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England manager Gareth Southgate took to a one-off light-hearted press conference with school children to launch the ‘We Only Do Positive’ campaign. The English Football Association (FA) has released a statement confirming that Martin Glenn has resigned from his position of Chief Executive Officer, though he will remain in post until the end of the 2018-19

Thomas Muller’s flying kick was possibly the most ‘on-brand’ red card ever seen in football. They may have salvaged a dramatic 3-3 draw against Ajax in their final Champions League group match, but Bayern Munich had to muddle through the final stages of the game with 10 men after losing Thomas Muller to a straight

The Champions League’s best performers from this week. The Champions League group stage is over, but who were the stars of the final group stage games? Here’s the best XI from Matchday 6. Goalkeeper — Alisson (Liverpool) Jurgen Klopp called Alisson’s late save from Arkadiusz Milik a “lifesaver” and, in football terms, it was no

The FC panel wax lyrical about Lionel Messi’s latest performance and say he no longer places any stock in individual awards such as the Ballon d’Or. It’s the usual suspects leading the world’s best forwards in 2018, but did Lionel Messi really have a better 2018 than Cristiano Ronaldo? Peter Walton joins the panel to

The ESPN FC crew weigh up the list of likely opponents that Tottenham could face Champions League round of 16. Given Inter’s draw with PSV and Barcelona having nothing to play for, Craig Burley says everything lined up for Tottenham to reach the UCL last 16. Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is delighted with his side

5:30 PM ET AMSTERDAM, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich sealed top spot in Group E following a thrilling 3-3 Champions League draw at Ajax in which both sides ended with 10 men. Ajax came from behind to lead through Dusan Tadic’s double and looked set to claim top

ESPN FC’s Alexis Nunes and Shaka Hislop run the rule over football’s latest transfer rumours. Unai Emery reveals Laurent Koscielny will make his long-awaited return from injury when Arsenal face Qarabag in the Europa League. Arsenal coach Unai Emery has admitted that the club may need to bring in a centre-back in January to boost

Manchester United missed the opportunity to top Group H with a miserable defeat to Valencia. Juventus’ surprise 2-1 defeat against Young Boys in Switzerland meant United would have topped the group with a victory in Spain but they were second best against a team who are currently 15th in La Liga. Substitute Marcus Rashford provided

It’s all to play for in the Suzuki Cup final second leg after Malaysia battled back to a 2-2 draw with Vietnam. It has been an AFF Suzuki Cup to remember with a string of fine performances from an array of Southeast Asia’s biggest, best and newest stars. John Duerden names his team of the

5:14 PM ET Dec 12 (Reuters) – Manchester City battled back to winning ways, coming from a goal down to overwhelm Hoffenheim 2-1 in the Champions League with a brilliant Leroy Sane double that ensured they progressed to the last-16 as winners of Group F on Wednesday. The already-qualified English champions, who had suffered their