Football PIX: Ronaldo's controversial penalty sinks Genoa

IMAGE: Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo scores their second goal from the penalty spot. Photograph: Massimo Pinca/Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo controversially won and then converted a......

Football Briefs: Zlatan close to Man United comeback

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates scoring a goal for Manchester United. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Zlatan......

Sports Shorts: What happens when a goal celebration goes wrong

Coritiba forward Joel Tagueu, centre. Photograph Courtesy: Twitter Coritiba forward Joel Tagueu's goal celebration went spectacularly wrong when he jumped over an advertising hoarding and......

Carnival, World Cup could hit Brazil growth in 2014

A tongue-in-cheek "Brazilian 2014 Calendar" making the rounds on Facebook jokes that, because of the soccer World Cup, an unusually late Carnival, other holidays and a presidential election, real......

Barca wary of wounded Chelsea

Barcelona know that they cannot afford to drop their guard when they face a wounded Chelsea in the second leg of their heavyweight Champions League clash at the Nou Camp on Tuesday. The Catalans......