Lazio on Sunday put daylight between themselves and their Champions League rivals as a Mobido Diakite goal two minutes from time gave them a 1-0 win over Cagliari. The crucial strike cemented the Romans in third place, three points ahead of Napoli and Udinese in the race for the...

France Under-21 is in high demand with the two European giants expressing an interest, whilst Paris Saint-Germain are also in the frame thanks to the backing of Qatari billionaires

* Postiga breaks deadlock with superb strike

* Portugal level with Denmark, Norway on 10 points

Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho has been ruled out of Saturday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Norway with a back injury, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Friday.

South Korea has a bold vision to host the 2022 World Cup with some matches held in North Korea -- a historic sporting event uniting the divided Koreas. However, a dramatic flare-up of violence along their disputed border that killed four South Koreans on Tuesday emphasized just how fragile and tense the peninsula remains 60 years after their war began.

The Manchester City forward has long had disciplinary problems, but having been recalled to the Azzurri squad, he has vowed to be on his best behaviour in Poland and Ukraine

The Portuguese coach has often made headlines for all the wrong reasons but claims that he has never launched a verbal attack on officials or opponents without good reason

It was thought that the Blaugrana might hire the former Spain international's mentor, Marcelo Bielsa, to replace him at the helm, but they have instead gone for his right-hand man