The draws for the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 and the Europa League Round of 32 took place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday. In the Champions League, holders FC Barcelona meet German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen as they continue their title defence. Arguably the round's most competitive series sees seven time winners AC [.

Auckland City are beginning to make a habit out of playing in the FIFA Club World Cup. This year will see the New Zealanders make their third appearance in the competition since 2006 following another O-League success in 2010-11. They will face the Japanese champions in a qualifying play-off and, if successful, will go on to play CONCACAF Champions League holders Monterrey CF in the quarter-finals.

Coach Max Allegri has stated his belief his side will be back amongst the top in the League after a poor start to the season sees them languishing in 13th place. No reigning Serie A champion since Napoli in 1990-91 has made such a dismal start to their title defence. While injuries have played their [.

Tonight Milan will host high-flying Udinese and nothing less than three points in this match will do. The Champions have started their title defence in dismal fashion. They were forced to come back from 2-0 down against Lazio in the opening round while on Sunday they were schooled by an impressive Napoli, who made a [.

ManUtd.com talks to Anders Lindegaard about his game against Benfica.

MUFCInfo.com has the stats following the Benfica game.

Red Flag Flying High looks at United fans and scapegoats.

The Guardian reports on Darren Fletcher's claims that this year will be the toughest title defence.

Arsenal face Borussia Dortmund in the first group match of the Champions League tomorrow night. Here, German football writer Bernd Schmidt evaluates the opposition awaiting the Gunners...

Borussia Dortmund were the talk in Germany last season as they raced away with their seventh Bundesliga title and first since 2002.

Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard hopes the form he has shown whilst on pre-season tour in the USA has given Sir Alex Ferguson a selection headache ahead of the club's Premier League title defence.

By Chris Wright

The fixture schedule for next season's Premier League has been announced this morning at 9am on the dot and, as per usual, we're not actually allowed to post the calendar in full for piffling legal reasons.

Here are a few choice dates for you to jot down in your diaries.

Mexico cruised past El Salvador with a comfortable 5-0 win to begin their Gold Cup title defence in Texas. Also in Group A's opening fixtures, Costa Rica enjoyed a similarly emphatic start with victory over their Caribbean neighbours Cuba, winning 5-0 at the Cowboys Stadium.

The Premier League took another exciting twist this weekend with Chelsea disposing of their nouveaux-riche opponents Manchester City 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and Arsenal dropping points on their travels away at West Brom.

Titles as we all know are decided on such fine margins, and while as the old adage goes, the league table never lies, Chelsea seem intent on defying this age-old concept.

The Premier League took another exciting twist this weekend with Chelsea disposing of their nouveaux-riche opponents Manchester City 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and Arsenal dropping points on their travels away at West Brom.

Titles as we all know are decided on such fine margins, and while as the old adage goes, the league table never lies, Chelsea seem intent on defying this age-old concept.

ARSENAL came up short once again as Barcelona shattered their Champions League dream at a raucous Nou Camp stadium last night.

Billed as a tie bringing together two of the greatest exponents of the beautiful game, the Gunners were outclassed, outfought and outthought as Barcelona proved why they are the most feared side on the planet.

Reports & highlights of Group 6 in the 2011 Copa Libertadores. Copa Libertadores holders Internacional looked set to get off to the perfect start to their title defence but a 94th minute equaliser for Emelec ruined their party. Jaguares jumped to the top of the group with a 2-0 win against Bolivian side Jorge Wilstermann.