Palmeiras won to complete a Brazilian quintet in the last 16. Joining them there were five other teams, Argentina's Boca Juniors among them.

Hamburg and Shakhtar Donetsk are on course to meet in next month's UEFA Cup final after shading the first leg of their respective semi-finals

Piotr Trochowski drew first blood for Hamburg in the first-leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final, his header sealing a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen.

The Italian Olympic Committee's appeal court overturned a sanction imposed against Juventus after their fans racially abused Inter's Mario Balotelli.

Mexican teams San Luis and Chivas have been ordered to play their next home games in the Copa Libertadores in Colombia because of swine flu.

Shakhtar Donetsk will take a slight advantage into the second leg of their UEFA Cup semi-final after drawing Dynamo 1-1 in Kiev.

FIFA is delighted to announce the launch of a new, official monthly magazine, committed to bringing you an insight of our global activities.

Wayne Rooney put in a forceful display against Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League semi-final, but he was not happy with his output.

South Africa-based striker Collins Mbesuma has earned a recall to Zambia's squad for their two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Algeria.

FIFA and the 2010 LOC have come up with a masterplan that will accelerate the sale of tickets within South Africa for the FIFA Confederations Cup.