Football

Former winner Italy landed in arguably the toughest group for Euro 2016, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden and a rejuvenated Belgium currently top of FIFA's rankings.

An internal investigation of suspended FIFA President Joseph "Sepp" Blatter has found no evidence of wrongdoing over a 2 million Swiss franc ($2.02 million) payment to European soccer head Michel Platini, a Swiss newspaper reported.

Neymar was named La Liga's "Player of the Month" for November on Tuesday, marking the first time anyone from the club has won the award since its introduction in September 2013.

United will be looking for the goals that have been so hard to come by this season when they travel to VfL wolfsburg with their hopes of sealing qualification for the Champions League knockout stage still hanging in the balance.

With strikers Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi in spectacular form, Barcelona visits Valencia on Saturday aiming to keep a winning streak going and extend their lead of the Spanish league.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has "trained very well" and is in contention to return to the team at home to Bournemouth on Saturday, after his temper tantrum at Tottenham Hotspur last week, said manager Jose Mourinho.

English football heavyweights Manchester City have decided to allocate $400 million to acquire the services of Bayern Munich head coach Pep Guardiola and Barcelona's Argentine forward Lionel Messi.

Delhi Dynamos' marquee manager-cum-player Roberto Carlos says they are aiming to continue the winning momentum and finish at the top of pecking order.

Midfielder James Milner says Liverpool have hit the form at the right time and they can be the English Premier League champions under new manager Juergen Klopp.

Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce has said the Black Cats will target a few upsets as they head into a testing festive period and urged his players to enjoy the challenges that await.

Luis Enrique was named the best coach of the year, while Claudio Bravo was considered the best goalkeeper of 2015. Leo Messi was named the best striker of the year.

Chennaiyin will aim to gather full points and move a step closer to semi-finals when they take on low-in-confidence Mumbai in their last home match in the Indian Super League.

After Manchester United star striker Wayne Ronney limped out of Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw with Leicester City, coach van Gaal says the former isn't injured

Former England defender Gerry Byrne, who won two league titles with Liverpool and played with a broken collarbone when they won the FA Cup for the first time in 1965, has died aged 77, the club announced on Saturday.

Rafa Benitez probably never imagined that Sunday's match at Eibar would be a critical test for his coaching credentials at Real Madrid.

Manchester United striker James Wilson has joined Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion on loan for the rest of the season, the second division club said.