Football

This has been done because of Europe's Player of the Year award on August 30.

"Cesc Fabregas told me that when I was little, I dressed in silence and they thought I was dumb," revealed Messi.

Oscar is regarded as one of the talents in South America and has been identified by Chelsea as a future star.

Nottingham have not played in the English Premier League since they were relegated in 1999.

Mourinho now can take his place on the bench when La Liga champions Real and King's Cup winners Barca meet next month in the 2012 Super Cup.

Thapa died moments after a collision with the goalkeeper during a match in Jalpaiguri.

The 31-year-old goalkeeper became the first player to ever record 100 wins for his national team.

The Real Madrid superstar stated that he is used to playing in the big matches.

Fursenko has been heavily criticised for the team's poor showing at the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

Ronaldo has insisted that he is not troubled by the constant pressure to perform for the Seleccao.

The Premier League champions are reportedly preparing a 20 million euro offer for the Brazilian centre-back.

England and Italy meet in Kiev in probably the most intriguing of the Euro 2012 quarter-final ties.

Theo Walcott epitomized a generation of players who appeared to come of age in Friday's 3-2 win against Sweden.

Germany was beaten by Spain at the last two major tournaments.

Spain bounced back from the 1-1 draw in their opener against Italy and cruised to a comfortable 4-0 victory against Ireland.

Chinese clubs have been splashing out on big foreign managers and players to try to raise the profile of domestic soccer.