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Pep Guardiola is confident Bayern Munich have returned to top form just in time for their Champions League round of 16 first leg against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday after their biggest Bundesliga win in 31 years. The German champions head...

Celtic assistant boss John Collins remains hopeful Kris Commons will be fit to face Inter Milan in their last-32 tie at Parkhead on Thursday evening. The midfielder was all but ruled out of the first leg after suffering a slight...

FA Cup holders Arsenal will travel to Manchester United in the quarter-finals on 7 or 8 March. United confirmed their place in the last eight after coming from behind to win 3-1 at Preston North End. The quarter-final tie at Old...

Manchester United survived a second-half scare at Deepdale to see off Preston and set up an FA Cup quarter-final tie with holders Arsenal. A season of high-profile cup upsets looked like it could claim yet another victim when Scott Laird...

Liverpool defender Kolo Toure has confirmed his retirement from international football with Ivory Coast, a week after helping the Elephants to a Nations Cup triumph. The 33-year had indicated that the recent competition in Equatorial Guinea would be his last...

Luis Suarez completed Barcelona's 5-0 win over Levante with a fine scissor kick goal on Sunday at the Nou Camp, connecting with Adriano's cross to convert from 12 yards perfectly. Suarez was introduced in the 67th minute of the La...

Serie A leaders Juventus were held to a 2-2 draw by struggling Cesena on Sunday, missing a late chance to win the game from the penalty spot. Milan Djuric had the lowly hosts ahead but goals from Alvaro Morata and...

Atletico Madrid were a shadow of the side that beat Real Madrid 4-0 last weekend as a 2-0 defeat at Celta Vigo dented their title hopes. Celta dominated the opening 45 minutes without creating a clear-cut opportunity, but they were...

Lyon restored their two-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after Clinton Njie's late goal salvaged a 1-1 draw at Lorient on Sunday. Cameroon striker Njie netted his second goal in as many games 12 minutes from time to...

Tim Sherwood has been appointed manager at Aston Villa, signing a contract at the club until summer 2018. Villa sacked Paul Lambert on Wednesday after a winless run of 10 league games in which they scored just two goals. Sherwood, 46,...