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Cristiano Ronaldo, the injured Lionel Messi and Neymar lead FIFA's 23-player list of nominees for this year's Ballon d'Or Award announced early Wednesday for the men's player of the year. …

Liverpool's new boss insists that he has full faith in his striker despite the England international's injury-prone history at Anfield

The 34-year-old, who left Bastia in the summer, has called time on his professional career after almost two decades scoring goals domestically and internationally

Joe Cole believes Jack Grealish is the man to help turn Aston Villa's season around and relieve the pressure on Tim Sherwood.

The Bayern Munich striker is in sensational form this season, with the Frenchman wary that his side will have to be "shrewd" to keep him quiet on Tuesday

Vincent Aboubakar and Yacine Brahimi scored four minutes apart in the first half to give FC Porto a 2-0 win over Maccabi Tel-Aviv and the Group G lead in the Champions League on Tuesday. …

Arsenal revived their Champions League campaign with a stunning 2-0 win over Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium.

Valencia needed two own goals to defeat Gent 2-1 in Group H of the Champions League on Tuesday. …

Oxford stretched their unbeaten run to seven matches in Sky Bet League Two and halted promotion rivals Plymouth's five-game winning run with a 1-0 victory.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho appeared to have another dig at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger on Tuesday night.

Petr Cech put in an "enormous" performance in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Bayern Munich, according to Charlie Nicholas.

Bayer Leverkusen squandered an early two-goal lead, then struck twice late in the match to earn a 4-4 draw with Roma in a wild Champions League group match on Tuesday. …

Artem Dzyuba scored in the third minute and Hulk fired home a spectacular shot from distance as Zenit St. Petersburg closed in on qualification from Group H with a 3-1 win over Lyon in the Champions League on Tuesday. �...

Sepp Blatter's authorization of a payment to fellow FIFA executive Michel Platini without a written contract was a "classic conflict of interest," FIFA's financial compliance head told The Associated Press on Tuesday. �...

The Russian hosts outclassed their French opponents with three finely taken goals from Dzyuba, Hulk and Danny to cancel out Lacazette's second half equaliser

The Premier League champions failed to take any points from their European away trip as they lose touching distance with Porto at the top of Group G after a goalless draw

Wayne Rooney has backed Manchester United to be a major force both domestically and on the European stage once again.

The former West Brom striker netted from an extremely tight angle to give the Piraeus club another European win, taking them level with Bayern Munich at the top of Group F

Brighton maintained their four-point lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-1 victory over Bristol City at the Amex Stadium.

The Gunners pair was on hand to end Pep Guardiola's sides 100 per cent record in the domestic and European football this season, winning a vital three points

The Portuguese giants continue their fine form in the competition by easily dispatching their Israeli opponents, in the process taking a big step towards a last-16 place

The Croatian midfielder was an early substitute for the Blaugrana but made an impact with a pair of sensational finishes, giving his side three valuable points