MADRID - Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta injured a thigh muscle on Saturday and will miss the holders’ Champions League quarter-final first-leg match at Arsenal on Wednesday, the La Liga club said on Sunday.
MADRID - Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta injured a thigh muscle on Saturday and will miss the holders’ Champions League quarter-final first-leg match at Arsenal on Wednesday, the La Liga club said on Sunday.
Ibrahimovic scored for the third straight match to fire Barcelona to Victory at Real Mallorca and send the champions three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.
ABU DHABI — Al Wahda’s chances of advancing looks bleak after they suffered their third consecutive defeat in as many matches in the AFC Champions League at the Al Nahyan Stadium on Wednesday night.
DUBAI — The Nike Elite Football Training finale took place at Al Nasr club where five local teenagers between the ages of 16- 19 have been selected for further training at Juventus FC in Italy.
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The International Fair Play Committee says Turkish athlete Elvan Abeylegesse, Eritrea athletics coach Ammanuel Merkorios and Italian football coach Giuseppe Pillon have been distinguished for their acts of fair play during 2009.
ABU DHABI - Former champions Al Ain revived their campaign in the AFC Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia’s Al Shabab at the Shaikh Khalifa International Stadium in Al Ain on Tuesday night.
ROME - Francesco Totti’s possible return from injury may add to the hazards leaders Inter Milan will face when they visit an AS Roma side with growing hopes of winning the Serie A title on Saturday (1700 GMT).
UEFA president Michel Platini will stand for a second term in office when his current run ends next year, he told delegates at the European governing body’s annual congress.
Argentina coach Diego Maradona says his star striker Lionel Messi is maturing quickly with the World Cup ready to start in 2 1/2 months.
ABU DHABI – Al Wahda are looking good to add a fourth League title this season but strangely, they haven’t translated that form at the Asian level.