It looks an impossible task for Adelaide United in the AFC Champions League final second leg, but they can take heart from some recent history.

Despite Gamba Osaka's 3-0 victory over Adelaide United in the AFC Champions League final first leg, their players have promised not to sit back.

Celtic midfielder Paul Hartley has claimed that his team has the depth and the fitness to cope with their current crowded schedule of games.

The New Zealand 2008 semi-finals will see Germany and USA reprise a classic fixture and England face up to Asian champions Korea DPR.

Fans of AFC Wimbledon still hark back fondly to their FA Cup triumph in 1988, but the reborn club is finding the competition a bit harder nowadays.

FIFA.com hears from Lucy Bronze, Isobel Christiansen and Lois Fidler on why the U-17 Lionesses are not your typical England team.

Ajax striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar tore ankle ligaments in Sunday's win over Sparta Rotterdam, and will be out for at least six weeks, his club said.

Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has agreed to the request of new Argentina coach Diego Maradona to be the captain of the national side.

Liverpool's Javier Mascherano has agreed to the request of new Argentina coach Diego Maradona to be the captain of the national side.

French Ligue 1 club Saint Etienne have sacked their coach Laurent Roussey after a run of poor results which has left them in relegation danger.