Football

United have endured a miserable first season under the Scot who was hand-picked by his predecessor Alex Ferguson to succeed him.

Luiz Felipe Scolari could remain Brazil coach beyond this year's World Cup.

High-scoring Liverpool are second in the Premier League, four points adrift of Chelsea but with a game in hand.

Mourinho says referee Foy should not be allowed to take charge of any more Chelsea matches after he dismissed Willian and Ramires in Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa.

AC Milan's crisis deepened when they lost 4-2 at home to Parma after playing for almost the entire match with 10 men.

In other games of the day, Tottenham Hotspur lost to Benfica 3-1 and Betis enjoyed an away 2-0 win over Sevilla.

The teams occupy four of the top six positions in the table and none can afford to lose in their pursuit of either the title or a top-four finish.

Ozil's unhappy spell continued when he suffered an injury against Bayern that manager Wenger said is likely to keep him out for several weeks.

US investment group Baron Capital has built up a stake worth about $150 million in English soccer champions Manchester United.

Ronaldo is followed in second place by Lionel Messi and in third place by Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o.

Second-tier Wigan stunned City for the second straight year in the FA Cup, beating the Premier League giants 2-1 to reach the semi-finals.

Fulham remain at the foot of the table while Cardiff moved into 18th, level on points with West Brom in 17th place.

Playmaker Xavi, who has won 22 trophies in 16 glittering seasons with Barcelona, said that he would love to take over as head coach one day.

United eased the pressure on manager David Moyes following a comfortable 3-0 win over relegation-threatened West Brom on Saturday.

Deschamps is wary of increased expectations after his team hit form to beat Netherlands in a friendly on Wednesday.

A late strike by captain Sunil Chettri helped India escape with a 2-2 draw against Bangladesh in the international football friendly.