Football

Zinedine Zidane hailed Real Madrid as the "club of my life" after a dramatic Champions League penalty shoot-out victory over Atletico Madrid that left Diego Simeone pondering his future.

The only doubt in Diego Simeone's side is whether he starts with Augusto Fernandez or Yannick Carrasco in midfield, though he is expected to keep the talented Carrasco on the sidelines as a second half impact substitute.

The run includes an eight-game unbeaten spell in qualifying for the finals that saw Northern Ireland book a place at a major championship for the first time in 30 years.

The Manchester United striker probably booked his place in Roy Hodgson's Euro 2016 squad and his Manchester United team mate Wayne Rooney added a second before substitute Eric Dier headed a late own goal.

Mourinho, the 53-year-old Portuguese, replaces Dutchman Louis van Gaal whose two-year reign at Old Trafford ended on Monday, two days after United lifted the FA Cup.

The Argentina Football Association said Messi, 28, and his Barcelona teammate midfielder Javier Mascherano had joined the squad, in a Twitter message on Wednesday morning.

Laurent Ciman has been called up by Belgium for the European Championship and will begin training with the squad in Switzerland on Monday, the Belgian football association said on Sunday.

Juventus won a second consecutive double when substitute Alvaro Morata's extra-time goal secured a 1-0 Italian Cup final win over AC Milan who missed out on Europe for a third successive season.

Iniesta is wary of the Andalusian side, who won the Europa League final against Liverpool on Wednesday, as both teams try to secure doubles at the Vicente Calderon stadium.

Catalan sports dailies 'Sport' and 'Mundo Deportivo' reported that the world champions could make up to a staggering 155 million euros ($174 million) a season.

Northern Irishman Rodgers, who has also managed at Swansea City, Reading and Watford, was sacked by Liverpool in October.

Wolfgang Niersbach is a member of the world football governing body FIFA's council, was the vice-president of the 2006 World Cup Local Organising Committee and current member of European governing body UEFA's executive committee.

Benteke will talk to manager Juergen Klopp to find out if he has a future at Liverpool after enduring a difficult first season with the English Premier League side.

Spain midfielder Pedro has no regrets over leaving Barcelona in search of more playing time, despite failing to nail down a regular starting berth in his debut season at Chelsea.

Introduced to the crowd for a post-match address, the Dutchman was booed by pockets of the home support, before declaring, somewhat ironically: "I want to thank you for your unconditional support."

Conte was accused of sports fraud in 2010-11 when he was coach of Siena. The match under investigation is Siena's 1-0 win at Albinoleffe in May 2011. Siena's 2-2 draw at Novara, also in May 2011, was dropped from the inquiry.