Champions League: Manchester City's howling appetite sees them through to quarter-finals as Real Madrid, Juventus bow out
There was a stink of complacency in the pre-match preparations of Real. Attitudes relaxed since their domestic title win, while City’s appetite was howling.
Premier League: Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic out for six weeks, could miss start of new season
Christian Pulisic had 11 goals and eight assists in his first season at Chelsea after joining from Borussia Dortmund.
Three weeks later, Spain's second division 'virus match' sees Deportivo La Coruna beat Fuenlabrada 2-1
The outcome meant nothing to the relegated Deportivo, but it did quash Fuenlabrada's bid to make the promotion playoffs while ensuring Elche clinched a spot in the fight for the top-flight.
Champions League: Cristiano Ronaldo brace not enough, Juventus knocked out by Lyon
Lyon had eliminated Juventus and progressed to the quarterfinals on away goals after a 2-2 draw on aggregate.
Champions League: Manchester City seize on Raphael Varane mistakes to oust Real Madrid, reach quarterfinals
Real Madrid's defensive mistakes by Raphael Varane were seized on by Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus to lead City into a quarterfinal against Lyon.
Premier League: Wolves reach settlement with UEFA after breaching Financial Fair Play regulations
Wolves were one of three clubs sanctioned by UEFA for breaching financial fair play regulations and were fined up to $706,000
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has 'nothing to hide' as Swiss prosecutors launch criminal investigation against him
Infantino and Lauber are said to have held a series of secret meetings in 2016 and 2017, but the FIFA head said the meetings were about restoring "public trust in our institution."
EFL League One, League Two clubs vote in favour of salary caps, to be introduced with immediate effect
The cap will be set at $3.2 million in League One, the third tier, and $1.9 million in League Two and has been introduced with immediate effect, the EFL said.
Champions League: Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick mulls starting Ivan Perisic or Philippe Coutinho for last 16 second leg
Bayern host Frank Lampard's Chelsea at the Allianz Arena in the last 16, return leg holding a 3-0 advantage after routing the Blues at Stamford Bridge last February before the competition was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Champions League: Barcelona's Quique Setien relying on Riqui Puig, Ansu Fati in absence of experienced stars
“Both Riqui and Ansu are ready to play,” Setien said Friday. “They have performed and played pretty well and could perfectly well start. And if they do start, I am sure they will be guaranteed to play well.”
ISL: Jamshedpur FC appoint former Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle as head coach
Coyle will be Jamshedpur FC's fourth manager in the three years of its existence in the ISL.
Bangladesh football team's World Cup qualifying hopes suffer setback as 11 players test positive for COVID-19
Bangladesh is ranked 187th in world football and its team are at the bottom of Group E in 2022 World Cup qualifying.
ISL: Mumbai City FC parts ways with Portuguese midfielder Paulo Machado by mutual consent
Machado signed for Mumbai City FC in August 2018 and captained Mumbai alongside Amrinder Singh during his two years at the club.
Champions League: Barcelona look to turn around poor season; under-fire Juventus face uphill task against Lyon
Ahead of the final four fixtures from the Champions League round of 16, we at Firstpost.com take a quick look back at where we left off all those months ago.
Champions League: Bayern Munich hope European success can convince Thiago Alcantara, David Alaba to stay
Mueller, a 2014 World Cup winner, says it would be "extremely bitter" if both Alcantara and Alaba left at the end of Bayern's Champions League campaign.
Borussia Dortmund not to send legends team to India as coronavirus alters club’s pre-season Asia plans
Borussia Dortmund’s plan to send a legends team to India has been put on hold at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting overseas travel restrictions.
Champions League: David Silva has last shot at European glory before Manchester City goodbye
Silva has a final shot at the one major trophy missing from his impressive collection, which includes winners' medals with Spain from the World Cup and two European championships.
Champions League: Another chance for Eden Hazard but Real Madrid can beat Manchester City without him
Hazard's Madrid career so far has been a series of setbacks and comebacks, with only glimpses in between of those mazey runs, surges of acceleration or goals.
Champions League: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says Gareth Bale 'didn’t want to play' against Manchester City
Gareth Bale has become a peripheral figure at Real Madrid after falling out of favour under Zinedine Zidane.
Europa League: Sevilla advance to quarterfinals after beating Roma; Wolves defeat Olympiakos to progress
Sevilla beat Roma 2-0 in the round of 16 on Thursday to stay in the hunt for a record sixth Europa League title, as Wolverhampton, Bayer Leverkusen and Basel also qualified for the quarterfinals.