Armenia

Reece Styche After Gibraltar recorded victories over Armenia and Liechtenstein in the Nations League, striker Reece Styche has defended the competition.

Spain The race for places at the 2016 European Championship in France hots up with a full round of qualifying matches.

France Didier Deschamps has recalled in-form Marseille duo Andre-Pierre Gignac and Dimitri Payet for France's forthcoming friendlies.

Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal assistant coach Ilidio Vale preferred to focus on his team's performance, rather than that of hat-trick hero Cristiano Ronaldo.

Portugal Portugal have jumped up a spot into fourth place of the FIFA World Rankings, in the latest list published on Thursday.

Netherlands Guus Hiddink's faltering Netherlands side can breathe life into their Euro 2016 qualification campaign against Latvia on Sunday.

Brazil Switzerland upset Brazil 1-0, Germany drew 3-3 with Paraguay and Spain toppled Ecuador 2-0 in the pick of Wednesday's friendly action.

European Championship UEFA have revealed the seedings for next month's Euro 2016 qualifying draw, with 53 competing nations split into six pots.

Fenerbahçe FIFA's director of security, Ralf Mutschke, has warned that match-fixing is threatening football on a global scale.