awarded this season after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the campaign to a premature close, the Dutch FA (KNVB) said after a meeting with clubs and unions representing coaches and players on Friday. Ajax were top of the Eredivisie table with 56 points from 25 games, only ahead of AZ on goal difference, and both teams will now fill the Netherlands' qualifying places in UEFA's 2020-21 Champions League, Europe's elite club competition.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night
India jumped two places to finish 2016 at 135, their best in the last six years, in the FIFA rankings published on Thursday. This is India's six-year highest annual ranking after 2009 when India finished at 134. National coach Stephen Constantine attributed the upsurge to all his players and the staff. "It can't be achieved without the help of the players. We have an exceptional batch of players as we are in the process of building the team for the future," Constantine said.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday
Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday night.
Images from soccer matches played across different leagues in Europe on Sunday
The Germans will play their group matches in Munich
'When April arrives we have to be ready and to fight for the trophy'
Napoli's Marek Hamsik enjoyed a memorable return to his former club Slovan Bratislava, scoring one and creating another, in a 2-0 victory on Thursday as the Italians joined five others who made it two wins from two in the Europa League group stage.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
Even as they struggle to find the winning formula, laggards Kings XI Punjab will still fancy their chances when they host Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League cricket tournament in Mohali on Monday.
The former United striker has rejuvenated the team since replacing the sacked Mourinho in December, helping them win 10 out of the 13 Premier League games since his appointment
Images from Copa America matches played on Monday.
The North American bid beat the rival Morocco proposal, winning 134 votes to 65 for Morocco.
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MP was a good team but it was Pandit, who brought about changes that were required to transform it into a champion team
In a historic first for international football, seven women officials have been picked as support referees for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India, which kicks off on October 6.
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Clifford Chukwuma has been barred from football-related activity because of his conduct at last week's National Football League match in Mumbai.
A few creatures have been tried to predict results of the Euro 2012 matches, being played in Ukraine and Poland, but the results haven't been up to the mark.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Ronaldo's career tally includes goals for four top-flight clubs
Les Bleus needed a penalty, given by the video assistant referee, and goal-line technology to beat Australia 2-1 in their opening game and they were shaken up by Peru on Thursday but won 1-0 thanks to a Kylian Mbappe goal.
Zoo director Vladimir Gerasimov believes Cleopatra might have a little better understanding of soccer than other animals.
German soccer teams started the week in isolation on Monday after going into seven-day quarantine ahead of the Bundesliga season restart on Saturday, with club bosses saying completing the campaign amid the coronavirus outbreak will not be easy. The German Football League (DFL) decided last week to resume the first and second division from May 16 after a two-month suspension, making it the first major sports league to attempt a restart.
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Results and images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
While that may not differ too much from the scenario in many group stage matches pairing the big beasts of the game against those nations who occupy lower rungs of the FIFA rankings, the X-factor in Kazan could be Carlos Queiroz.
Roma teenager Afena-Gyan plays down apparent racist remark.
Shakhtar dominated possession as expected but were toothless up front and Inter opened the scoring with their first chance after 19 minutes.
It recognised that there was a "growing demand for more immediate information about the referee's final decisions after a VAR-review."
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The much hyped I-League football derby between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at Kanchenjunga Stadium, in Siliguri, ended in a goalless draw with both teams goalkeepers returning heroes.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was sacked to "protect the interests of the club" and owner Roman Abramovich had to act because of a "palpable discord between manager and players", technical director Michael Emenalo said.
