Football

Chennaiyin FC coach Marco Materazzi said they would not forget that ATK are still the champions and have the capability to overturn the three-goal deficit in the second leg of the ISL semi-finals.

Injured striker Neymar sat out training for a second straight day Tuesday as Barcelona prepared for their Club World Cup semifinal.

Barca have drawn their last two games in La Liga and could see Atletico Madrid draw level with them if they beat Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, ahead of their trip to the Club World Cup in Japan next week.

Spain will begin their bid for an unprecedented third successive European Championship title against Czech Republic after the draw for the 2016 finals was made at the Palais des Congress on Saturday.

Zico’s side, FC Goa, holds a psychological edge over Roberto Carlos' Dynamos having beaten Delhi twice in the league stage.

Arsenal knew they would get their "massive" win in Greece if they could impose their brand of football on the game, Petr Cech has said the club sealed their last 16 place in the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Olympiakos Piraeus on Wednesday.

The charge relates to an incident when West Brom's James McClean picked up a booking for a rash two-footed challenge on Mousa Dembele during Saturday's match.

Alex Ferguson said he was worried about the impact manager Juergen Klopp was having at his old team's great rivals Liverpool.

FC Goa and Delhi Dynamos are placed third and fourth respectively on the ISL table with 22 points each but the visiting side is ahead with a better goal difference.

Chelsea's season went from bad to worse when the reigning Premier League champions lost 1-0 at home to Bournemouth on Saturday to leave them just three points above the bottom three.

Spain's football federation said Friday that Madrid had fielded an "improper lineup" in a 3-1 first-leg win over Cadiz on Wednesday and that the two-match series was settled "in favor of Cadiz."

West Ham United striker Diafra Sakho needs surgery on his thigh and has been ruled out for three months, the Premier League club said in a statement on Friday.

Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has said he has huge respect for his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger and was keen to end his long-running feud with the Frenchman.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger does not know when Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla will return to action after both players sustained injuries during Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw with Norwich City.

United have been criticised by former players Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand, who think the club are playing 'dull' and 'boring' soccer under Van Gaal.

England assistant coach Garry Neville to take over as Spanish football club Valencia coach from Sunday.