Diego Maradona himself continues to transmit joy, the joy of playing, an art that seems to have been lost a long time ago and has fewer and fewer worthy representatives.

Real Madrid and Manchester City became the first teams to secure their spots in the UEFA Champions League group stage with wins on Tuesday.

Premier League leaders Manchester City travel to Europa League holders Sevilla on Tuesday intent on proving they won't be Champions League flops once more this season.

Sir Alex Ferguson signed a contract with Manchester United in 2010 that ensured he would receive a higher salary than any of his players.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 thrashing of 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk while Manchester United was beaten by PSV.

Without many new signings, Real Madrid’s coach Rafa Benitez will pin his hopes on the in-form Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale for Champion League glory.

Having helped the Blaugrana to four titles, the Argentine attacker is already the finest footballer to play Champions League.

Manchester City open their Champions League campaign against last season's beaten finalists Juventus on Tuesday.

Hosts Chile began their quest for a maiden Copa America title with victory over Ecuador in Santiago.

Barcelona's Dani Alves signs a new two-year deal to remain at FC Barcelona ending rumors of moving to Liverpool or Manchester United.

The treble-winning FC Barcelona stars show the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey trophies through the Catalan capital.

Champions League winners Barcelona sign Sevilla defender Aleix Vidal for a reported fee of £16m - despite their transfer ban.

Barcelona claim their third Champions League in six years as the brilliance of their attacking trident proved too much for the brave challenge of Juventus in Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola compares Lionel Messi to Brazil legend Pele as he backs his former club Barcelona to win the Champions League.

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo donates 7 million euros to help the aid effort in Nepal, according to reports in France.