Former Liverpool striker Andy Carroll can dent his former club's Premier League title chances and virtually seal West Ham United's top-flight status for next season when the teams meet at Upton Park on Sunday.
About 200 supporters of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea fought in a city center street prior to their teams' Champions League quarterfinal match on Wednesday.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho called his team's defending "a joke" after Paris Saint-Germain scored deep into injury time Wednesday to take a commanding 3-1 lead into their Champions League quarterfinal return leg next week.
Paris St Germain and Real Madrid took big steps towards the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday as the French club beat Chelsea 3-1 and the Spaniards dismantled Borussia Dortmund 3-0 in the quarterfinal first legs.
Beijing plans to include soccer and volleyball in the physical education test of the senior high school entrance examination, an effort to promote big-ball sports' grassroots participation.
More than 2.57 millions tickets for the 2014 World Cup have already been allocated through all sales phases and channels to date, soccer's world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.
Holders Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw at a resilient Manchester United on Tuesday but remain favorites to clinch their Champions League quarterfinal despite losing Bastian Schweinsteiger to a red card.
Atletico Madrid's chances of domestic and European success suffered a blow when their top scorer Diego Costa picked up a hamstring injury in Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal, first leg at Barcelona.
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique will rest for four weeks after picking up a hairline fracture of his right hip, said the Spanish top flight club on Tuesday.
Jose Mourinho has ruled his Chelsea side out of the Premier League title race, but he believes it will bounce back from domestic disappointment against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Coaches: Paris Saint-Germain: Laurent Blanc (FRA) 48 yrs Chelsea: Jose Mourinho (POR) 51 yrs Leading scorers in all competitions: Paris Saint-Germain: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (40 goals) Chelsea: Eden Hazard (15 goals) Domestic league performance:
Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale believes his side has recovered from back-to-back league losses as it looks to exact revenge on Borussia Dortmund for a Champions League semifinal defeat last season.
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