Football

Gareth Bale's four goals, Karim Benzema's three and Cristiano Ronaldo's two helped Real Madrid to rout nine-man Rayo Vallecano 10-2 to temporarily get within two points of Spanish league leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.

Mourinho said that his players had "betrayed" his work after Monday's 2-1 defeat at Leicester City -- his last game in charge -- and Emenalo confirmed that relations between the Portuguese and his squad had broken down.

Thomas Partey scored his first goal for Atletico Madrid as they reached the last 16 of the King’s Cup with a 1-0 home victory over third-tier Reus on Thursday that secured a 3-1 aggregate success.

Goalkeeper David de Gea has dismissed reports of discontent in the Manchester United dressing room and credited captain Wayne Rooney with keeping the squad together and pulling in the same direction.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has told his team mates that they need a "one million percent" improvement if they are to come away from Monday's Premier League trip to Arsenal with a win.

Michel Platini has decided not to attend his hearing before FIFA's ethics committee in Zurich, scheduled for Friday, his lawyers told AFP on Wednesday.

Sepp Blatter expects to be either barred for two years and fined 160,000 Swiss francs ($161,591) or be given a lifetime ban for alleged corruption.

Napout, president of the South American Football Confederation, had been detained in Zurich this month on a U.S. warrant, accusing him of accepting bribes in connection with the sale of marketing rights to football tournaments in Latin America.

Gary Neville said on Sunday that he does not foresee himself at the helm of English Premier League (EPL) giants Manchester United anytime soon.

Balotelli is in AC Milan on loan from English heavyweights Liverpool and so far has managed to score only one goal this season. He also has been missing in action from September owing to a groin injury.

UEFA would still have to decide which system to use and many more stadiums would need equipping with their technology.

AS Roma appear to be falling into another mid-season slump with injuries piling up and their own fans turning against them.

Indian striker Robin Singh's 42nd minute shot gave Delhi Dynamos a one-goal advantage before their second leg against Zico's FC Goa.

Michel Platini lost his appeal Friday at the Court to Arbitration for Sport to lift a 90-day ban by FIFA.

English football giants' Chelsea's forward Diego Costa has admitted that he made a mistake by throwing his bib towards head coach Jose Mourinho, a few days back.

Liverpool need to tailor injury-prone striker Sturridge's rehabilitation process after his latest injury setback to try and keep him fit for what remains of the season, manager Klopp has said.