France exports more players than any other country to elite European leagues while Brazil has the most footballers operating in Europe as a whole, a sports study revealed on Monday.

Paris Saint-Germain closed to within a point of leaders Nice in Ligue 1 on Sunday as Edinson Cavani's brace secured an impressive 2-1 win away to Lyon.

Barcelona are off to their worst La Liga start since Lionel Messi's debut season nine years ago.

Manchester United center-back Phil Jones has defended Jose Mourinho following the manager's latest dismissal, saying it was just an indication of his "passion".

Barcelona suffered a fresh injury blow on Monday as left-back Jordi Alba is a huge doubt for Saturday's showdown clash with Real Madrid after suffering knee and ankle knocks.

The pedophile coach at the center of an abuse scandal that has rocked English football has been taken to hospital by police responding to a "fear for welfare incident" it was announced Monday.

Nico Rosberg won his maiden Formula One world title by securing second place behind his Mercedes arch-rival Lewis Hamilton in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona on Saturday lamented the death of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro as the loss of a "great" man who was "like a second father" to him.

Lewis Hamilton took first blood by topping the times ahead of his Mercedes team-mate and world championship leader Nico Rosberg in Friday’s opening practice ahead of this weekend’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

A former youth player with Premier League giants Manchester City alleged Friday that a football pedophile ring was covered up as England captain Wayne Rooney praised victims for speaking out.