Football

Rafael Callejas, who was president of Honduras from 1990 to 1994, and Juan Angel Napout, a FIFA vice-president and an ex-president of the South American Football Confederation, denied corruption charges on them during a trial in New York.

PSG are due to meet Chelsea in the Champions League knockout stage for the third straight time when both the teams play in the last-eight stage encounter.

Chelsea take on PSG, Juventus will clash with Bayern Munich, while 10-times champions Real Madrid were drawn against AS Roma.

Manchester United's calamitous week hit rock bottom as Bournemouth famously consigned them to a 2-1 defeat on Saturday and, to rub salt into the wounds, neighbours Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League.

Think of Portugal and one name immediately comes to mind: Cristiano Ronaldo. Naming any other Portuguese players, though, is a bit harder.

The game, which was due to take place in the northern German city of Hanover four days after the deadly attacks in Paris, was cancelled at the last minute over a bomb threat.

Benzema has been indefinitely suspended from the French national team over his involvement in an ongoing blackmail case, throwing a major doubt over his international career.

Everything is not well in the Delhi Dynamos camp ahead of the important semi-final game against FC Goa as their marquee-player-cum-manager Carlos and some other Brazil players are at loggerheads with the team management.

Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo underwent a surgery on shoulder he dislocated in training last week.

World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo claimed Real Madrid fans should get off coach Rafael Benitez's back after a record equalling 8-0 mauling of Malmo in the Champions League.

Of the nine soccer officials arrested by Swiss authorities since May at the US Department of Justice's request, Napout is the quickest to accept extradition.

Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger can provide the leadership Manchester United need in their Champions League clash against VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday as they seek to qualify for the knockout stages, manager Louis Van Gaal has said.

Stuttering Villarreal closed to within a point of the Champions League qualification places when a second-half Cedric Bakambu double secured a 2-1 comeback win at home to Rayo Vallecano.

van Gaal feels Manchester United can beat any team but they are still not good enough to win the Champions League.

Karim Benzema scored his first goals since the sex tape controversy, helping Real Madrid beat Getafe 4-1 in the Spanish league on Saturday.

FIFA executive committee members Juan Angel Napout and Alfredo Hawit have been suspended from soccer for 90 days after their arrest in Switzerland, the ethics committee of the soccer's governing body said on Friday.