Messi – who had not played for Barca since limping off in the first half of a 4-1 La Liga win against Real Betis on November 10 – was introduced
Robin van Persie capitalised on defensive lapses from the home team in each half to help United chalk up a fifth consecutive victory despite a ragged display. And Van Gaal,
Australia coach Ange Postecoglou offered plenty of international hopefuls every chance of earning a berth at the Asian Cup by announcing an extended 46-man squad a month out from the
Defending champions Ajax would not have expected such a straightforward result as they ran out 5-0 victors at home to Willem II on Saturday, producing an immediate response to the
Paraguay appointed former River Plate boss Ramon Diaz as their new coach on Thursday. Diaz – who stood down from his role at River after guiding the Argentine Primera Division
Four-time Clausura champions Sporting Cristal drew 1-1 at Los Caimanes on the 15th and final matchday on Sunday. Three second-half goals, headlined by Mauro Guevgeozian’s 87th-minute winner, saw 10-man Alianza
Guimaraes conceded in just the third minute but a first-half penalty from Andre Andre dragged the hosts level at the break, while Jonathan Alvez would be the match-winner for Rui
The Florence-based outfit sealed top spot in Group K with one match to spare, after winning 2-1 away at Guingamp despite playing the second half with 10 men. Marko Marin
Olympiacos opened their group campaign with a surprise 3-2 win over La Liga’s reigning champions, but were brushed aside 4-0 at the Vicente Calderon on Wednesday as Mario Mandzukic scored a hat-trick
Gabby Agbonlahor put Villa ahead against the run of play and they maintained that advantage until the last 10 minutes when Nathaniel Clyne finally broke down the stubborn resistance of Ciaran
