Cagliari end Viola`s purple patch

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 08:38

Fiorentina`s promising run towards Serie A`s coveted Champions League places was temporarily halted by a first defeat of the year in a 1-0 reverse away to Cagliari on Saturday.

Work to do for Ronaldo to become legend, reckons Pele

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 17:36

FIFA Ballon d`Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo must continue to maintain his exceptional high standards in order to be classed among the sport`s legends, according to Brazil great Pele who compared the Portuguese to Eusebio.

Aguero’s father rules out Manchester City forward leaving for Barcelona

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 18:31

Leonel del Castillo, Sergio Aguero`s father, has ruled out his son moving to Barcelona although he admits he would like to see the Manchester City striker playing alongside Lionel Messi at club level.

Al Ahly determined to atone for Egypt`s failure

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 18:13

African club champion Al Ahly of Egypt look forward to re-proving themselves at the 2013 Club World Cup opener against Guangzhou Evergrande here at Stade Adrar.

Setback for Manchester United as Robin Van Persie out for a month

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 20:43

Manchester United received another setback on Friday when manager David Moyes revealed that striker Robin van Persie will be out for a month with a thigh injury.

Anti-football won: Ajax coach on Champions League loss

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 20:48

"Anti-football won," Ajax coach Frank de Boer told the Dutch media Thursday after his team was eliminated from the Champions League football following a 0-0 draw with AC Milan Wednesday.

Champions League: Beleaguered United eye European silver lining

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 13:21

Manchester United will once again look to the Champions League for distraction from their domestic woes when they host Shakhtar Donetsk in their concluding group-phase game on Tuesday.

Convincing wins for Manchester-United, City, Real in Champions League

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 21:22

Manchster United and Manchester City recorded convincing wins in the group stage of Champions League football while 10-man Real Madrid cruised past Turkish side Galatasaray.

Vidal vital for Juve`s Champions League hopes

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 13:10

Arturo Vidal walked a yellow card tightrope against Copenhagen, knowing a booking would rule him out of their last Champions League group game, but the Juventus midfielder stayed on the straight and narrow, scoring a hat-trick to put them within a point of the last 16.

Pellegrini highlights defensive deficiency despite win

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 13:05

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini lamented a lack of defensive intensity in his side`s 4-2 Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen, despite taking their home goal scoring tally to a remarkable 25 goals in five matches.

Late goals help Man City sink bottom club Plzen

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 13:03

Manchester City kept up the pressure on Bayern Munich at the top of Champions League Group D with a 4-2 victory over Viktoria Plzen at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Champions League: Early bird Wilshere takes Arsenal to brink

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 10:33

Jack Wilshere scored two goals, the first after only 27 seconds, as Arsenal beat Marseille 2-0 on Tuesday to move to within touching distance of the Champions League last 16.