Stoke: Injured Stoke City striker Peter Crouch is doubtful for tonight’s Premier League trip to Burnley, with midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri and defender Geoff Cameron also unlikely to be ready in time for the match, manager Mark Hughes said. Crouch hurt his knee during Stoke’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Leicester City on Saturday, while both Shaqiri and Cameron are short of match fitness.

MLS: Lee Nguyen earned the New England Revolution a late 1-1 draw at Portland Timbers in MLS. The Timbers, early leaders in the Western Conference, looked set for three points after Diego Valeri struck in the 12th minute. But, despite several chances, they could not see it out and Nguyen struck with just six minutes remaining to earn the Revolution a point.

Life ban: Former Guatemalan football chief Brayan Jimenez has been banned from the sport for life for offences that included “bribery and corruption”, FIFA’s ethics committee said yesterday. Jimenez was among several dozen officials who were indicted in the US in 2015, sparking the biggest corruption scandal in the history of FIFA. He pleaded guilty to racketeering and corruption charges before a US judge in July and is due to be sentenced on April 28.

Rafinha: Barcelona midfielder Rafinha Alcantara will miss between three and four weeks with a knee injury, according to reports in Spain, a crucial period that includes the Champions League quarter-finals and the Clasico. He was substituted after 16 minutes against Granada during the Catalans’ 4-1 win on Sunday night in Andalusia, with tests revealing he has a small meniscus injury in his right knee.

Serie B: Frosinone vs Avellino 1-1.

Primera Liga: Celta Vigo vs Las Palmas 3-1.

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