Athletic Bilbao claimed their first silverware in more than three decades when they wrapped up a 5-1 aggregate win over 10-man Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup on Monday and unleash ecstatic celebrations in the Basque city.
Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to earn a devastating 5-2 victory at Liverpool
Manchester United convincingly beat Porto 3-1 in the opening game of the Amsterdam pre-season tournament.
UEFA president Michel Platini has repeated his call for the "triple punishment" of red card, penalty and suspension to be dropped following two controversial dismissals in the Champions League this week.
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Dirk Kuyt, Mark van Bommel, Van Persie and Cocu all had gilt-edged opportunities to keep the Dutch run going but spurned them.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was fined 2,500 pounds and severely censured on Thursday - his third FA punishment of the season - for calling a linesman a liar after the League Cup final in February.
In 2015, FIFA recommended that Qatar host a shorter World Cup over the cooler months of November and December in a move that was sure to put soccer's world governing body on a collision course with the major European leagues.
IMAGES from an exciting Europa League semi-final first leg match played at Emirates Stadium on Thursday
England defender Chris Smalling headed the only goal with five minutes left as they beat 10-man Portugal 1-0 in a turgid Euro 2016 warm-up match at Wembley in London, on Thursday.
The Ivory Coast striker earned Chelsea a comfortable, though controversial, 2-0 home win over Manchester City in the Premier League.
Liverpool will be without defender Martin Skrtel for three games after he was suspended on Wednesday for a stamp on Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea during Sunday's Premier League defeat at Anfield.
The Portuguese winger rallied Manchester United to a thrilling 4-2 victory over champions Arsenal in the English Premier League.
The prosecution in the Red Fort shootout case on Friday said there was strong evidence that Shahanshah Alam had secured a fake ration card and a driving license for alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist and main suspect Ashfaq Ahmed.
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.
David Beckham was sent off in the final minute of Real Madrid's 0-0 home draw with Real Betis
The Manchester United winger was banned after failing to overturn the red card he received in the match against Manchester City.
'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.'
When things don't materialise the way toxic people want them to, they may try different ways to control you.
Assam beat Railways 2-1 to finish on top of Cluster IV
France coach Raymond Domenech said he was not angry at Zinedine Zidane for his headbutt in the World Cup final.
Australia beat Thailand 3-1 while Saudi Arabia defeated Malaysia 2-0 in the AFC youth championships.
In a big blow to Real Madrid's title hopes, Real Betis held them to a goalless draw in their La Liga encounter on Sunday.
Michael Owen, who will lead England in the final WC qualifier against Poland, admits his team has been poor and lack confidence
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has been given a two-match ban following his dismissal for kicking out at an opponent during their La Liga clash with Cordoba last Saturday, the Spanish league said on Wednesday.
They were charged for the improper conduct of one of their supporters during their 2-0 defeat by hosts Portugal.
Captain Thierry Henry converted a late penalty to give Arsenal a 2-0 win over 10-man Newcastle United
Arsenal went down 1-0 at Manchester City and are still looking for their first win after two matches.
Guangzhou Evergrande began the defence of their Chinese Super League (CSL) title with a 2-0 victory against Shanghai Shenhua as the delayed 2020 campaign, revamped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finally kicked off over the weekend.
Reading enjoyed a memorable first taste of the top flight when they beat Middlesbrough 3-2.
Zinedine Zidane is the country's most popular figure for 48 percent of French people.
Zidane was given a three-match ban and a 7,500 Swiss franc fine for head-butting Marco Materazzi in this month's World Cup final in Berlin.
The phone could be in your hand but another person, possibly a militant or a sympathiser, could be using its 'hotspot' facility, say police officials, red-flagging the latest modus operandi of terrorists in Kashmir and warning unsuspecting civilians about the trouble they could land in.
'Wayne Rooney is the golden boy of English football. Don't kill him,' coach Sven-Goran Eriksson urged.
US goalkeeper Kasey Keller praised the courage of team mate Brian McBride after the big striker's battling and bloodied display against Italy.
