Barca survives Bayern fightback to reach final
Barcelona's Neymar struck twice to put the Spanish side in the Champions League final despite a 3-2 loss at Bayern Munich on Tuesday as they progressed 5-3 on aggregate and will face Real Madrid or Juventus next month.
Drogba concentrates on Cup and leaves club row to lawyers
2013-01-31 14:15Whatever problems Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba faces off the field, he demonstrated on Wednesday he remains fully focused on the African Nations Cup and is leaving a dispute over his club future strictly to the lawyers.
Messi wins Player of the Year for fourth time
2013-01-08 03:59Argentina's Lionel Messi, still only 25, was named the world's best player for an unprecedented fourth year running on Monday. 
Factbox on four-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi
Tough AFC Champions League draw for Guangzhou Evergrande
2012-12-07 16:13CSL champions Guangzhou Evergrande will face former AFC Champions League winners Urawa Reds from Japan and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors from South Korea in the Group Stage of the 2013 tournament following Thursday's draw in Kuala Lumpur.
Money talks for PSG, Man City count cost of exit
2012-12-05 17:33Big-spending Paris St Germain, struggling to deliver domestically on a huge investment by Qatari owners, showed they mean business in the Champions League by winning Group A at Porto's expense on Tuesday.
City's out of Champions League, and that's just fine with Mancini
2012-11-30 07:53Roberto Mancini predicts tough times ahead - but the Manchester City manager also sees a silver lining in his team's impending exit from the Champions League.
Ferguson ready for a long fight
2012-11-30 07:53Alex Ferguson predicts a long, hard Premier League title race with champion Manchester City after his Manchester United team opened up a seven-point gap over rival Chelsea.
Benitez in search of elusive Chelsea goal
2012-11-30 07:53Rafael Benitez admitted his Chelsea side was in need of a confidence boost after successive scoreless draws in the new manager's opening two Premier games in charge.
Zheng Zhi gears up for AFC player 2012
2012-11-29 16:43Chinese national football team skipper Zheng Zhi hopes his nomination for the 2012 AFC Player of the Year could push forward the development of football in China.
Messi sends Barca through
2012-11-21 10:06Lionel Messi fired Barcelona into the last 16 of the Champions League with two goals in their 3-0 victory at Spartak Moscow on Tuesday but holders Chelsea are walking a tightrope after a crushing defeat by Juventus.
Juve, Blues in battle for last-16
2012-11-20 08:14Juventus' hopes of challenging among Europe's 16 best soccer teams could be decided by its penultimate Group H clash against Champions League holder Chelsea.
Zheng Zhi nominated for AFC Player of the Year
2012-11-19 10:24Chinese national football team skipper Zheng Zhi has been nominated for the 2012 AFC Player of the Year award, competing for the top individual award of Asian footballer with the other four contenders.
Mancini doesn't expect miracle against Real
2012-11-19 08:10Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City's 5-0 thrashing of Aston Villa will count for nothing when it hosts Real Madrid in the Champions League.
