The AC Milan attacker was sent off for picking up two bookings in the space of four minutes, but the Azzurri held on to take another step forward on the road to Brazil Italy survived the dismissal of Mario Balotelli to move four points clear at the top of World Cup qualifying Group B after a dour 0-0 draw with Czech Republic on Friday night.The Azzurri turned in a dismal performance in Prague...Full Story »

Rep of Ireland 4         Richard Keogh 42, Simon Cox 48, Robbie Keane 77, Robbie Keane 88Georgia 0 Robbie Keane scored his 55th and 56th international goals to seal a comfortable Ireland victory over Georgia Robbie Keane marked his record-equalling 125th appearance for the Republic of Ireland with two goals to see off 10-man Georgia. The 32-year-old came...Full Story »

England recorded an unlikely draw against Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, as Roy Hodgson's side battled from a goal down to take the lead before Paulinho sent the iconic Maracana Stadium into raptures with a late leveller. The Selecao had to wait until the second half to score despite dominating the early exchanges, with Fred tucking the ball into the net after Hernanes had hit the bar. But England...Full Story »

Germany ended their American tour with a 4-3 loss to the USA in a thrilling encounter in Washington. An early strike from Jozy Altidore and Marc-Andre ter Stegen's own goal put Jurgen Klinsmann's side into a commanding half-time lead. Heiko Westermann pulled one back just after the break, and Clint Dempsey's double sealed the victory, despite late efforts from Max Kruse and Julian Draxler. C...Full Story »

Rayo Vallecano were forced to settle for an eighth-placed finish in the Primera Division after being held 2-2 at home by an Athletic Bilbao side who played almost the entire match with a man less. Athletic lost striker Aritz Aduriz to a red card after just 10 minutes and Rayo looked set to make their opponents pay a heavy price as they went ahead almost immediately through Franco Vazquez. The ...Full Story »

Alvaro Negredo scored all four Sevilla goals in a seven-goal thriller which saw Valencia finish just outside the Champions League places after a 4-3 defeat. Valencia finished the Primera Division season in fifth, and a place in the Europa League, after goals from Ever Banega and a Roberto Soldado double were not enough to secure the win they needed to claim fourth spot. For Sevilla, the ninth-...Full Story »

Getafe's faint hopes of European football melted away as they finished with a 2-0 defeat away to Granada and saw other results go against them regardless. Victory for Getafe coupled with a defeat for Sevilla would have seen them snatch ninth place and the final Europa League berth - at least subject to appeals lodged by Malaga and Rayo Vallecano against their respective continental bans. But t...Full Story »

Levante's bid to join Real Betis in Europa League qualification failed at the final hurdle as the two sides played out a low-key 1-1 draw at Estadi Ciutat de Valencia. Pedro Rios opened the scoring for the hosts in the 51st minute but Jorge Molina's leveller midway through the second half ensured the points were shared. Levante came into the final day of the season in 11th place in the Primera...Full Story »

Real Zaragoza's four-year stay in the Primera Division ended as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid in a game where all the scoring came in the final six minutes. Celta Vigo's defeat of Espanyol rendered the result of this contest irrelevant and Arda Turan's late strike appeared set to decide the contest in Atletico's favour. Helder Postiga equalised in the 89th minute...Full Story »

Real Mallorca finished on a winning note but it was not enough to prevent them from being relegated to the Segunda Division on a tense final day in Spain as they beat Valladolid 4-2.. The Balearic Island outfit came into the last round of fixtures bottom, needing a win over mid-table Real Valladolid and for results elsewhere to go their way if they were to avoid the drop. They did what they co...Full Story »