Standard Liege captain Jelle van Damme is relieved to be back after a lengthy spell on the sidelines. The former Southampton and Wolves full-back has been out since mid-December with …

UEFA opened a disciplinary case against Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger on Wednesday for comments about the referee after his team’s Champions League elimination by AC Milan. UEFA said Wenger will …

Manchester United and Premier League rivals Manchester City meet Spanish and Portuguese opposition in the Europa League Thursday as they continue their quest to put the misery of Champions League …

A European politicians’ advisory group wants UEFA to stop clubs like Manchester City receiving “improper” sponsor deals from their owners. A Council of Europe sports governance report released on Wednesday …

Guangzhou got their Asian Champions League Group H campaign off to the perfect start with a 5-1 hammering of last season’s beaten finalists Jeonbuk. The Chinese visitors were 2-0 ahead …

Bayern Munich has strongly denied media reports that it is looking to replace coach Jupp Heynckes following a string of poor results. The Bundesliga side said in a statement Wednesday …

AZ Alkmaar are preparing to face Udinese and their red-hot scorer Antonio Di Natale in tomorrow’s Europa League last 16 first-leg contest in Holland. The 34-year-old Di Natale has 18 …

Thibaut Courtois is confident Atletico Madrid can deny Besiktas a first win on Spanish soil despite their poor recent form. Los Rojiblancos come into the Europa League last 16 first …

A Council of Europe committee has called for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to be investigated over his uncontested victory in last year’s FIFA presidential election. A committee of the Parliamentary …

A-League leader Central Coast Mariners started their Asian Champions League football campaign with a battling performance in a 0-0 draw with Tianjin Teda in China. The Mariners, who have yet …

Indonesia’s sports ministry has threatened to pull funding from the national football team following a historic 10-0 thrashing by Bahrain in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. FIFA last week launched …

Rangers director Dave King believes it is “inevitable” the Scottish club will plunge into liquidation. South Africa-based King, the only survivor from the Sir David Murray era on the board, …

Evian striker Yannick Sagbo has been ruled out for 10 days after suffering a dislocated elbow. The 23-year-old was carried off on a stretcher during Tuesday night’s 2-0 win over …

Racing Santander have parted company with coach Juan Jose Gonzalez after just four months in the post. Gonzalez was named as caretaker manager at the end of November following the …

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will find out on Thursday if he faces the prospect of a third touchline ban from UEFA within the space of a year. Wenger was unhappy …

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is seeking talks with Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff next week as concerns grow about the collapse in the relationship between the organisation and the 2014 World …

Germany star and Arsenal target Lukas Podolski has been getting the lowdown on life at the Premier League side by exchanging text messages with Gunners’ injured centre-back Per Mertesacker. “He …

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle believes the Football Association will want Harry Redknapp in place for Euro 2012 rather than a stop-gap appointment. The Spurs boss remains the overwhelming favourite …