Football

Manchester United's players are responsible for their indifferent form this season, and not embattled manager Louis van Gaal, according to captain Wayne Rooney.

Holders Juventus swept aside old rivals Inter Milan 3-0 with some flowing attacking football and a brace from Alvaro Morata in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday.

Buffon has urged his teammates to keep up their impressive form that has seen them seal 11th straight win as they ramp up their challenge for a fifth successive title.

Aguero twice came to Manchester City's rescue to recover a 2-2 draw at West Ham on another frustrating away-day for the title-chasers on Saturday.

Charlie Austin made a glorious start to his Southampton career when the striker's superb late header earned the visitors a 1-0 win over a listless Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.

Bhutia was honest enough to admit that there were impending problems in Indian football that needed urgent attention.

During the preparations ahead of this season, United coach Louis van Gaal said that Valdes was not included in his plans because the goalkeeper does not follow the philosophy of the team, forcing Valdes to train with the U-21 team.

Elena Pavel accused referee Santiago Quijada Alcon of trying to provoke her by asking her on a date in Sporting Huelva's first-division game against Santa Teresa on Sunday.

Klopp's celebration to greet his team's last-gasp equaliser was as wild as the game itself, as Liverpool and Arsenal served up a pulsating 3-3 draw in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Hazard scored 19 goals to help Chelsea win the Premier League and League Cup last season but has failed to find the net in 27 appearances in this campaign.

Look out, Premier League: Sergio Aguero is back to fitness, back scoring goals and leading Manchester City's charge to reel in Arsenal in the second half of the season.

Platini, the head of European soccer body UEFA, was handed an eight-year ban from the game by along with outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter by the federation's independent Ethics Committee on December 21.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has said he is discussing his future with Major League Soccer team Montreal Impact but that retirement talk was premature.

The two will be eligible to play for Barcelona on Wednesday after the club finished its one-year ban on new players. They can debut when Barcelona host Espanyol in the first leg of the Copa del Rey, only four days after their crosstown rivals held them to...

Liverpool's players must show more desire if they are to get their faltering season back on track, manager Juergen Klopp has said.

Brazil All-Stars side that will play Vietnam All Stars in April. Juliano Haus Belletti, Andre Cruz, Denilson, Djalminha, Edmilson, Elber, Emerson, Kleberson, Luizao and Romario will be other Brazilian footballers to feature in the match.