Football

Manager Mourinho backs Chilean to shine against Chelsea

Frenchman’s heroics help team beat Marseille 3-0 in Lyon

Brazilian has refused to talk about the speculation and said he is concentrating on recovering from a foot injury

Embassies of 18 countries participate in unique tournament

New coach’s task will be to rebuild the national side and qualify for the 2020 European championship

Talismanic Frenchman is almost certain to leave Madrid side as Catalans increase interest in striker

Frenchman steps down as manager of North London side after being in charge for more than two decades

Side defeats Indonesia 5-4 in semi-final to set trophy date with Uzbekistan

Catalans fall agonisingly close to making history after suffering first loss of season against Levante

The team will face Indonesia in their next match on Monday

Coach Spalletti lamented a "messy and confused" performance which failed to reflect club’s dominance

The eliminated Azzurri will not brighten the tournament, but Italians will still make the cup shine

Former goalkeeper was the oldest player to ever lift the trophy when Italy won the World Cup in 1982

Six-time German champions were only team to have played in every Bundesliga season since 1963

Liverpool to play Brighton before facing Spanish giants in Champions League final

Talismanic right-back set to miss event after getting surgery done on right anterior cruciate ligament

They are the only ever-presents since the division was founded in 1963 but their proud record is now in serious danger

Suggestions are Everton frontman offered contract till end of 2020 season

Mourinho’s men fire blanks for third time in last five outings as season draws to a close

The Old Lady aim to claim a seventh consecutive league title at the Stadio Olimpico

Guardiola believes club needs to win more titles to be considered equals of previous great sides

The Frenchman was acquired by the Red Devils for a club-record fee of £89 million in 2016

A poor start to the campaign led to the sacking of manager Ronald Koeman in October

Manager is in no rush to look beyond next season in terms of pledging where his future lies

Hamburg are the only team to have played every season in the Bundesliga since the league's creation in 1963

Barcelona legend was set to join China before being strongly linked with move to Japan

Les Herbiers took the plaudits, celebrating their achievement in reaching the final with their fans at the end

Gattuso’s men have not won a major trophy since Massimiliano Allegri led them to the Serie A title in 2011

Blues are fifth on 69 points, two points behind Tottenham Hotspur and three points behind Liverpool

Chongqing Lifan deny making move for legendary Barcelona midfielder

Striker sustained knock on his ankle as he was substituted at half-time during El Clasico

Frenchmen suggested that once relieved of his duties, he could think about life as an Arsenal fan

Riveting 2-2 draw at Camp Nou saw Catalan side reduced to 10 men while Los Blancos denied penalty

76-year-old is known as the most successful manager in British football history

'Nothing is decided yet but this was definitely a big step in the right direction,' Allegri said

Football world expresses support on social media

Victory will take City past the record points tally, the 95 recorded by Chelsea in 2004/05

Catalans face Real Madrid on Sunday in an attempt to stay undefeated this season

Frenchman to take command of last game at Emirates as his Arsenal career draws to a close

There is to be no fairy-tale ending, no final hurrah, no going out on a high

Spurs boss has said moving into new stadium will not change things drastically

The club have won a record 54 Scottish league titles but are still struggling to recover from the financial problems

The masks immortalize the faces of 12 famous footballers and retail for about $13 each

Massimiliano Allegri's side need six points from their final three games to secure the Scudetto

Midefielder's performance was heavily criticised by former Arsenal defender Martin Keown

Reds beat Roma 7-6 on aggregate to book Champions League final spot against Real

Tottenham striker says it is easy for supporters to ridicule Three Lions’ players ahead of World Cup

Madrid were decidedly second best across two legs against Bayern but still claimed 4-3 aggregate win

They will meet either Liverpool or AS Roma in the final in Kiev on May 26

The Egypt international narrowly topped the poll of the 400-strong FWA membership