Rio de Janeiro: Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro has accused Brazil's football confederation of "burning out" star striker Neymar.The 20-year-old cut a frustrated figure...
Beijing: The Ministry of Public Security and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) have vowed to make joint efforts to cut down on football-related gambling and fraud in the...
Rio de Janeiro: Striker Emerson scored a wonder goal but was sent off as Corinthians earned a 1-0 victory over defending champions Santos in their Copa Libertadores semi-final...
Buenos Aires: An Argentine football player, Mariano Campodonico, was shot in the leg when two assailants forced him and his two children out of the car and drove away to Buzarco...
London: Chelsea caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo has been appointed permanent coach, signing a two-year contract after taking the side to its first Champions League title, the...
Rio de Janeiro: Paraguayan international Victor Caceres is set to join Brazilian club Flamengo next week, according to the midfielder's agent.The 27-year-old made a verbal...
Tieling: Two former Chinese football chiefs were sentenced Wednesday to more than a decade in jail for bribery.Nan Yong, the former director of the Chinese Football...
Paris: AC Milan has confirmed the club is in negotiations for the sale of star Brazilian defender Thiago Silva.The Rossoneri's vice-president Adriano Galliani met with Paris...
Rio de Janeiro: A Brazilian sports tribunal has begun investigating a wild brawl in a second-division state league match that ended with 12 red cards.Votuporanguense was awarded...
Nantes: Former France and Arsenal striker Sylvain Wiltord Monday announced his retirement from football.Wiltord began his career at Breton club Rennes (1993-1997) before spending...
Bogota: A professional soccer player died and one of his teammates was wounded in an attack by gunmen in a town near the Caribbean city of Barranquilla, Colombian authorities...
Buenos Aires: A fan of Argentina's River Plate soccer team died early Monday at a Buenos Aires hospital after being stabbed at a stadium while the home team took on Boca Unidos,...
Moscow: Former Valencia coach Unai Emery has officially taken charge at Russian club Spartak Moscow after signing a two-year contract, the club confirmed.Emery left Valencia at...
Birmingham: West Indies' wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin has apologised to Sir Vivian Richards after taunting the legendary West Indies batsman while celebrating his century...
Rio de Janeiro: Barcelona's Brazilian international defender Daniel Alves has called on the Catalan club to end speculation surrounding his future.The 29-year-old has been...
Abuja: Kidnapped Nigeria-born international soccer star Christian Obodo was released Sunday evening, according to a top-level security source.Obodo was kidnapped in Delta state...
Rio de Janeiro: Ronaldinho declared he still has "a lot to offer in football" after showing flashes of his old magic in his debut for new club Atletico Mineiro.The two-time FIFA...
Rio de Janeiro: Diego Maradona reopened his feud with Pele by calling the Brazilian legend an "idiot" on Argentine radio.It came just days after Pele's assertion that Brazil...
Kampala: Senegal's head coach Joseph Koto is confident his team will pick three points against Uganda Saturday when the two teams clash in a 2014 World Cup qualifier at Namboole...
London: Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand admitted Saturday that his England career was over after the 33-year-old was left out by manager Roy Hodgson from the Euro...