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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and FIFA President Blatter used the occasion of the opening match…

Franck Ribery could have played at the World Cup if he wasn’t afraid of injections, the France team’s doctor Franck Le Gall claimed Thursday. A week ago Bayern Munich star Ribery pulled out of the World Cup due to a back injury that virtually stopped…

Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has dismissed suggestions his side are past their best as they attempt to win a fourth consecutive major tournament at the World Cup in Brazil. The world champions get their campaign under way against the Netherlands…

20:05 GMT – 5 mins – Brazil free-kick swung in from the left flank by Real Madrid’s Marcelo finds Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva – he nods it back across goal to David Luiz but the big centre-back’s header poses Stipe Pletikosa no problems…

Fortune favors the bold, the old Latin proverb says.  Only fools try to predict a World Cup final, a more modern proverb counters.  So let’s be bold fools together, shall we?  Here are 10 predictions for the World Cup, which kicks off today with…

Manchester United forward Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez has paid for a frustrating season with his club by being relegated to the bench for Mexico’s opening World Cup clash with Cameroon on Friday. Hernandez started only six league games for a struggling…

Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas has signed for English Premier League club Chelsea from Barcelona, he confirmed on Thursday. Fabregas, who is preparing for the World Cup with the Spain squad in Brazil, is believed to have signed a five-year contract…

TP Mazembe beat FC MK Etancheite 3-0 on Wednesday (11 June 2014) at the Kalamondo Stadium in Lubumbashi to win…

Friday 13 June 17:00 Mexico v. Cameroon Group A Sunday 15 June 02:00 Côte d’Ivoire v. Japan Group CMonday 16 June …

A pottery craftsman in Vietnam shares his love of soccer with fellow fans by selling his own replica of the gold FIFA World Cup trophy. (June 12) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Get updates and more Breaking News…

Brazil kicks off the World Cup Thursday hoping to unite the football-mad country after a chaotic seven-year build-up plagued by violent protests. The 32-team extravaganza gets under way in the teeming mega-city of Sao Paulo, where the host nation’s…

Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have been informed by governing body UEFA that they must include five and not eight homegrown players in their Champions League squads for next season. Premier League champions City and Ligue 1 winners PSG were…

England striker Wayne Rooney said Wednesday that he expects Manchester United team-mate Danny Welbeck to be fit to face Italy on Saturday despite an injury scare. “Danny will be fine,” Rooney told a press conference at England’s Rio de Janeiro training…

Italian coach Roberto Mancini has parted company with Turkish club Galatasaray after just nine months in the job, the Istanbul outfit confirmed on Wednesday. “Our club has decided to end, at his request, Roberto Mancini’s coaching contract,” the club…

Blackpool have appointed Jose Riga as their new manager, the Championship club announced Wednesday. The former Standard Liege boss, who left Charlton at the end of the season having managed to help them avoid relegation during his 16 games in charge…

Embattled FIFA leader Sepp Blatter is expected to defy opposition from European football chiefs and declare his candidacy for a new term at football governing body’s congress on Wednesday. Controversy surrounding the 78-year-old Swiss official and accusations…

© Getty ImagesChaired by FIFA President Blatter, the 64th FIFA Congress convened in Sao Paulo on 10 and 11 June, on…

The 64th FIFA Congress ended in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday 11 June with President Blatter announcing that there will…

The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) has organized a course for young match officials to equip them for challenges ahead.The…

FIFA President Joseph Blatter has awarded Hassan Shehata of Egypt the FIFA Order of Merit during the Opening Ceremony of…