Champions Barcelona commenced their La Liga campaign by easing past Sporting Gijon with new signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the scoresheet.

French FIFA World Cup-winning midfielder Patrick Vieira has expressed dismay at his Les Blues omission for upcoming South Africa 2010 qualifiers.

Benfica moved up to second place in the Portuguese Liga on the back of an 8-1 mauling of Vitoria Setubal this evening.

Stoke City have bolstered their stocks with the signing of 21-year-old Uruguay international midfielder Diego Arismendi from Nacional.

Grasshoppers' miserable start to the Super League season continued this evening as they slumped to a fifth defeat in eight matches.

Teplice stretched their unbeaten start to the season to six matches with a 3-2 win at Brno in the Gambrinus Liga.

England secured their place in the UEFA Women's EURO quarter-finals and will face hosts Finland next after they drew 1-1 with Sweden.

Monaco have reached an agreement with Barcelona for the transfer of Eidur Gudjohnsen to the French club.

Monaco have reached an agreement with Barcelona for the transfer of Eidur Gudjohnsen to the French club.

Lyon tonight confirmed they have sold full-back Fabio Grosso to Juventus for an initial fee in excess of €2 million.