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Ibrahimovic escaped a ban on Thursday for mimicking pointing a gun at the opposition bench in a Ligue 1 game against Toulouse last month.

Tournament favorite Tottenham ground out a 2-0 win at FC Sheriff to stay undefeated in the Europa League.

The world players' union has criticised European soccer's governing body UEFA for failing to enforce its own guidelines on racism.

Dalglish will soon be seen coaching one of the eight franchise teams in the much-awaited Indian Super League scheduled to start next January.

Dortmund, Arsenal and Napoli all have six points after three matches and Marseille are on the brink of elimination with zero points.

The publishers certainly guarded Alex Ferguson's latest book of revelations with more reverence than most football autobiographies.

Germany conceded a staggering seven goals in their two qualifiers against second-placed Sweden, their toughest opponent in the group.

However, European names like France, Portugal and Greece were consigned to the playoffs.

Andre Schuerrle grabbed a second half hat-trick as Germany fought back from 2-0 down to sink Sweden 5-3.

Alvaro Negredo and substitute Juan Mata struck in a comfortable 2-0 home win over minnows Georgia.

The world soccer players' union, FIFPro, will urge its members to boycott the 2022 World Cup if it is played in Qatar's summer, vice-president Philippe Piat said.

Thohir signed a deal to take over a majority stake of 18-time Italian champion Inter Milan on Tuesday, becoming the second foreign owner in Serie A.

Holger Osieck has been fired in the wake of Australia's 6-0 loss to France in a friendly in Paris.

GoalControl uses 14 cameras around the pitch to monitor whether the ball has crossed the line, sending a signal to the referee's watch within a second to confirm that a goal has been scored.

The World Cup qualifying game between Spain and Belarus is not in danger despite an explosion in the Son Moix Stadium in Mallorca.

Footballers who speak their mind should be welcomed, not frowned upon, said Roy Hodgson in backing under-fire midfielder Jack Wilshere.