Barcelona's Neymar struck twice to put the Spanish side in the Champions League final despite a 3-2 loss at Bayern Munich on Tuesday as they progressed 5-3 on aggregate and will face Real Madrid or Juventus next month.
Brazil World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has replaced Fabio Cannavaro as manager of defending Chinese Guangzhou Evergrande.
Brazilian media highlighted the country's growing influence on Chinese football after Thursday's announcement that Luiz Felipe Scolari will coach Guangzhou Evergrande.
Guangzhou Evergrande players burst into tears in the locker room when they heard their coach Fabio Cannavaro was fired.
Bayern Munich's coach Pep Guardiola celebrates during a ceremony for their 25th Bundesliga title in Munich, Germany, on May 24, 2015.
Guangzhou Evergrande boss Fabio Cannavaro understands why his players were furious after going down 2-1 to Seongnam in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday, but believes they will harness that anger to turn the tie around in the home leg.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique believes his side's 23rd La Liga title can be the launching pad for another prolonged period of success and a potential treble this season.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea's future is up in the air after manager Louis van Gaal acknowledged the threat of Real Madrid's reported interest in signing him.
Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette was named France's player of the year at a ceremony in Paris on Sunday as Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc won the Ligue 1 coach of the year prize.
Argentina's Boca Juniors soccer team will play no further role in this season's Copa Libertadores, South America's premier continental club competition, as a result of the attack on River Plate players on Thursday.
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