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Thiago Motta has been recalled to the Italy squad for upcoming friendlies against Spain and Germany, but there is no place for striker Mario Balotelli. Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Motta has not

Louis van Gaal believes defeat to Manchester City in Sunday’s derby would end Manchester United’s hopes of Champions League qualification this season. United head into the match four points behind

Arsene Wenger felt Luis Suarez’s spectacular volley for Barcelona at Camp Nou on Wednesday prevented Arsenal from causing a Champions League sensation of their own. Nursing a 2-0 deficit from

Atletico Madrid defender Juanfran is keen to avoid meeting Real Madrid or Barcelona – who meet Arsenal on Wednesday – in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after they saw

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has denied that he bit Gareth Barry during the FA Cup defeat to Everton. The Spain international was sent off for a second yellow card in the closing

Massimiliano Allegri says Juventus know they cannot afford to drop points in the Serie A title race due to the excellent form of rivals Napoli and Roma. Juve defeated Sassuolo

Goalscorer Remy Cabella felt Marseille “stupidly” let victory slip away in the 1-1 Ligue 1 draw against Gazelec Ajaccio. An impressive showing from Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda looked set to

Bayer Leverkusen winger Julian Brandt gave a confident assessment of the club’s chances of securing a place in the Europa League quarter-finals by beating Villarreal. After a stunning second-half fightback

Chelsea captain John Terry is set to miss the Champions League last-16 second leg with Paris Saint-Germain, Guus Hiddink has confirmed. A hamstring problem has kept the centre-back out of

A day before its season opener at the New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC added to its attack with the signing of Canadian striker Molham Babouli following a productive preseason