Shakhtar 'will fight until the end' for last-16 spot – Fonseca

The Ukrainian side will give everything they have to overcome Lyon and book a knockout place, according to their manager Shakhtar Donetsk coach Paulo Fonseca says his side will “fight until the end” after a dramatic 3-2 win over Hoffenheim kept their Champions League last-16 hopes alive. Lyon’s draw with Manchester City in Group F’s other game means that…

Martial on his dream of being Man Utd's next Ronaldo

The Frenchman has revealed that he idolised the Juventus star growing up and that he had ambitions to emulate him in his own career Anthony Martial has revealed he dreamt of being the next Cristiano Ronaldo having idolised the Portuguese forward as a youngster.  The former Manchester United and Real Madrid superstar lit up the Premier League…

Fantasy Football: Aubameyang leads the line for the latest Premier League Team of the Week

Our Fantasy writer breaks down the latest round of top-flight action and picks out the best performers from Liverpool, Arsenal, West Ham and more Another week of Premier League action has come and gone and, as always, it was an interesting one. Defenders, in particular, had a big week as five defences kept clean sheets,…

Ponzio: River players will be 'idolised' for Libertadores success

The team will forever be remembered for beating Boca Juniors to win a fourth title, says the defensive midfielder Leonardo Ponzio believes River Plate’s players will forever be revered for beating Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores final. In a game that was delayed and then moved to Madrid following an attack on the Boca bus…

'Professional' Sarri unwilling to address £70m Pulisic raid

The Borussia Dortmund playmaker is said to be attracting serious interest from Chelsea, but the Blues boss will not be drawn on the speculation Maurizio Sarri is unwilling to address speculation linking Chelsea with Borussia Dortmund star Christian Pulisic, believing discussing another club’s player to be unprofessional. Goal revealed on Saturday that Chelsea have been in…

Hargreaves urges Mourinho to start Pogba despite poor form: He's Man Utd's best player

The ex-Red Devils midfielder insists that the Frenchman remains the most influential player at the club and doesn’t believe he should be dropped Owen Hargreaves has urged Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho to keep the faith with Paul Pogba against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The Frenchman has been heavily criticised in recent weeks…

Kimmich excited by new experience of Bayern's Bundesliga title battle

The reigning champions beat Nurnberg 3-0 on Saturday, but remain nine points adrift of leaders Borussia Dortmund as they continue to play catch-up Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich has revealed his excitement at being involved in such a challenging Bundesliga campaign. Niko Kovac’s side moved up to second place with a 3-0 victory over their Bavarian…