Fernando Torres believes Atletico Madrid travel to Barcelona on Wednesday at just the right time after emphatically bouncing back with three wins over the past week.

The Champions League is to get an overhaul in 2018-19, and it won't just affect the system of the competition.

Wayne Rooney will remain England captain going into the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, manager Sam Allardyce confirms on Monday.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is relaxed about the possibility of losing star forward Sergio Aguero to suspension.

Antoine Griezmann deserves to be named UEFA's Best Player in Europe, according to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic refuses to share his Old Trafford spotlight with Paul Pogba, scoring in each half as Manchester United brush aside Southampton 2-0.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba is the world's best midfielder, but does not expect the France international to produce fireworks every week.

Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza says that Lionel Messi made his commitment to his national team clear during the recent conversation which led the Barcelona star to end his short-lived international retirement.

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal are not physically ready for the Premier League season after opening the campaign with a chaotic 4-3 defeat at home to Liverpool.

Title contenders Chittagong Abahani fire on all cylinders to roar to a massive 6-1 win over newly promoted Uttar Baridhara.

After a four-year gestation period, the Pep Guardiola era at Manchester City begins in earnest on Saturday when his side tackle Sunderland in their opening Premier League fixture.

Holders Sheikh Jamal DC jump four joint-leaders to climb to the summit of the JB Bangladesh Premier League with a 3-1 win over Feni Soccer Club.

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez says he feels "responsibility" to try and compensate for the loss of Lionel Messi during his injury layoff.