Football

French team is second in Group I, one point behind Spain while England have limited attacking options ahead of their double-header against Moldova and Ukraine.

The 24-year-old joined Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday for 100 million euros.

The pair allegedly hid more than four million euros by filing incomplete tax returns for the years 2006 to 2009.

While France will be hoping for its strikers to end a miserable run of four matches without a goal, England has limited attacking options.

As football managers around Europe recover from a frenzied night of negotiations on transfer deadline day, the traditional post-mortem begins.

For Napoli, it's down to the last of the "Three Tenors" to revive the glory of Diego Maradona's former club.

Ajax and Tottenham have agreed on the transfer of 21-year-old midfielder Christian Eriksen to the London football club for a fee of 12 million euros.

Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Ozil insisted that he has no plans to leave the Spanish football club.

Rooney was left "angered and confused" about his position at Old Trafford after manager David Moyes hinted the striker would not be his first choice.

Pabon, who was on loan at Real Betis from Monterrey, passed a medical on Tuesday for a four-year contract.

Lionel Messi has recovered from a thigh problem sustained in last week's 1-1 first-leg draw at the Calderon.

Thiago Alcantara will be out of action until early November after having surgery on Monday for damaged ligaments, the club said.

Willian appeared to be heading for Tottenham but Chelsea made a late swoop for the Brazilian.

Jose Mourinho hinted that Brazil playmaker Willian has chosen to join Chelsea ahead of Tottenham Hotspur.

UEFA has banned two football referees from Armenia for life for trying to fix a Europa League match in a betting scam.

The first phase of sales for next year's tournament runs until October 10 and FIFA said more than 163,000 people had made requests on Tuesday for various games.