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Barcelona star Lionel Messi defended himself, his family and fellow players on Friday against press reports linking charity football matches he played in to alleged laundering of Colombian drug money. In his first personal reaction to the allegations…

Cote d’Ivoire has ended the year (2013) as Africa’s best ranked team, according to the FIFA rankings released on Thursday,…

Hosts Gabon and the Central African Republic (CAR) have booked their places in the final of the 2013 Economic and…

Raja Casablanca became the second African side to reach a FIFA Club World Cup final after defeating Clube Atletico Mineiro…

CF Monterrey finished their FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 journey on a high after defeating CAF Champions Al Ahly…

Spanish international Andres Iniesta has agreed to extend his Barcelona contract until at least 2018, the club said Thursday. “Iniesta’s extension is confirmed, we have shaken on it and that is enough for us,” Barcelona president Sandro Rosell told…

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said Thursday he is happy to cooperate with a Spanish judge’s request for documents related to the signing of Brazilian international Neymar. Spain’s National Court has asked for a copy of the contract before deciding…

Premier League club Swansea will be without first-choice goalkeeper Michel Vorm for up to five weeks after the Dutch shot-stopper broke down with further knee problems during last Sunday’s draw against Norwich. The Welsh club’s coach Michael Laudrup…

  Manchester United manager David Moyes has urged Nemanja Vidic to improve his form in order to regain his place in the first-team. Moyes warned the Serbian defender over losing his place to other players in them.   Vidic, who was benched in Manchester…

Moroccan champions Raja Casablanca were the toast of the nation on Wednesday after they became only the second African club to reach the final of the Club World Cup. The unfancied side, coached by Tunisian Faouzi Benzarti, struck two late goals in Marrakech…

Hungary’s biggest football club Ferencvaros have hired former Hamburg and Dortmund manager Thomas Doll as head coach, replacing Ricardo Moniz who was fired earlier this month. “We have agreed terms today with Thomas Doll,” a statement on the club website…

Costa Rica will play Venezuela in the opening match of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2014 on…

Though familiar faces at the FIFA Club World Cup with extensive experience in the competition, Al-Ahly SC and CF Monterrey…

What better stage than the FIFA Club World Cup to change perceptions about a player’s qualities? Raja Casablanca goalkeeper Khalid…

It took the highest transfer fee ever seen in Scottish football to tempt Celtic into selling defensive midfielder Victor Wanyama.…

On Wednesday the whole of Morocco will come to a standstill to watch Raja Casablanca take onAtletico Mineiro in the…

Sunderland’s League Cup match-winner Ki Sung-yueng has urged his team-mates to carry the momentum from their shock 2-1 win over Chelsea into their fight to avoid Premier League relegation. The South Korea midfielder scored his first goal in English…

Wayne Rooney was unavailable to play in Manchester United’s League Cup quarter-final at Stoke City on Wednesday due to an unspecified injury, manager David Moyes revealed. Rooney played for 84 minutes in United’s 3-0 win at Aston Villa on Sunday, but…

Real Madrid reached the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a comfortable 2-0 win over Olimpic Xativa at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. Without the injured Gareth Bale and suspended Cristiano Ronaldo, Real boss Carlo Ancelotti gave a number of his…

Manchester United beat Stoke City 2-0 to reach the League Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, while the post-Andre Villas-Boas era at Tottenham Hotspur began with defeat by West Ham United. After a first-half hailstorm briefly forced the teams off the pitch…