African soccer outsiders Sao Tome e Principe and Guinea-Bissau achieved rare Cup of Nations victories Wednesday as seven days of qualifying kicked off. A couple of late goals gave Sao Tome a dramatic 2-1 triumph over Libya while Guinea-Bissau spoilt the debut of Kenya coach Samuel Okumbi with a 1-0 win. New FIFA president Gianni […]

Johan Cruyff, one of the greatest footballers in history, died on Thursday at the age of 68 after losing his battle with cancer, it was announced on his official Twitter account. The Dutchman won three European Cups as a player with Ajax as well as three Ballon d'Or titles (1971, 1973, 1974). He then led […]

The Champions League could face a radical makeover with two groups of just eight teams each in what media reports claimed Wednesday represents a step closer to a European Super League. The plans are aimed at pleasing the continent's major clubs from the likes of Germany, Italy, Spain and England who fear that the current […]

Orlando City has dipped into the Brazilian player market once more as attacking midfielder Julio Baptista has joined the club. Baptista had been training with the Lions in early March as he sought out a new team. The 34-year-old has been out of contract since December after his deal with Brazilian side Cruzeiro Esporte Club expired. […]

Germany coach Joachim Loew says the battle for places in the world champions' squad for Euro 2016 starts in earnest with their high-profile friendlies at home to England and Italy. Roy Hodgson's Three Lions play Germany at Berlin's Olympic Stadium this Saturday before Italy face the world champions at Munich's Allianz Arena on Tuesday. Last […]

Fearless Alessandro Florenzi insists Azzurri minds will be on football, and not the threat of terror attacks, as they continue their Euro 2016 preparations with friendlies against Spain and Germany. Italy host European champions Spain in Udine on Thursday before traveling to Munich to face world champions Germany on Tuesday. The terror attacks which took […]

In a sudden U-turn, beIN SPORTS has announced that they are scrapping plans to show the Chile vs Argentina match on pay-per-view and will instead show the match live on its two networks in the United States — beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español. The news comes after several providers – including Comcast – made the pay-per-view event available for […]

Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will make a long-awaited return to World Cup duty this week when South America's marathon qualifying competition for the 2018 finals in Russia resumes. Suarez has not kicked a ball for Uruguay since he was slapped with a global ban after chomping on the shoulder of Italy defender […]

As a frustrated and forlorn John Terry soaks in the Chelsea faithful’s appreciative applause while the club closes out its annus horribils, it’d be befitting to hear the Stamford Bridge tannoy play The Beatles’ “Two of Us.” Because at age 35 and with a possible summer departure looming, Terry and the club have, as Paul […]

Manchester United's Bastian Schweinsteiger has suffered a fresh knee injury while on duty with Germany and will miss their forthcoming friendlies against England and Italy, the German FA confirmed Wednesday. The 31-year-old midfielder picked up the injury training in Berlin on Tuesday and will undergo an MRI scan in Munich with the German team doctor […]

Belgium's friendly international with Portugal due in Brussels next Tuesday has been called off following the deadly explosions that rocked Brussels airport and metro, local football authorities confirmed on Wednesday. "For security reasons and also as a measure of precaution, the Brussels City hall asked us to cancelled the March 29 home game with Portugal, […]

A new song has energized an old stadium this season as West Ham United's supporters have fallen beneath the spell of shimmeringly skillful French playmaker Dimitri Payet. The Boleyn Ground, in east London, has been graced by West Ham greats such as Bobby Moore, captain of England's 1966 World Cup winners, 1980 FA Cup final […]

Argentine footballer Jonas Gutierrez was "frozen out" by Newcastle United after being diagnosed with testicular cancer, he told an employment tribunal on Tuesday. Gutierrez, who has launched a claim for disability discrimination against the club, joined Newcastle in 2008 and underwent an operation to remove a tumor in his left testicle in October 2013. He […]

Manchester City supporters are considering walkout protests after criticizing the club's ticket prices for the forthcoming Champions League quarter-final showdown against Paris St Germain. City claim the £60 ($86) cost of top-priced tickets is a "fair reflection of the profile of the game", with the cheapest seats available for £45. However, City fans angry at […]

FIFA's ethics committee on Tuesday launched an investigation targeting six people over their roles in the bidding that awarded the 2006 World Cup to Germany, with the probe partly focused on alleged bribery. Those targeted include Franz Beckenbauer, the German football legend and World Cup organizing committee chief who is suspected of bribery, and Wolfgang […]