World Cup winner Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from football on Wednesday after an illustrious international career with Germany and club spells with Real Madrid and Arsenal.

The 34-year-old helped Germany to glory in Brazil in 2014 but bitterly...

Marcus Rashford's swerving strike from distance earned Manchester United a 1-0 win at Real Betis on Thursday and passage to the Europa League quarter-finals with a 5-1 aggregate triumph.

Three-time champions Juventus earned a 2-0 win over 10-man...

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal will not down tools in the Europa League to help their bid to win a first Premier League title for 19 years.

Arteta's Premier League leaders sit five points clear of second placed Manchester City with 11 games left.

Bowing...

Real Sociedad stumbled to a 1-1 draw at Real Mallorca on Sunday in La Liga, with their bid to finish in the top four losing steam at an alarming rate.

Struggling Sevilla earned an important 2-1 win over Almeria to climb to 13th, two points clear...

Besiktas fans called on the Turkish government to resign in terrace chants Sunday, throwing hundreds of soft toys onto the pitch in memory of child victims of the February 6 the earthquake.

The protest, which took place during the match, follows...

Fernando Santos quit as coach of Portugal on Thursday following the team's shock World Cup quarter-final loss to Morocco with colourful and controversial Jose Mourinho named as a leading candidate to take over.

The Portuguese football federation (FPF)...

Fernando Santos quit as coach of Portugal on Thursday following the team's shock World Cup quarter-final loss to Morocco, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced.

An agreement was reached "to end the journey of great success that began...

Journeyman Ecuador striker Enner Valencia has drifted in and out -- mainly out -- of planet football's consciousness.

The striker skirts the periphery of relevance until arriving at the World Cup, where suddenly he is in his element.

Ecuador's...

Son Heung-min's facial injury has dominated South Korea's build-up to the World Cup, but it's a "Monster" at the heart of their defence who could prove just as critical in Qatar.

Imposing central defender Kim Min-jae has earned rave reviews since...

Romelu Lukaku will not play for Belgium at the World Cup until at least their final Group F match against Croatia, a team source told AFP on Sunday.

The forward did not take part in the Red Devils' first proper training session since they arrived...

Romelu Lukaku was selected in the Belgium squad for the World Cup announced on Thursday despite coach Roberto Martinez admitting the Inter Milan striker was "medically unfit".

Lukaku has played just twice for Inter since the end of August because...

Barcelona and Manchester United will face each other in the Europa League knockout round play-offs following Monday's draw.

Barca were eliminated from the Champions League group stage to drop into the Europa League for the second season running...

Manchester United failed to usurp Real Sociedad at the top of Europa League Group E despite a 1-0 win in San Sebastian, as Arsenal did secure their place in the last 16 on Thursday.

United now face a tricky playoff against one of the sides dropping...

Thursday is here, and this means only one thing: it's time for some UEFA Europa League action!

The fifth and penultimate round of this season's group stage is set to commence, with several teams being 90 minutes away from officially winning their...

Arsenal maintained their perfect start to the Europa League as Bukayo Saka's goal clinched a 1-0 win at Bodo/Glimt, while Manchester United hope to stay in the hunt for a last-16 place against Omonia Nicosia.

Saka struck midway through the first...

With Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League coming to a wrap, the focus shifts over to the UEFA Europa League, as Europe's second-tier club competition gears up for another exciting round of fixtures.

A total of 16 games will be played, with eight...

Thursday is here and that means only one thing: the UEFA Europa League is back! Matchday 3 of this tournament is set to get underway, with several interesting matches scheduled to take place this round.

Arsenal, one of the favorites for the title...

Ukrainian team Dynamo Kyiv are forced to play all their European home matches away because of the war in their country -- and the burden of constant travel and the absence of their fans is taking its toll.

After two matches in their Europa League...

The action in Europe continues on Thursday as the UEFA Europa League resumes with Matchday 2.  As usual, the games get underway at 12:45 p.m. ET with eight simultaneous kick-offs before the remaining seven fixtures commence at 3 p.m. ET.

In case...

Just minutes after his side's first win of the season, Wolfsburg coach Niko Kovac has confirmed star midfielder Max Kruse's days at the club are over. 

Celebrating his first Bundesliga win since joining Wolfsburg in the summer with a 1-0 victory...