Sulley Muntari will serve a one-match ban after he protested against racial abuse from fans during a Serie A game on Sunday, Italian authorities have confirmed.

World footballers' union FIFPro has called on the Italian authorities to cancel Sulley Muntari's yellow card for complaining to a referee about alleged racial abuse from fans during a Serie A game on Sunday.

Porto 0 Juventus 2: Juventus struck twice in the second half to take control of last night’s Champions League last-16 tie against 10-man Porto.

Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique remained upbeat after his side threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Villarreal and said: “We’re one point closer to our objective.”

Roy Keane has condemned the Old Trafford boo-boys and urged them instead to get behind their team.

Rule one of Italian football is that whenever Italy are due to compete in a major tournament, a big scandal will break in the previous six months.

Barcelona may have blown their Clasico rivals Real Madrid away 4-0 at the weekend, but Luis Enrique insists there is still plenty of room for improvement at the Camp Nou.

Zlatan! Ronaldo! Messi!

Captain Vincent Kompany claims Manchester City are hungry for success and determined to deliver in the Champions League.

Mario Balotelli watched on as goals from fellow forwards Carlos Bacca and Luiz Adriano earned AC Milan their first win of the new Serie A season – 2-1 against Empoli.

Fiorentina goalkeeper Neto had a day to forget in the Serie A yesterday.

AC Milan midfielder Michael Essien has been forced to deny social media rumours that he has Ebola.

AC Milan and Kaka have parted ways by mutual consent, the Italian club announced on Monday.

Managerless Tottenham will come up against former boss Juande Ramos after being drawn to face Ukrainian outfit Dnipro in the last 32 of the Europa League.

Carlos Tevez spoke of his pride after being handed the iconic number 10 shirt upon signing a three-year contract with Juventus.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has reaffirmed his commitment to tackling racism in football after being "appalled" by racist abuse that occurred during last night's Serie A meeting between AC Milan and Roma.

Arsenal great Liam Brady is set to leave his role at the club’s youth academy in May 2014, the club been confirmed.

Wesley Sneijder has completed his move to Galatasaray from Inter Milan.

Kevin-Prince Boateng has insisted he will walk off the pitch again if he is racially abused – even if it is in the Champions League – and criticised FIFA for not doing more to tackle the issue.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon savoured the prospect of another two classic encounters against Juventus after being paired with the Italian champions and Serie A leaders in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Serie A title hopefuls Napoli will be deducted two points after defenders Paolo Cannavaro and Gianluca Grava were handed six-month bans for failing to report match-fixing, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo matched each other blow for blow at the Nou Camp last night, bagging two goals apiece as Barcelona and Real Madrid battled out an entertaining draw in the first Clasico of the Primera Division season.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers accused his team of being “lazy” and warned their defending must improve after a 3-2 home defeat to Udinese.

Andre Villas-Boas admits he cannot dine out on his Europa League triumph with Porto forever as he looks to win the competition this season with Tottenham.

Antonio Conte is confident his 10-month suspension will be overturned in time for him to take charge of Juventus at the start of the Serie A season.

Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been banned for 10 months in relation to a match-fixing investigation.

It was, as Edmund Blackadder would say, the worst mistake since the Vikings ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside.

Arsene Wenger remains confident captain Robin van Persie will stay at Arsenal next season — and rubbished suggestions the Holland striker would be moving to Italian champions Juventus.

Roberto Di Matteo has accused the FA and Premier League of harming Chelsea’s Champions League chances by making them play three days before European games.

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps is not taking any comfort from the domestic struggles of Inter Milan ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash at the Stade Velodrome.

BARCELONA defender Gerard Pique has hailed team-mate Lionel Messi as the finest player in the world as the Argentinian waits to discover if he has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2011 today.

Samuel Eto’o is considering returning to Inter Milan in January on a two-month loan deal, according to a report in Italy.

Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder revealed today he came “close” to joining Manchester United this summer.

The start of the Serie A season will be delayed after the Italian Players’ Union announced their members will strike this weekend.

PATRICK VIEIRA has described the end of his playing career as a sad day but is looking forward to taking up a new role off the pitch with Manchester City.

Thiago Motta’s agent insists the Italy midfielder wants to stay at Inter Milan next season and has not turned down a move to Arsenal.

Youth-team coach Vincenzo Montella has replaced Claudio Ranieri at the helm of Roma, the club confirmed today.

Fabio Capello has brushed aside reports linking him with a return to Juventus this summer and insists his future lies with England.

Jose Mourinho was named FIFA Coach of the Year ahead of World Cup-winning Spain boss Vicente del Bosque and Barcelona's Pep Guardiola for leading Inter Milan to an unprecedented Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia treble.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho insists his future lies at the Bernabeu amid speculation linking him with a return to Inter Milan.

Rafael Benitez's agent claims the Inter Milan coach is unfazed by growing speculation in Italy that he will be out of a job before the Serie A season resumes in January.