Football

Chelsea's defeat by Atletico hinged on a pivotal second-half minute and the expertise of a young goalkeeper on loan from the EPL club to the Spanish side.

Spain will need something special if they are to become the first Europeans to win the World Cup in the Americas.

Mourinho arrived at Chelsea in 2004 and launched the club down a path that led to two Premier League titles with football that was not always pretty but was devastatingly effective.

Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes Ryan Giggs is the ideal person to take over as the club's full-time manager.

AS Roma kept their slim title hopes alive as a stunning Miralem Pjanic goal and a Gervinho tap-in earned a 2-0 home win over AC Milan.

Media reports said he would be entitled to one year's salary, believed to be up to 5 million pounds ($8.40 million).

The Brazil coach knows his 23-man squad for the World Cup finals and has chosen Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Julio Cesar and Fred to act as captains, he said on Thursday.

Inter Milan president Erik Thohir has insisted that Walter Mazzarri will stay put at the Nerazzurri next season in order to build the team.

Martino has defended Messi from criticism for his erratic play during three consecutive losses, while acknowledging he wasn't "satisfied" with his own coaching performance.

La Liga is Barca's only chance of major silverware this season and anything other than a home win against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday would almost certainly end their title hopes.

Salgaocar FC's title hopes ended when they were held to a 3-3 draw by Sporting clube de Goa in an exciting 24th round match in the I-League.

Co-owner of Kolkata franchise, Sourav Ganguly said that Atletico's keen interest in Indian Super League football tournament would be beneficial for the game in the country in long run.

East Bengal jumped to the second place, four points shy of leaders Bengaluru FC with a game in hand, after a 3-1 victory over Pune FC.

Luis Suarez is only three goals away from setting a new scoring record for a 38-game Premier League season.

Real Madrid reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday despite losing 2-0 (3-2 aggregate) at Borussia Dortmund in their second leg match.

Monday's 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham has left Sunderland in need of a miracle to avoid relegation from the Premier League.