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Angel Di Maria scored a brilliant brace on his birthday as Paris Saint-Germain sensationally destroyed Barcelona 4-0 at the Parc des Princes in their Champions League last 16 first leg on Tuesday.

Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahmovic says the pressure on him that comes from outside is like a kindergarten compared to the pressure he places on himself every time he trains or plays for Manchester United.

Striker Diego Costa's career would be finished if he followed his former Chelsea team mates Oscar and Ramires to China, the London club's former captain Ray Wilkins said on Monday.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is confident that a first defeat in nine months which ended the club's record 40-game unbeaten run in all competitions will not have a detrimental impact on their season.

Jose Mourinho's resurgent Manchester United will attempt to reel in arch rivals Liverpool when Jurgen Klopp's faltering side visit Old Trafford in Sunday's Premier League headline clash.

Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has ruled out the Spanish football club signing Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp admitted he was at a loss to explain his side's lacklustre performance during a 1-0 defeat to Southampton in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

History backs the defending champions who have come out victorious in all three I-League meetings between the two sides at this venue. But Bengaluru coach Albert Roca is not reading too much into it to.

Jose Mourinho believes an expanded World Cup tournament would develop the sport in areas lacking strong soccer foundations without proving to be a burden for both clubs or players in major leagues.

Belgian midfielder Axel Witsel has confirmed that he reached an agreement to play the next three seasons at Chinese football club Tianjin Quanjian for 50 million euros

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta says he wants to stay on at the Catalan club 'for a long time' after his current contract with the club expires in 2018.

Jose Mourinho explained how happy he was with his Manchester United project on Friday, acknowledging that it was "easy to feel at home" with one of the world's biggest clubs.

Brazil's World Cup winning defender Lucio, who currently plies his trade at ISL franchise FC Goa, says the FIFA U-17 World Cup next year will be a great opportunity for India to make a mark on the global football scene.

Jordan Henderson is pleased with Liverpool's new-found defensive resilience after their castigated back-line kept clean sheets in the recent Premier League victories over Middlesbrough and local rivals Everton.

Ailing Premier League champions Leicester City suffered a blow on Tuesday as England striker Jamie Vardy received a three-match ban from the Football Association (FA) for his sending off against Stoke City.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday opposed boycotting the 2018 football World Cup in Russia, which is accused of establishing an institutional doping system for elite athletes.