England, Italy, Portugal and Sweden were all drawn together in Group B of the UEFA U-21 championship to be held in the Czech Republic next year. FIFA.com News
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Schalke’s Julian Draxler has been ruled out until the new year with a hamstring injury, which requires surgery. FIFA.com News
Jeremy Bokila’s first-half goal proved to be the winner as Terek Grozny recorded a narrow 1-0 home victory over FC Ufa to move up to fourth in the Russian Premier League, while basement boys Arsenal Tula claimed their first win of the season at Torpedo Moscow. FIFA.com News
With a crucial meeting with Olympiacos ahead, Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has dismissed any talk that his side cannot mentally handle UEFA Champions League football. FIFA.com News
After a fine start to the season, which has seen them sit four points off the German Bundesliga summit, Borussia Monchengladbach forward Max Kruse says the club are delighted. FIFA.com News
Though only founded two years ago Western Sydney Wanderers did the unthinkable with an against-the-odds win to be crowned kings of Asia, and in the process create another new landmark in Australia’s rapidly developing football narrative. FIFA.com News
Gamba Osaka were denied the chance to go top of the J League after substitute Atsushi Yanagisawa’s last-gasp strike rescued a 1-1 draw for Vegalta Sendai, while Kazuya Murata’s last-minute goal gave struggling Shimizu S-Pulse a 3-2 victory over Kawasaki Frontale. FIFA.com News
Borussia Monchengladbach moved into a share of second place in the German Bundesliga after ending Hoffenheim’s unbeaten record with a 3-1 win, while Freiburg picked up their first win of the season and Paderborn beat Hertha Berlin 3-1. FIFA.com News
Auckland City FC were the latest side set to compete at the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 to play host to the trophy all seven teams will be vying for. FIFA.com News
Western Sydney Wanderers became the first Australian side to win the AFC Champions League title after a goalless draw against Saudi giants Al Hilal gave them a 1-0 aggregate win in the final. FIFA.com News
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed “dangerous” Alexis Sanchez after the Chile forward scored twice to help beat Burnley 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium. FIFA.com News
The latest installment features Zinedine Zidane offering praise for a young Frenchman, Daniel Sturridge on Mario Balotelli, Kyle Beckman’s hopes for Landon Donovan’s future and much more. FIFA.com News
Manchester City midfielder David Silva will miss Sunday’s derby against Manchester United and faces up to four weeks out with a knee injury, manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed. FIFA.com News
This week saw Italy and the Netherlands win through to the final of the European play-offs for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015. FIFA.com has the details on their progress and the latest friendlies. FIFA.com News
Sao Paulo claimed a 4-2 win in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals against Ecuador’s Emelec, while Boca Juniors beat Paraguay’s Cerro Porteno 1-0 at home. FIFA.com News
Stevan Jovetic insists Manchester City are firm favourites to win this weekend’s derby against Manchester United despite their recent wobble. FIFA.com News
Depleted Lazio moved up to third place in Italy’s Serie A to sit six points off leaders Juventus after earning a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw away to Verona on Thursday. FIFA.com News
The working group on third-party ownership of players’ economic rights (TPO) met in Zurich today to discuss the prerequisites for the implementation of a ban on TPO, following on from the recent decision of general principle by the FIFA Executive Committee to stop the practice with a transitional period. FIFA.com News
FIFA.com speaks with Thailand and Buriram United starlet Adisak Kraisorn who has blossomed for both club and country during a sparkling 2014. FIFA.com News
New Zealand are the latest nation to win through to Canada 2015 after a comfortable final-day win in Papua New Guinea saw the Football Ferns end their Oceania qualifying campaign with a perfect record. FIFA.com News