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Manolev fit for Bulgaria qualifier
Midfielder Stanislav Manolev has been declared fit for Bulgaria's World Cup qualifier in Denmark on Tuesday, the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) said on Monday. Read full article

Russia captain to miss Brazil friendly
Russia captain Igor Denisov will miss Monday's friendly against Brazil because of injury, coach Fabio Capello said on Sunday. Read full article

Capello challenges Russia to shock Brazil
Fabio Capello has challenged his well-rested Russia players to showcase their quality by securing a surprise win over five-time world champions Brazil in Monday's friendly in London. Read full article

AEK president Dimitrelos released on bail
AEK Athens president Andreas Dimitrelos has been released on bail after giving testimony about the €170 million in taxes owed by the Greek Super League club, police said on Friday. Read full article

Platini accuses Blatter
Michel Platini has accused Fifa president Sepp Blatter of attacking European soccer while defending Uefa's decision to stage Euro 2020 across the continent. Read full article

Vaughan withdraws from Wales for qualifier
David Vaughan withdrew Wednesday from the Wales squad to play Scotland in a World Cup qualifier in Glasgow on Friday due to an unspecified injury. Read full article

Croatian police threaten to stop match
Croatian police have threatened to halt Friday's World Cup qualifier between Croatia and Serbia in Zagreb if home fans resort to anti-Serbian chanting. Read full article

Terek penalised for ref abuse
Terek Grozny have been banned from their stadium for one match after Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov taunted a referee over the club's loudspeaker system. Read full article

Katidis banned for Nazi salute
AEK Athens have suspended Giorgos Katidis for the rest of the season after the 20-year-old midfielder made a Nazi salute to fans during a game at the weekend. Read full article

Terek Grozny in hot water
Chechen side Terek Grozny could face stiff penalties from the Russian FA after officials insulted the referee following Sunday's 0-0 draw against Rubin Kazan. Read full article

Messi run continues, Bayern on brink
Lionel Messi's knack for finding the net continued for an 18th consecutive league match as Barcelona restored their 13-point lead in La Liga. Read full article

Spalletti gets backing from Zenit boss
Embattled Zenit St Petersburg coach Luciano Spalletti received full backing from his boss on Friday, a day after his expensively assembled team were dumped out of the Europa League by modest Swiss side Basle. Read full article

Holland recall Sneijder, Van der Vaart
Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal recalled playmaker Wesley Sneijder for the first time since September in naming his squad for the 2014 World Cup Group D qualifiers against Estonia and Romania later this month. Read full article

Euro 2020 will lack heart and soul - Blatter
Plans to stage the 2020 European soccer championships across the entire continent instead of just one country will result in the tournament losing its identity and soul, Fifa President Sepp Blatter said. Read full article

Brown to step down as Scotland boss
Aberdeen manager Craig Brown has revealed he will resign at the end of the season. He will remain involved with the Scottish Premier League club as a non-executive director. Read full article

Bendtner's drunk driving is 'plain stupid'
Denmark coach Morten Olsen says striker Nicklas Bendtner "needs to get his life back on track" before he can be considered for the national team after a drunk driving incident. Read full article

Blues fight back; Bayern, Juve move clear
Chelsea came from two goals down at Manchester United to draw 2-2 in a thrilling FA Cup quarterfinal on Sunday that capped a bad week for the Premier League leaders. Read full article

Olympiakos seal 40th Greek title
Olympiakos Piraeus clinched their 40th Super League title in impressive fashion with a 3-0 derby victory over AEK Athens at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium on Sunday. Read full article

Ajax take advantage of PSV slip-up
First half goals from Kolbeinn Sigthorsson and Siem de Jong propelled Ajax Amsterdam to a 3-0 win over strugglers PEC Zwolle, allowing them to leapfrog PSV Eindhoven. Read full article

Advocaat blasts PSV after leaders slump
PSV Eindhoven coach Dick Advocaat criticised the Dutch league leaders after they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Heerenveen on Saturday. Read full article