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Zenit stay perfect in Champions League after Lyon win

Zenit St Petersburg stepped closer to reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League.
Zenit St. Petersburg’s Dzyuba reacts after failing chance to score against Olympique Lyon during their Champions League group H soccer match at Petrovsky stadium in St. Petersburg

Ginola may run for FIFA job but says election needs delay

Former France winger David Ginola is ready to run for the FIFA presidency.
Former footballer David Ginola from France speaks at a press conference where he announced his campaign to stand for the FIFA presidency in London

Ball possession will help Las Palmas stay up – new coach

Las Palmas' new boss Quique Setien believes that his possesion based style of football will keep the Canary Islands club in the first division

Own goals gift Valencia 2-1 home win over Ghent

Valencia made it two wins out of three in Champions League Group H when own goals from the luckless Lasse Nielsen and Stefan Mitrovic gifted the La Liga side a 2-1 victory .
Valencia’s players celebrate after they scored a goal against Gent during their Champions league Group H soccer match at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia

Dominant Porto ease past Maccabi 2-0 to go top in Group G

Two first half goals gave Porto an easy 2-0 win over Champions League Group G outsiders Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Porto’s Brahimi celebrates his goal against Maccabi Tel Aviv during their Champions League group G soccer match at Dragao Stadium in Porto

Al Ahli’s Olaroiu in mixed emotions after reaching ACL final

Al Ahli's Romanian manager in mixed emotions, as he guided them to their first ACL Final
Saudi Arabia’s coach Cosmin Olaroiu of Romania watches his team train ahead of their Group B Asian Cup match against China at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane

Barca’s Rakitic hits double in BATE win

Two goals from Ivan Rakitic gave Barcelona a comfortable 2-0 victory away to BATE Borisov.
Barcelona’s players pose before their Champions League group E soccer match at Borisov Arena stadium outside Minsk

Chelsea thwarted by woodwork in draw with Kiev

Chelsea stutter to a goalless draw in their visit to Ukraine
Dynamo Kiev v Chelsea – UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group G

Giroud and Ozil lead Arsenal to victory over Bayern

Goals by Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil saw Bayern Munich lose their first match of the season as Arsenal finally got their European campaign off to a start
Arsenal v Bayern Munich – UEFA Champions League Group Stage – Group F

Real’s Benitez rejects defensive claim from Blanc

Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez has refuted claims from Laurent Blanc that his team plays defensive football
Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez reacts before their Spanish first division soccer match against Athletic Bilbao at San Mames stadium in Bilbao

Luiz out of PSG’s Champions League game against Real

David Luiz is set to miss Paris St. Germain's match against Real Madrid in the Champions League
Luiz attends a training session in Santiago, Chile

FIFA reform plan would curb presidency, bring in more women

FIFA embraced reform proposals that would prevent anyone from holding Presidency for longer than 12 years, or past the age of 74, while giving women more say in the running of the sport.