Rioting fans leave French football reeling as Olympics looms

IMAGE: Olympique Lyonnais coach Fabio Grosso, a World Cup winner with Italy in 2006, sustained facial injuries during the incident. (Picture used for representational purpose......

Soccer PHOTOS: Smalling stars in Roma's win

IMAGE: AS Roma's Chris Smalling celebrates with teammates after their Serie A match against Brescia on Sunday. Photograph: AS Roma/Twitter AS Roma defender Chris Smalling scored and then provided......

Italy's Grosso pulls out with thigh strain

Italy defender Fabio Grosso has been ruled out of Saturday's European Championship qualifier against Ukraine due to a thigh strain.Grosso underwent medical tests near the team's base in Florence on......

Grosso becomes Italy's unlikely hero

Defender Fabio Grosso, who was playing fourth division football only five years ago, was struggling to take in the fact that he had booked Italy into the World Cup final after Tuesday's 2-0 win......

Soccer PIX: Real Betis' Joaquin makes La Liga history

IMAGE: Real Betis' Joaquin Sanchez celebrates on completing his hat-trick against Athletic Bilbao in their La Liga match on Sunday. Photograph: Real Betis/Twitter Real Betis captain Joaquin......