The Champions League enters the next phase when the last-16 knockout draw is made today.

The amateurs of Auckland City FC are in the money after a second major upset at the Fifa Club World Cup in Morocco yesterday.

The Fifa Club World Cup is on the move - which is a pity, as Morocco seems the perfect venue, writes Michael Burgess.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter tells Michael Burgess that he is working on Oceania gaining direct entry to the World Cup.

There have been players who have played a 100 games for England all around Wayne Rooney in recent times: David Beckham, Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard.

The media might have you believing that the rugby and cricket World Cups are the only big offerings in 2015.

The Wellington Phoenix could complete a dream start to their A-League season during the next five days.

May 2, 2009. The Santiago Bernabu stadium, Barcelona against Real Madrid. The scene was set for Pep Guardiola to unleash his secret weapon.

Leicester City's supporters were chanting "we want six" long before the final whistle of this remarkable afternoon.

Louis van Gaal has admitted publicly that Manchester United are interested in signing Cristiano Ronaldo, saying a deal "is possible".

Premier League defenders are finding Diego Costa unstoppable and so is the striker's manager, Jose Mourinho.

A Parnell housing development, a World Cup-winning captain and Middle Eastern ambition has led to the All Whites training in "space-age" facilities this week.

Former Auckland City striker Manel Exposito has had a first-hand view of the imposing scale of Qatar's football ambition.

In keeping with the fabled timetable of London buses, Arsenal fans waited nine years for a trophy and then two come along in quick succession.

If you think the All Blacks are consistent - take a look at the German football team. Just like their cars and appliances, German sides are uber reliable, in a much more global game.

The party is over. The carnival that has gripped Brazil over the past month has come to a shuddering, embarrassing halt.

Little things have every chance of winning or losing the World Cup final. But first, let's address the big things.

So it is developing into a World Cup about individuals. Lionel Messi and Neymar have put their countries a couple of games away from a final.

Interim All Whites coach Neil Emblen has been cut from New Zealand Football's shortlist of applicants for the top job.

Goodbye Qatar, hello Australia. That's my message to Fifa, which needs to swallow its pride and switch the venue for the 2022 World Cup.

Poor, old Luis Suarez. The more you see the biting incident in this otherwise terrific World Cup, the more you fear for the guy's mental health.

Always appearing older than he is, 30-year-old Arjen Robben seems to have been around, fully formed, for years. But what we are seeing at this World Cup is a player at last coming of age.