Garcia accepts Maccabi post

23 May 2012

Maccabi Tel Aviv has appointed former Barcelona midfielder Oscar Garcia as its new coach.

Hodgson set for first England session

23 May 2012 Roy Hodgson will have the chance to start working with the bulk of the England squad for the first time ahead of Euro 2012 with the players set to report to their Manchester base.

Bayern downs Netherlands

23 May 2012 Bayern Munich beat Netherlands 3-2 in a friendly match, with the German side's Dutch star Arjen Robben booed while playing for his national team.

Keane backs Neville to abide by Roy

23 May 2012 Gary Neville will not be "calling the shots" when he starts work alongside new England manager Roy Hodgson on the training pitch, according to former team-mate Roy Keane.

McGeady settled in Russia - for now

23 May 2012 Aiden McGeady has not given up hope of playing in the Barclays Premier League one day - but he has no plans to head for England just yet.

Fitness boosts for Trapattoni

23 May 2012 Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has received a series of fitness boosts ahead of Saturday's Euro 2012 warm-up game against Bosnia.

Lithuania to meet Russia in friendly

23 May 2012 Russia has inked in a handful of friendlies as it hones its skills for the European championship, with Lithuania naming its squad already.

Extra time for Bayern stars

23 May 2012 Bayern Munich's players will be given additional time to get over their Champions League final disappointment before linking up with the Germany squad.

Bayern stars given breathing space

22 May 2012 Bayern Munich's players will be given additional time to get over their UEFA Champions League final disappointment before linking up with the Germany squad.

Salzburg completes double

21 May 2012 Salzburg completed the Austrian double, defeating Austria Ried 3-0 in the cup final, having earlier won its seventh league title.

Zilina crowned Slovak champion

21 May 2012 MSK Zilina has been crowned Slovak champion and will enter the UEFA Champions League at the second preliminary round.

Platini wants to improve European competitions

19 May 2012 UEFA president Michel Platini says he's considering changes to the Champions League and wants to enhance the status of the Europa League.

Rostov scores convincing win

19 May 2012 Rostov took control of its Russian Premier League promotion/relegation play-off against Shinnik Yaroslavl with a 3-0 home win in the first leg.

Omonia Nicosia win Cypriot Cup

17 May 2012 Omonia Nicosia has beaten football league champion AEL Limassol to win the Cypriot Cup.

Panathinaikos closer to Champions League

17 May 2012 Panathinaikos closed in on a place in the UEFA Champions League qualifying stage after maintaining its place at the top of the Greek Superleague play-offs with a 1-0 win at Atromitos.

Denmark yet to finalise Euro squad

17 May 2012 Denmark coach Morten Olsen named 20 players, including Sunderland striker Nicklas Bendtner and Liverpool defender Daniel Agger, for Euro 2012.