
Karim Benzema was honored on Monday for his remarkable success with Real Madrid by winning the Ballon d'Or at a star-studded ceremony in Paris.

Bayern Munich moved closer to qualification from the Champions League group stage with a third straight win, beating Viktoria Plzen 5-0 in Group C on Tuesday.

BAFOUSSAM, Cameroon – Liverpool star Sadio Mane converted a penalty deep in added time to snatch a fortunate 1-0 win for Senegal over Zimbabwe in the Africa Cup of Nations Group B opener on Monday in Bafoussam.

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp insisted his comments were taken out of context after he described the African Cup of Nations a 'little tournament'.