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Monaco forward Anthony Martial has been handed a France call-up as Didier Deschamps left Mamadou Sakho out of his squad for their September friendlies. Martial, 19, could make his international

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil believes Germany team-mate Bastian Schweinsteiger is being unfairly judged following his move to Manchester United. Debate has raged as to whether Schweinsteiger’s 31-year-old body can hold

A disappointed Quique Sanchez Flores insisted his Watford team took plenty out of their shock 1-0 loss to Preston in the League Cup. Marnick Vermijl’s eighth-minute goal was all the

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expects to have long-serving midfielder Lucas Leiva at his disposal after the transfer window closes on September 1. Lucas appeared on the verge of a season-long

Moghreb Tetouan claimed a 2-1 win over Smouha in the CAF Champions League as a thrilling finale was set up to Group A. The Moroccans opened the scoring through Tato

A brace from Bakri Al Madina saw Al Merreikh produce a stunning comeback to defeat MC El Eulma 3-2 in the CAF Champions League on Saturday. El Eulma had not

Alan Pardew would not begrudge Yannick Bolasie making the move to Tottenham, with the Crystal Palace manager admitting the winger would be “foolish” not to consider interest from White Hart

Nuno said Valencia’s 3-1 UEFA Champions League play-off lead over Monaco was not a definitive one. Valencia head to the Stade Louis II full of confidence, after goals to Rodrigo,

Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt still fancies his team’s chances of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stage, despite Tuesday’s first-leg loss in Rome. Lazio hold a slender advantage

Obafemi Martins reminded Seattle Sounders what they have been missing, scoring twice in their 4-0 victory over Orlando City. The Sounders had lost five straight matches in MLS, scoring just