North and Central American clubs will now have the chance to compete for their own version of the Champions League.

UEFA has approved guidelines governing the use of giant screens for live action and replays within the stadiums at UEFA EURO 2008TM in Austria and Switzerland this summer

Rolando Bianchi has joined Lazio on loan from Manchester City until the end of the season with a view to a permanent move

Inter Milan midfielder Luis Figo has said he is likely to retire at the end of the season but could stay in the game if the right offer comes up

Valencia signed Dutch midfielder Hedwiges Maduro from Ajax Amsterdam on a four and a half year contract

Barcelona midfielder Andrés Iniesta has put pen to paper on a new contract that will keep him at the Camp Nou until 2014

French champions Lyon will be without central defender Cleber Anderson for the rest of the season after the Brazilian suffered a serious right knee injury

Ghanaian U-17 full back Daniel Opare has expressed his delight with his big-money move to Spanish champions Real Madrid from Ghanaian club side Ashanti Gold

Bayern Munich and Italy star Luca Toni was given a unique honour recently when the Association of Italian Sports Manufacturers appointed the striker to act as the fi rst ambassador of his country for Italian style and fashion taste

Paolo Maldini hopes to be given a role at AC Milan when he finally hangs up his boots at the end of the season