SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian football great Pele has called on thousands of protestors demonstrating over poor quality public services and corrupti...
RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) – Italy coach Cesare Prandelli lamented the physical toll the Confederations Cup schedule and hot Brazilian climate were taki...
RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) – Substitute Sebastian Giovinco tapped in a late goal to secure Italy a thrilling 4-3 win over Japan on Wednesday and a semi-...
FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil forward Neymar has voiced his support for the protesters who have taken to the streets of Brazil in the last few ...
PETALING JAYA – By ERIC SAMUEL: The two FA Cup finalists – Kelantan and Johor Darul Takzim (JDT) – will resume their Super League campaigns this weeke...
PETALING JAYA: Armed Forces are confident that the Super League title chase is far from over despite trailing leaders Lions XII by five points. The s...
PETALING JAYA: Premier League outfits Sarawak, Sime Darby FC, Johor and Kedah have picked up automatic slots to the 16-team Malaysia Cup competition, ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Tahiti coach Eddy Etaeta said it would be "quite impossible" for his team to beat world champions Spain on Thursday but eve...
FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) – Neymar struck with a stunning early volley for the second Confederations Cup game in a row and brilliantly set up the se...
BERNE (Reuters) – Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala will again have to stage their home matches in Europe away from their own stadium next season because...
DUBAI (Reuters) – Thousands celebrated the return of Iran’s national football team on Wednesday after they secured a place in next year’s World Cup fi...
RECIFE, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil will benefit with more than just new football stadiums from hosting the 2014 World Cup, FIFA president Sepp Blatter ...
ROME (Reuters) – Juventus have bought Ghana international Kwadwo Asamoah outright on a four-year deal after ending their co-ownership deal with Udines...
(Reuters) – England international striker Andy Carroll has completed a permanent switch from Liverpool to West Ham on a six-year deal and for a club r...
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italy and AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been appointed Palermo manager with the task of steering the relegated team ...
LONDON (Reuters) – Champions Manchester United will travel to Swansea City for their first Premier League match under new manager David Moyes while Ma...
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hong Myung-bo, who coached South Korea’s Olympic side to a bronze medal at the 2012 London Games, is one of the "strongest candidate...
(Reuters) – Bryan Ruiz and Celso Borges scored second-half goals as Costa Rica earned a 2-0 win against Panama on Tuesday to maintain their hold on a ...
SEOUL (Reuters) – The Korea Football Association has confirmed Choi Kang-hee’s exit as coach of the national team and begun the search for a replaceme...
RECIFE (Reuters) – Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi picked out Japan’s Shinji Kagawa as the dangerman for his side ahead of their Confederations Cup ...
(Reuters) – The United States maintained their push for a 2014 World Cup berth with a third straight victory in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying...
(Reuters) – Australia and Iran booked their fourth World Cup finals appearances with nervous 1-0 victories in a dramatic finale to Asian qualifying on...
MAPUTO (Reuters) – The impressive run of Egypt in World Cup qualifying over the last fortnight has much more significance for the country than just mo...
(Reuters) – Jordan’s hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance remain alive after they beat Oman 1-0 at home on Tuesday to book a qualifying playof...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s chances of remaining in office after 2015 have increased dramatically after FIFA secretary-ge...
(Reuters) – Uzbekistan rallied to beat Qatar 5-1 in Tashkent on Tuesday but came up two goals short of securing their first appearance in a World Cup ...
(Reuters) – South Korea booked another World Cup finals appearance on Tuesday but there was little celebration in Ulsan, with angry fans, media and Ir...
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona defender Carles Puyol is to have surgery on his right knee to remove a cyst which will keep him sidelined for three to fo...
PARIS (Reuters) – The trial of French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema over claims they paid for sex with an underage call girl was adjo...
DUBAI (Reuters) – Tehran’s streets were filled with young revellers for the second time in four days on Tuesday after the Iranian national football te...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia football officials have admitted fielding an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier and are resigned to being str...
(Reuters) – Iran produced a resolute defensive display to snatch a 1-0 away win over South Korea on Tuesday and qualify for the World Cup finals in Br...
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia football officials admitted they fielded an ineligible player in a World Cup qualifier against Botswana by mistake an...
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Holger Osieck has taken quite a bit of flak during Australia’s World Cup qualifying campaign and it was as much with relief as euph...
(Reuters) – Uzbekistan rallied to beat Qatar 5-1 at home but still fell short of an automatic qualifying spot for the 2014 World Cup finals on Tuesday...
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Substitute Josh Kennedy’s dramatic goal seven minutes from time sent Australia to the World Cup finals for the fourth time on Tuesd...
LONDON (Reuters) – Newcastle United ended the mystery over Joe Kinnear’s appointment as the club’s director of football by announcing he had signed a ...
LONDON (Reuters) – Football club AS Monaco is living up to the principality’s reputation for big spending as it prepares for its return to the French ...
(Reuters) – Iran produced a resolute defensive display to beat South Korea 1-0 away in Ulsan on Tuesday as both sides booked a place in the World Cup ...
By LOGANATH VELLOO GEORGE TOWN: Merzagua Abderrazzak has vowed to return to coach Penang again next year. The Moroccan has been a big hit with the Pe...
By PHUAH SHEW BENG THE Malaysian team tried to invoke the Wigan spirit but it failed to take off in the Bud Cup 6v6 football tournament at the Wembley...
By K. RAJAN PETALING JAYA: National Under-23 coach Ong Kim Swee is praying that his team will be injury free ahead of the World University Games (Univ...
PARIS (Reuters) – French footballers Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema go on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of paying for sex with a teenage call gir...
LELYSTAD, The Netherlands (Reuters) – A Dutch court found six teenage footballers and a player’s father guilty on Monday of beating an amateur linesma...
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has indicated he will have to take a more careful approach to spending in his second spell at the Lon...
