Leagues

Gunners Not Euro 'Elite'

The coach of Standard Liege, Laszlo Boloni, takes his side to the Emirates to take on Arsenal in the Champions League this evening and has taken a pot shot at the London side ahead of the game. Arsenal are not among Europe's elite clubs, according to the tactician...

City Swoop For Di Maria

Manchester City are winning the race to sign Benfica's Angel Di Maria, according to reports, as Chelsea refuse to meet the Portuguese club's valuation of the Argentina international. Benfica want over £35m for the winger but Chelsea want to pay no more than £15m...

First Or Bust

Olympique Lyonnais coach Claude Puel has warned Fiorentina that they are not taking their Champions League tie lightly. The French side have already qualified after an impressive group stage campaign, but Puel insists that les Gones want to win the match to guarantee first place.

Eredivisie Round-Up

The top three of the Eredivisie did not spill any points this weekend, while number four Feyenoord were held to a draw by Utrecht. Ajax scored five times, with midfielder De Zeeuw bagging a brace during the rout over Heerenveen. Click here for a full breakdown of all the matches.

Henry Didn't Cheat

Zinedine Zidane has leapt to Thierry Henry's defence as the row about the handball assist that helped put France through to the World Cup finals continued to rumble. The former Real Madrid star believes that his compatriot would not deliberately seek to gain an unfair advantage.

Rubin Retain Russian Title

Rubin Kazan have won the 2009 Russian Premier League after a 0-0 draw at home to 2007 champions, Zenit St. Petersburg. Results elsewhere allowed the 2008 champions to win the title for the second successive year.

Ligue 1 Round-Up

Neither of Ligue 1's top two could claim maximum points on Saturday, as les Girondins and OL surprisingly dropped more points. Valenciennes ended Bordeaux’s unbeaten home run while Grenoble held Lyon to a draw.