No club has retained the Champions League since the format was introduced in 1992 -- but Manchester United will look to break the mould when they embark on this season´s campaign at home to Villarreal of Spain on Wednesday.

World football´s ruling body FIFA is investigating claims that England striker Emile Heskey was racially abused by Croatia fans during the sides´ World Cup qualifier last week.

Former Liverpool and England star John Barnes was named Wednesday as the new manager of Jamaica.

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Middlesbrough striker Tuncay Sanli is set to miss the next six weeks of the Premier League after sustaining a knee injury while on international duty last week.

Everton manager David Moyes said he´d yet to decide his response to a Football Association (FA) improper conduct charge on Wednesday after being sent to the stands during his side´s 3-2 Premier League win away to Stoke.

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said Wednesday he will fight to keep Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger when contract negotiations resume at the end of the month.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan will be out for three to four weeks after suffering a thigh injury during the Champions League match with PSV Eindhoven, the Spanish club said on Wednesday.

The Champions League continues today as Groups E to H kick off their European campaign. SoccerWay keeps you up to date on all the latest events.

Bayern Munich ended Matchday 1 of the Champions League as Group F leaders thanks to their win at Steaua. Meanwhile, Lyon came from two goals down earn a point against Fiorentina.

Bayern Munich´s France midfielder Franck Ribery will receive 340,000 euros (487,000 US dollars) from his former agent after a ruling by the Swiss Federal Court in Lausanne on Wednesday.

Real Madrid and Juventus opened their Champions League accounts with Group H victories on Wednesday over BATE Borisov and Zenit.

Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal will have to show a sharper cutting edge if they want to make a major impact on the Champions League.

Juventus marked their return to the Champions League after a two year absence with a hard-fought 1-0 Group H victory over UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg here on Wednesday.

Celtic missed a penalty and the referee sent the wrong player off as ten-men Aalborg held on for a goalless draw in their opening Group E Champions League match Wednesday.

No goals were scored in the opening games of Champions League Group E. Villarreal held Manchester United and Celtic failed to get past newcomers Aalborg.

Sir Alex Ferguson is set to throw Cristiano Ronaldo into battle against Chelsea on Sunday after the winger was weclomed back into the Manchester United fold with open arms.

Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann was pleased to take three points from Romania on his Champions League debut as a Daniel Van Buyten header inflicted a 1-0 defeat on Steaua Bucharest.

As expected record nine-time European champions Real Madrid defeated Belarus unknowns BATE Borisov 2-0 in the Champions League Group H opener at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

Karim Benzema rescued a draw for French champions Lyon as they drew 2-2 with Italy´s Fiorentina in their opening Champions League Group E match on Wednesday.