Villa's Gerrard primed for emotional Liverpool return

IMAGE: The 41-year-old Steven Gerrard has made a swift impact at the Aston Villa, winning three of his opening four games in charge, with the only loss coming to league leaders Manchester City.......

Estudiantes win Copa Libertadores

Estudiantes scored a a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Cruzeiroto lift their fourth Copa Libertadores title on Wednesday. The Argentine club had three previous trophies in the competition to......

Barca, Estudiantes set to defend club status quo

Barcelona, who provide the backbone for World Cup favourites Spain and will be parading Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, are the team to beat at the Club World Cup that kicks off this week in Abu......

Football Focus: Lewandowski named Bundesliga's Player of the Season

IMAGE: Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski has scored 33 goals so far this season. Photograph: Reuters Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski has been named as the Bundesliga's Player of the......

Pitana's path from film extra to World Cup final referee

IMAGE: Referee Nestor Pitana talks to Ngolo Kante of France . Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Argentine Nestor Pitana's roundabout route to becoming a World Cup final referee has taken......