Lyon picked valuable points as they thrashed Dynamo Zagreb 1-0, keeping alive their chances of reaching the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Arsenal summer target Alexandre Lacazette scored a second half striker that ensured Lyon took home the spoils from the clash at the Stadion Maksimir. Lyon got double victory as their wish was granted in Serie A champions Juventus thrashing Sevilla 3-1 in Spain.

Rafael Da Silva has become quite famous off the field after donating his salary to charity while he was off the field due to an injury sustained during game play.

Da Silva, who had spent about 7 years at Manchester United before moving over to Olympique Lyonnais in the August of 2015 had barely spent up to a month with his new club before he came off with an injury.

New Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka believes that the Premier League is tougher than the German league.

He said that there is more pressure in the Premier League and that playing at a club such as Arsenal is more difficult than playing at a club such as Borussia Monchengladbach. He said that people expect much more from Arsenal and that you should always be at your best if you want to succeed in the Premier League.

Rafael Da Silva may be forgotten in the Premier League, but he has a great opportunity of winning the league title this season with Lyon.

It would be a great achievement if the French outfit were to overcome the dominance of Paris St Germain and win league titles once again. Rafael Da Silva, though, was not involved in the first few weeks of the season due to an injury. It is now revealed that the player gave all his wages collected during this period to charity. After several frustrated years towards the end of his Manchester United career, Rafael saw opportunity to join Lyon and took it with both hands in the summer of 2015.

Carlos Alberto Parreira says the organizing panel of previous World Cup, which he himself was holding a vital position in, was not sure that people of Brazil will be interested in all the matches of the tournament.

As per Parreira, in Brazil, it’s not that people follow each and every player and each and every team. They love the game, but, they are very choosy in terms of the matches they watch.

Manchester United are leaving no stone unturned in their quest for the Premier League title this term under Portuguese Manager Jose Mourinho.

The squad has seen many replacements and transitions. One that has worked well, despite the doubts, is that of Ecuadorian Antonio Valencia.

Pundits agree that there need to change at Arsenal if the team is going to challenge for the title again.

Many people believe that Arsene Wenger needs to change his transfer policy if he wants to attract the best players to Arsenal. The French manager has always stated that he wants to pay the right amount of money for a player, but many pundits believe that Wenger should be prepared to pay above market value.

Brazil got the chance to continue into the semi finals after they won a penalty shootout against the Matildas of Australia.

Brazil enjoyed a great game, having the better of the match. Australia were the ones to have a real chance at getting a goal when Chloe Logarno fired a long rage effort slightly above the cross bar in the 86th minute.

Brazilian teenage sensation Andreas Pereira could be one of the most gainers from the sack of former Red Devils boss Louis van Gaal.

The Dutchman under-utilized the player in the last campaign and subsequently denied him the chance to go out on loan in January. He made just two starts with both of them in the League Cup and a feature in one game in the last three months without any injury worry.

Rafael da Silva will not be coming to West Ham during the summer contrary to some media reports.

His agent Cassiano Pereira has revealed that his client will be honoring the remaining part of his contract and that he will be staying in France.