Barcelona's Neymar struck twice to put the Spanish side in the Champions League final despite a 3-2 loss at Bayern Munich on Tuesday as they progressed 5-3 on aggregate and will face Real Madrid or Juventus next month.
Majestic Bayern Munich destroyed Porto 6-1 to charge into the Champions League semi-finals 7-4 on aggregate on Tuesday and remain on track for a treble in Pep Guardiola's 100th competitive game in charge.
Ricardo Quaresma's two early goals and a second-half strike from Jackson Martinez helped a slick Porto complete a stunning 3-1 home victory over a sloppy Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.
A controversial penalty handed Juventus a narrow 1-0 win over Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday, leaving everything to play for in next week's return match in the principality.
Sao Paulo are considering a move for Lazio forward Miroslav Klose, according to media reports.
Manchester United ended two years of hurt on derby day by dismantling Manchester City in a 4-2 win in the Premier League on Sunday, underlining the reversal in fortunes of the local rivals this season.
Transfers for Manchester United midfielder Angel di Maria has have amounted at more than 100 million euros, but the first fee paid for him was just 20 footballs.
Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was suspended four matches by the French league's disciplinary commission on Thursday following his criticism of a referee and France as well last month.
Dirk Kuyt will return from Turkish giants Fenerbahce to Feyenoord next season, the Dutch club announced on Friday.
Cristiano scored a late equalizer to give Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol a 4-4 draw with Chinese side Shandong Luneng in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.
While the rest of the soccer world was being dazzled by the hectic schedules of international friendlies and Euro 2016 qualifiers, Liverpool had business of its own.
Manchester City were knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona on Wednesday to leave the English Premier League without a representative in the last eight of Europe's elite club competition for the second time in three years.
Holders and group rivals Western Sydney Wanderers drew 0-0 with FC Seoul to leave Guangzhou already eyeing the last 16 with three pool games to go.
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