Monaco captain Eric Abidal says he has fully recovered from the problem that saw briefly admitted to hospital last week and insists he still has his sights set on the World Cup.... more »
Scottish giants Celtic on Thursday said they planned to play their Champions League qualifiers at Murrayfield, the home of the Scotland rugby union team, should they qualify for European club football's elite competition next season.... more »
Four-time Champions League winners Barcelona and French champions Paris Saint Germain suffered few problems in reaching the quarter-finals of this season's competition on Wednesday.... more »
AS Roma's Dutch international midfielder Kevin Strootman will miss the World Cup after being ruled out for the rest of the season with ruptured knee ligaments, the Serie A Club said on Monday.... more »
Borussia Dortmund consolidated second place in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Freiburg as veteran captain Sebastian Kehl netted the winner.... more »
Borussia Dortmund consolidated second place in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Freiburg with veteran captain Sebastian Kehl netting the winner.... more »
Borussia Dortmund consolidated second place in the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Freiburg with veteran captain Sebastian Kehl netting the winner.... more »
Dutch coach Louis van Gaal believes it could prove tough to achieve the target he was set to reach the World Cup semi-finals later this year, he said on Tuesday.... more »
Nigeria have given first call-ups to Belgium-based Imoh Ezekiel and Michael Uchebo as the search for 2014 World Cup sharpshooters continues Wednesday with a warm-up against Mexico.... more »
Mat Ryan insists Australia coach Ange Postecoglou has got the Socceroos moving in the right direction ahead of Wednesday's international friendly with Ecuador at the New Den, the home of Millwall, in London.... more »
Nigeria have given first call-ups to Belgium-based Imoh Ezekiel and Michael Uchebo as the search for 2014 World Cup sharpshooters continues Wednesday with a warm-up against Mexico.... more »
Nigeria are looking for a successful build-up to this year's World Cup, not just to inspire confidence going into the tournament but also to secure the future of the team's coach.... more »
Brazil's 12 World Cup stadiums were supposed to be ready by December 31. But with half of them not ready world football body FIFA dropped the deadline and by the end of February three were still struggling to be ready on time.... more »
US national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann will evaluate European-based players with an eye to the upcoming World Cup in Wednesday's friendly against Ukraine in Cyprus.... more »
Factfile on West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka, who was banned for five matches by the Football Association on Thursday for making an allegedly anti-Semitic 'quenelle' salute:... more »
World Cup-winning former French international Marcel Desailly has expressed interest in coaching Malaysia, according to a report Thursday, saying he hoped to instill a "winning mentality" in the poor-performing national squad.... more »
It was almost inevitable that when the draw for the 2016 European Championship qualifiers took place on Sunday, tiny Gibraltar would find themselves together with Spain.... more »
