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Platini's lawyer said at the end of November that the ethics body's investigatory chamber wants the UEFA chief banned for life over a suspect 2 million payment he received from FIFA's now suspended leader Sepp Blatter in 2011.

Having already booked their semi-final berth in style, an upbeat Delhi Dynamos will look to carry on their dominant show when they take on the bottom-placed Kerala Blasters FC.

Chelsea's England defender Gary Cahill has signed a new four-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2019, the Premier League champions said in a statement.

NorthEast United FC and FC Pune City will be still eyeing Indian Super League (ISL) semi-finals qualifications when they play against each other despite being in discomforting positions.

FC Goa's Brazilian striker Reinaldo struck a hat-trick in a 5-1 mauling of Kerala Blasters here on Sunday to confirm their place in the Indian Super League (ISL) semi-finals.

Aditi Chauhan, who plays for English side West Ham United Ladies as a goalkeeper, is facing deportation as she cannot renew her visa due to rules and regulations of the Football Association (FA).

"The main reason behind the poor run of the team is lack of fighting spirit. I don't know what the problem with the team is when they come on the field in the second half," said Anelka.

Cristiano Ronaldo sparkled as Real Madrid, who had already sealed a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, clinched top spot in Group A with a remarkable 4-3 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.

Atletico Madrid eased through to the Champions League round of 16 with a game to spare and eliminated Galatasaray when Antoine Griezmann's double secured a 2-0 win at home to the Turkish side in Group C on Wednesday.

India may be performing poorly in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers but national football team coach Stephen Constantine's job in the hot seat is safe at least till March next year, according to a top AIFF official.

Former England football star Steven Gerrard believes that Arsenal will struggle to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a brace while Stiven Mendoza and Bruno Pelissari scored one goal each as the hosts registered a comprehensive win against Delhi.

PSG will bear the message in their Champions League Group A match against Swedish team Malmo on Wednesday night and again on Saturday against Troyes, their first Ligue 1 home match after the attacks, reports Xinhua.

Chennaiyin are sixth on the table with 13 points from 11 matches and with just three matches left to be played, Marco Materazzi's side now face an uphill task to qualify for the final-four.

Sameehg Doutie scored twice while Iain Hume and Borja Fernandez scored one goal each as Kolkata registered a comprehensive victory against FC Goa.

England football great David Beckham says he "didn't care" about attention from girls while growing up.