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Joao Afonso struck a 61st-minute winner at the Estadio do Bonfim in Setubal as his side claimed their fifth win in eight league games. Rui Vitoria’s men are two points

In Silva’s absence, Neymar captained Brazil in wins over Argentina and Japan in October. The Paris Saint-Germain centre-back was expected to be reinstated on his return but Dunga kept Neymar

Following the theme of low-scoring affairs from the other quarter-finals, Federico Gonzalez’s first-half strike was enough to decide the match at the Estadio Eva Peron de Junin. A corner in

The capture of the Spanish forward on a temporary basis from parent club New York City FC was heralded as a major coup for the revamped franchise, despite his stay

Irvine’s men led twice at The Hawthorns and only conceded for a second time in the 87th minute when United midfielder Daley Blind found the bottom right corner of Boaz

Aguero shot to equal-top of the golden boot standings with nine – level with Chelsea hit-man Diego Costa – after scoring two goals from free play and two penalties at

Italian newspaperLa Repubblicahas reported that Mauri – handed a six-month ban in October last year for failing to report a case of match-fixing – is being investigated by prosecutors on

Garber was irked by Klinsmann’s suggestion MLS was holding back some of the USA’s players, specifically Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey, who made big-money moves back to North America from top

Luis Cesar Sampedro’s Albacete had lost four games in succession to languish at the foot of the table in the Segunda Division. But Albacete returned to form against high-flying second-tier

Keane’s side thrashed Gibraltar 7-0 in Dublin on Saturday and won 2-1 in Georgia in September to claim a perfect start to their European Championship qualifying campaign, sitting three points