International sporting events don’t often see teams refuse to participate for a cause – but when it’s happened, it hasn’t been effective ...

Join Luke McLaughlin for updates from the crucial final round of matches in the league phase ...

Arbeloa’s team have concerns as they look ahead to the knockout stages, while Jamie Carragher has concerns about the draw ...

The forward seems to have lost a yard of pace but he is only 31 and leaving Stamford Bridge to make a fresh start may be the best thing for him ...

The joy of the game is that big moments are rare – the climax of the UCL group phase felt like too much of a good thing ...

A keeper scoring upfield … for a team who were leading ...

The versatile talent finished a decorated career having won a World Cup title and Olympic gold for the US, plus three league titles and NWSL MVP honors ...

The BBC made clear it will not use licence fee payers’ money to help pundits such as Micah Richards work for rival podcasts during this summer’s World Cup ...

The Premier League is understood to have been in dialogue with Ryan Giggs’s agents about including him in its Hall of Fame after an initial offer was withdrawn during his court case ...

In a tumultuous campaign and three-way Scottish title fight, Martin O’Neill still has ambitions on the European stage ...

Anatoliy Trubin’s 98th-minute goal was the highlight of a dramatic night on which all the English teams bar Newcastle finished in the top eight ...

Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored a 98th-minute header as Benfica defeated Real Madrid 4-2 to secure a Champions League playoff place ...