Football

Milner, who linked up with Alli for England's recent friendlies, is convinced, given the time, the 19-year-old 'can be 10 times better' than he is now.

Gary Neville has been sacked as coach of Valencia, the struggling Spanish club confirmed on Wednesday.

Lionel Messi found himself the unlikely figure of controversy in Egypt after a local politician and a soccer official reacted angrily when he donated a pair of his boots to raise money for charity.

"Pep is ahead of his time. He is very demanding of himself and his players, but once you get to know it (the style), then it is the way we like to play," Alonso told Sky Sports on Monday.

Infantino, elected to run soccer's world governing body in February, was speaking during a visit to the South American Football Confederation's headquarters in Paraguay.

An injury-hit Indian football team will face a stern test when they take on Turkmenistan in the 2018 World Cup preliminary joint qualification Round 2 match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.

Johan Cruyff, one of football's greatest players and most influential and visionary coaches, died aged 68 on Thursday after a five-month battle with lung cancer.

A stoppage-time goal helped Ecuador rescue a 2-2 draw at home to Paraguay in World Cup qualifying on Thursday, preserving their record as South America's only unbeaten side and keeping them top of the 10-team standings in the race to Russia.

"Football has lost a man who did more to make the beautiful game beautiful than anyone in history," former England striker Gary Lineker, who played under Cruyff at Barcelona.

Suarez said he will not change the way he plays, but will come back to international football with 'moderation' when he makes an expected return on Friday from a nine-match ban for biting.

Ranieri insists that his team must continue working hard for the EPL title, despite being at the top of the table eight-points clear of their nearest rival which is almost insurmountable at this stage of the season.

A judge at a federal court in Rio de Janeiro ruled that Neymar failed to declare earnings from his current club Barcelona, former club Santos and sponsor Nike, Xinhua newa agency reported citing the report of Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.

Manuel Pellegrini believes his Manchester City side will benefit from going into Sunday's Premier League game at home to neighbours Manchester United with an extra 48 hours rest behind them.

Holders Barcelona and their feared attacking trident drew fellow Spaniards and 2014 finalists Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last eight on Friday.

An impudent individual goal from Philippe Coutinho steered Liverpool comfortably into the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Thursday after a 1-1 draw at bitter rivals Manchester United completed a 3-1 aggregate win.