PARIS: Former Portugal international Sergio Conceicao made a winning start as Nantes manager with a 3-1 victory over Montpellier in the last 16 of the French League Cup on Tuesday.
MADRID: Atletico Madrid are facing the biggest crisis of the Diego Simeone era after falling 12 points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid, according to club captain Gabi Fernandez.
BERLIN: Germany stars Jerome Boateng of Bayern Munich and Arsenal's Mesut Ozil have traded good-natured digs on Twitter after their respective clubs drew each other in the Champions League.
The Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon dOr award for the fourth time, after he led his Portugal side won their solo Euro 2016 title and his club, Real Madrid, grabbed the Champions League.
OSAKA: Silvio Romero struck twice as Mexican side Club America beat Asian champions Jeonbuk Motors 2-1 on Sunday to set up a Club World Cup semi-final with Real Madrid.
SYDNEY: Danish midfielder Thomas Kristensen scored a first-half brace to propel Brisbane Roar to an easy 4-0 win Sunday as Sydney FC held on to their six-point lead in Australia's A-League.
MADRID: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos produced more late drama by powering home a stoppage-time winner to beat Deportivo 3-2 as the European champions set a new club record of 35 games unbeaten in all competitions.
LEICESTER: Jamie Vardy admitted he was relieved to end his goal drought and get Leicester back on track as the striker's hat-trick inspired a 4-2 win against Manchester City on Saturday.
MADRID: Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona recorded their first win in four La Liga games to close to within three points of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 3-0 win at Osasuna.
NYON: UEFA on Friday confirmed that they will push ahead with previously announced plans to reform the Champions League and will provide compensation for smaller leagues affected by the changes.
TOKYO: Cristiano Ronaldo will have little time for "cyber clones" or facial keepy-uppy when the Real Madrid superstar arrives in Japan next week for the Club World Cup.
PARIS: UEFA said Thursday it will censure Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas for incidents which marred the final round of Champions League group action Wednesday.
LONDON: Arsenal lynchpins Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will not be allowed to leave the club before their contracts expire in 18 months' time, manager Arsene Wenger said on Thursday.
BARCELONA: Barcelona's prolific striker Luis Suarez will be offered a new contract with the Spanish champions until 2022, president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Thursday.