Manchester United to reignite interest in Porto's Steven Defour

There was a time when anything you couldn't learn about Belgian football from watching the occasional reel of Enzo Scifo on Eurogoals or owning a copy of Championship Manager 97/98 in which an aged and apostrophe-feral Michel Preud'homme would ...

Marouane Fellaini and Kevin Mirallas, teammates of American goalkeeper Tim Howard on Everton, were among the players picked by Belgium for its roster for a May 29 against the United States in Cleveland. Preparing for a World Cup qualifier against ...

Lisbon, Portugal FC Porto secured its 21st win in 27 league games on Saturday, a 2-0 home victory over Setubal, but the club still remains four points off the pace of leaders Benfica. Second-half goals from Lucho Gonzalez and Steven Defour handed ...

LONDON: Barcelona must wait a bit longer before they can claim their La Liga crown after drawing 2-2 with Athletic Bilbao, while Paris St Germain and Juventus continued to close in on the French and Italian titles. With Manchester United having ...

With Manchester United having already secured the Premier League title, the focus has switched to the battle for Champions League places with Chelsea jumping above Arsenal into third place. SPAIN Barcelona's title celebrations were put on hold for ...

Belgium's Jan Vertonghen is congratulated by Eden Hazard after scoring against Wales during a World Cup 2014 qualifying… Much has been made of Belgium's fantastic repertoire of young players, with some tipping them as a good outside bet for the ...

Malaga put a turbulent summer behind them to claim their place among Europe's elite with a 2-0 win at home to 10-man Porto on Wednesday that put them through to the last eight 2-1 on aggregate on a memorable night for the Qatar-owned club. The ...

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini praised his players for keeping their focus through a turbulent period for the Qatari-owned club after they eliminated Porto on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League last eight on their debut in the competition. -Bayern, Malaga reach Champions League quarters -My players are leaving with a black eye: Bayern coach -CL Photos: Messi and Barca make a mockery of the doubters -Photos: Wenger hurt by Arsenal exit but proud of win Malaga's long-suffering fans have ...

Last season's beaten finalists Bayern Munich survived a severe case of stage fright to edge into the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals and were joined in the last eight by debutants Malaga on Wednesday. Nervy Bayern were beaten 2-0 at home by Arsenal but progressed thanks to their 3-1 success in London in the first leg. Arsenal's task seemed an improbable one but they made a great start when striker Olivier Giroud struck from close range after three minutes. Bayern could never find ...