Sergio Ramos scored his first goal for Monterrey in Monday's 4-2 win over Santos Laguna in round 10 of the Mexican Clausura. The former Real Madrid defender found the back of the net with a precise header in the 57th minute of the game to put Monterrey ahead by 2-1.

Al Nassr have confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will not travel to Esteghal for the first leg of the AFC Champions League round of 16 tie as he is suffering from a minor injury.

Karim Benzema was the latest guest on the interview program 'Los Amigos de Edu', in which he spoke at length with journalist Edu Aguirre. The striker talked about his current stage in Saudi football and also reviewed his successes in his 14 seasons at Real Madrid. In addition, the Frenchman confessed that he would like to be close to Florentino when he hangs up his boots.

Lionel Messi was rested but Inter Miami had no trouble in dealing with the Houston Dynamo cruising to a 4-1 win in Major League Soccer on Sunday with Telasco Segovia scoring twice.

Marseille stayed second in Ligue 1 as Amine Gouiri and Mason Greenwood scored in a 2-0 home victory over Nantes on Sunday.

AC Milan plunged deeper into crisis on Sunday after Pedro's penalty in the eighth minute of stoppage time condemned the seven-time European champions to a 2-1 home defeat to Lazio in front of livid fans.

Manchester City were handed a tough trip to Bournemouth in Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final draw, while Aston Villa travel to second-tier Preston.

Manchester United's dismal season hit a new low as the FA Cup holders crashed out after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat against Fulham in the fifth round on Sunday.

Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed the club's intention to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz this summer, joining Manchester City in the race for the 21-year-old midfielder.

Eddie Howe will consider appealing against Anthony Gordon's red card in Newcastle's FA Cup defeat against Brighton as he tries to stop the England forward missing the League Cup final.

Sepp Blatter, the former head of FIFA, and Michel Platini, the ex-president of UEFA, will be back in a Swiss court on Monday for another examination of the charges of fraud that knocked them off the summits of global football.

Barcelona secured a comfortable 4-0 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday to move back top of La Liga.

Danny Welbeck sent Brighton into the FA Cup quarter-finals as his extra-time strike clinched a dramatic 2-1 win against Newcastle in a stormy clash scarred by red cards for both teams.

Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has revealed that he is holding out for a managerial return to the Premier League after turning down an opportunity to take charge of a club abroad.