NYON, Switzerland -- UEFA has ordered Atletico Madrid to close a section of their stadium as punishment for fans displaying a far-right banner at the Europa League final last month.

European football's governing body says Atletico must shut off at least 3,000 seats at their first home game in the Champions League next season.

The Spanish team's Metropolitano Stadium will also host the Champions League final next June.

UEFA's disciplinary panel found Atletico guilty of a charge of "racist behavior"...

Liverpool will play away from home in the Premier League before every Champions League group game this season.

The fixture list, released on Thursday morning, provisionally shows that Liverpool will face rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Arsenal before European matches.

It starts in September when Liverpool travel to Tottenham's new stadium ahead of the opening game of the Champions League group stages, which both teams automatically qualified for.

Prior to matchday two in the Champions League...

Manchester United are the world's most valuable football club for a second consecutive year, according to the annual list published by Forbes on Tuesday.

The Premier League runners-up, who last year ended European champions Real Madrid's four-year stint at the top of the list, were valued at $4.12 billion, up 12 percent from a year ago, Forbes said.

The average value of the top 20, which relates to the 2016-17 season, rose by 14 percent over the period.

Real Madrid, who last month won a third-straight...

Spain national team coach Julen Lopetegui will take over as Real Madrid manager after the World Cup, the Spanish club announced on Tuesday, just two days before the tournament begins in Russia.

Madrid had been looking for a replacement since Zinedine Zidane stepped down from the position last month, just days after winning a third consecutive Champions League trophy.

Lopetegui, after guiding Spain easily through qualification to the World Cup finals, had agreed a new contract up until Euro 2022...

Mohamed Salah has said he did not tell Sergio Ramos things were "fine" after the Real Madrid defender injured the Liverpool forward during last month's Champions League final.

Salah was forced off in the first half after locking arms with Ramos and being pulled to the ground. It was later confirmed that he had sprained ligaments in his shoulder, placing his participation at this summer's World Cup with Egypt in doubt.

Ramos was heavily criticised for his role in the incident, but he said things...