Tottenham suffered a fright before sneaking past Inter Milan to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and restore some national pride following England's Champions League misery.

France coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday recalled injury hit striker Loic Remy in his 24-player squad to face crucial 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Spain on March 22 and 26 respectively in Paris.

Although Bayern Munich are desperate to avoid Barcelona in Friday's Champions League quarter-final draw, the last team the Bavarians want to meet in the last eight are German rivals Borussia Dortmund.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was on Thursday recalled to the England squad for the World Cup qualifying games against San Marino and Montenegro.

France coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday recalled injury hit striker Loic Remy in his 24-player squad to face crucial 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Spain on March 22 and 26 respectively in Paris.

Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger was on Thursday recalled to the national squad for the double headers against minnows Kazakhstan in the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Aberdeen manager Craig Brown has revealed he will resign at the end of the season.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has criticised the proposed format set to be used at Euro 2020 and says the scattering of the tournament over 13 countries will not make it a true European championship, the 77-year-old Swiss told German magazine Kicker on Thursday.

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has accused the Bundesliga leaders of "playing like rubbish" after they scraped into the Champions League quarter-finals despite losing at home to Arsenal.

Injured duo Keisuke Honda and Yuto Nagatomo will miss Japan's World Cup qualifier against Jordan but coach Alberto Zaccheroni said his squad have the strength in depth to replace them.

A Tottenham side missing Gareth Bale and fellow Londoners Chelsea will be seeking to book quarter-final berths in the Europa League on Thursday, but the Blues will have to do things the hard way after a first-leg defeat at Steaua Bucharest.

Arsene Wenger said his Arsenal team had made him proud even as they bowed out of the Champions League on away goals after a dramatic 2-0 win at Bayern Munich in the last 16, second leg.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has admitted the lack of any Premier League clubs in the Champions League quarter-finals is a wake up call for the game in England.

Malaga's remarkable Champions League campaign continued on Wednesday when they beat Porto 2-0 to progress to the quarter-finals 2-1 on aggregate.

Arsenal became the last English club to bow out of the Champions League on Wednesday despite a 2-0 second-leg win at Bayern Munich as the Gunners lost their last-16 tie on away goals.

A first-half header from Nigerian centre-back Danny Shittu gave Millwall a 1-0 win at Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday that set up an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley against Wigan Athletic.

China's Beijing Guoan saw off a late revival to beat J-League title-holders Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 and break an eight-match win drought in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger turned to his bench for Wednesday's Champions League last 16, second leg, with Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky starting in the middle against Bayern Munich.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has been charged with driving while disqualified and driving without insurance, British police said on Wednesday.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi hailed his side's return to form after they produced a remarkable comeback to beat AC Milan and progress to the Champions League quarter-finals for the sixth consecutive season.