Qualifying for the first UEFA European Under-21 Futsal Tournament gets underway today with 28 teams aiming to claim seven finals places alongside hosts Russia.
UEFA Cup challengers FC Zenit St. Petersburg will be without Nicolas Lombaerts for at least six months after the defender tore knee ligaments in training.
Mladen Krstajić and Christian Pander are doubtful for FC Schalke 04 ahead of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final return leg at FC Barcelona on Wednesday.
Yaya Touré is convinced FC Barcelona can prevent an English club winning the UEFA Champions League, but is wary of the danger FC Schalke 04 offer tomorrow.
Sevilla FC starlets Diego Capel and Jesús Navas will have been delighted to discover Spain assistant coach Armando Ufarte was at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán on Sunday.
Antonio Cassano and Alessandro Del Piero may yet force their way into the reckoning for Italy's UEFA EURO 2008™ squad despite missing out on recent friendlies.
Chelsea FC coach Avram Grant insists his side "have learned from our mistakes" in Istanbul as they take on Fenerbahçe SK with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
The French Football Federation has announced plans to mark the ten-year anniversary of Les Bleus' FIFA World Cup triumph with a gala match at the Stade de France.
Arsenal FC striker Emmanuel Adebayor has vowed to "give everything that I have in my heart" to help the visitors knock out Liverpool FC on their home ground.
Turkish international Kaz m Kaz m returns to his home city as Fenerbahçe SK visit Chelsea FC - and after scoring in Istanbul the forward, 21, is keen to impress.
Xabi Alonso does not see Liverpool FC as favourites against Arsenal FC despite a 1-1 away draw and the fact his team have "beaten big, big clubs" in the past.
Something will have to give at Anfield when Liverpool FC and Arsenal FC, who have played out three 1-1 draws this campaign, conclude their quarter-final tie.
Chelsea FC midfielder Michael Ballack has called on his team-mates to live up to their reputation and avenge a 2-1 first-leg loss against Fenerbahçe SK on Tuesday.
In a bid to increase the amount of material put out for recycling the Rugby Borough Council is working in conjunction with Rugby FM to run a recycling lottery.
Yorkshire chief executive Stewart Regan is eager that the county take their excellent pre-season one-day form into the regular campaign. They claimed the inaugural Pro ARCH Cricket Challenge in the UAE in March.
Tuesday's play has been abandoned in the second of back-to-back Roses friendlies between Lancashire and Yorkshire at Old Trafford after heavy Manchester rain.
