Champions League last-16 draw: Liverpool to play Bayern Munich

Manchester United to take on French champions PSG and City to play Schalke

Roma beat 10-man CSKA to close in on last 16

Last season’s Champions League semi-finalists have nine points from four games

Real Madrid travel for tough Moscow test with weakened side

Trophy holders must face CSKA without Bale and Ramos

Courtois intent upon a move to Real Madrid

Chelsea goalkeeper fails to return for pre-season training and spurns talks with Sarri

Italy’s likely PM: entering the messy world of Italian politics

Giuseppe Conte: respected in legal and academic circles, can he survive in government?

How Italian disco hit became Liverpool’s ‘Allez Allez Allez’

‘L’Estate Sta Finendo’ (‘Summer Is Ending’) is a 1985 hit for Italian disco duo Righeira

Firmino signs new five-year deal at Anfield

Brazilian forward (26) has become a key player for Liverpool alongside Salah and Mané

Napoli’s title dream dealt a severe blow by Fiorentina defeat

Defeat leaves Napoli four points behind leaders Juventus with three matches to play

Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino signs long-term contract

‘I love to play for Liverpool. The fans are excellent and fantastic how they support us’

Meath man (53) was at Liverpool match with brother when assaulted

Two Italians arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after altercation near pub

Liverpool blitz Roma before visitors steal faintest of lifelines

Giallorossi fight back late after Salah puts them to the sword

Ian Rush happy to see record beaten if Liverpool can repeat Roma success

Former striker believes player of year Salah is set to become an all-time Anfield great

Barca players distraught after ‘toughest blow’ in Rome

‘It’s a very big disappointment after great season we've had.’

Roma will need all their guile to close gap with Barça

Coach believes Roma can recover from three-goal deficit in quarter-final second leg

Barcelona sweep past Roma to put one foot in the last four

Lionel Messi kept quiet but Giallorossi left to rue two own goals

Chelsea step up bid to sign Roma pair Dzeko and Palmieri

Antonio Conte keen to add to his side’s strikeforce for the second half of the season

Jurgen Klopp expects transfer boost following playoff win

Liverpool are into the Champions League group stages after 4-2 win v Hoffenheim

Francesco Totti takes boardroom role with AS Roma

Retirement confirmed: ‘It was beautiful to play the game, but everything has to end’

US banks look to rebuild European football from the ground up

Glodman Sachs and BofA Merrill Lynch helping sports teams improve infrastructure

‘After Brexit, I have lost some of my understanding of Britain ’

A huge amount of effort is needed to get the terrible genie of hate back into the bottle

Rome gets first woman mayor as Renzi’s party hit hard

Democratic Party loses mayoral contests in Turin, Naples and Rome

AS Roma beat Napoli to hand Juventus Serie A title

The Old Lady secure league for a fifth year in a row thanks to late Radja Nainggolan goal

Francesco Totti: end is nigh for The Golden Boy of Rome

Giallorossi’s greatest ever no longer untouchable after 25 years with boyhood club

Roma grapple with Francesco Totti dilemma

Has the one club man grown too big for Roma? An awkward presence in the dugout

Ezequiel Lavezzi becomes latest Chinese Super League coup

PSG forward will join up with Gervinho after signing for Hebei China Fortune

China’s soccer business scores with transfers

Soccer is seen as an investment opportunity as the stock market slumps

Holders Barcelona aiming to clinch another last 16 spot

European champions welcome Roma after weekend thrashing of rivals Real Madrid at the Bernabeu

Soccer Angles: Champions League shows quality in Bosnian ranks

Ireland may opt for policy of containment in first leg play-off against Balkan outfit

Champions League round-up: Neymar and Luis Suarez combine and devastate

Roma edge Bayer Leverkusen as Gent shock Valencia and Zenit and Porto both win

Michael Walker: Goodison’s moving tribute to the late Howard Kendall

Sad week for football as news of Johan Cruyff’s lung cancer is revealed

Gareth Bale returns as Wales look to end 57-year wait

Chris Coleman’s side lead Group B and need a point in Bosnia to secure place at Euros

Barcelona’s Rafinha to have surgery on injured knee

His brother Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara suffered a similar injury last year

AS Roma’s Irish Clan at the heart of the Curva Sud

After a year in Dublin Fabian Tranni founded one of Italy’s more bizarre Ultra groups

Barcelona say transfer business is done - Pedro is staying

President Josep Bartomeu says the club will not be buying or selling any more players

Ruthless Bayern Munich batter Roma

German side record best ever away win in Europe against much-fancied Roma side

Totti leaves Manchester City with ground to make up

Italian frontman clipped equaliser over Joe Hart to take a point home from Etihad Arena

Bayern Munich complete two-year deal for Xabi Alonso

The midfielder has returned to Madrid to say goodbye to his former team-mates

Bayern set to sign Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid

Spaniard seen as the perfect player to lead the midfield following a glut of injuries

Spurs rampant against struggling QPR

Richard Dunne taken off at halftime as three man defence lets Redknapp down at White Hart Lane

Favourite for top Italian football post accused of racism

Carlo Tavecchio urged to withdraw candidacy after remarks to owners and directors

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