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The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) “Elite ‘A’ Men’s Referees and Assistant Referees/Women Referees and Assistant Referees course” officially opened…

© Foto-net The international football community on Thursday learnt the sad news of the passing of former South African President…

© Getty Images Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee held its fourth and final meeting…

© Getty Images The total contributions for the participants of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ will be up 37 per…

England’s Premiership clubs confirmed Thursday they would not take part in next season’s European Cup. Representatives of all 12 Premiership clubs met in London following last week’s dramatic decision by France’s Top 14 sides to pull out of the proposed…

As the 32 teams qualified for next year’s World Cup prepared to learn their fate in Friday’s draw, FIFA said Thursday the champions of the 2014 tournament will claim $35m. FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke also indicated that the runners-up would…

The Sao Paulo stadium scheduled to host the opening match of the World Cup but scene of a fatal accident last week will be ready in April, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday. “We have received information it should be ready in mid-April,” Blatter…

Nigeria may have flopped at their last two World Cups but expectations are high of a better showing in Brazil next year, irrespective of the first-round group they are drawn in on Friday. The Super Eagles have not won a World Cup finals match since…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the nominees for the other categories for the 2013 Glo-CAF Awards.The categories…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the shortlists for the 2013 African Player of the Year and the…

Zimbabwe will engage neighbors Mozambique in a friendly match both sides intend to use to fine tune for next month’s…

Hosts Lesotho twice came from behind to force a 2-2 draw with Comoros, while Botswana defeated Swaziland 2-0 on a…

Vincent Enyeama was once again ‘Man of the Match’ for Lille against Marseille on Tuesday (December 3) in the French…

Paris Saint-Germain failed to equal the record for their longest unbeaten run in France’s top flight as they suffered a shock 2-0 defeat away to Evian on Wednesday. Youngster Clarck Nsikulu put Evian in front at the end of a counterattack with 15 minutes…

Swedish goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has signed a seven-year contract extension to remain with the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers, the club announced Wednesday. The deal was reportedly worth $59.5 million, which would make the 31-year-old…

Manchester United’s stuttering Premier League title defence suffered a massive blow after a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Everton on Wednesday left them 12 points behind leaders Arsenal. Arsenal preserved their four-point lead by beating Hull City and…

Luis Suarez proved once again he is one of the world’s finest strikers with four goals that were the cornerstone of Liverpool’s 5-1 Premier League thrashing of Norwich at Anfield on Wednesday. The Uruguay striker needed just 34 first-half minutes to…

Holders Bayern Munich reached the German Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win at Augsburg on Wednesday, but at a cost as star winger Arjen Robben suffered a painful looking knee injury. The 29-year-old scored four minutes into Bayern’s third-round tie…

Brazilian legend Pele said on Wednesday he hoped current Brazil star Neymar’s experience in Europe with Barcelona could give the Selecao a boost at next year’s World Cup. Brazil “shouldn’t fear anyone,” Pele said as he pinpointed next June as Neymar…

The official ball to be used at next summer’s World Cup “The Brazuca” has been unveiled in Rio de Janeiro to the samba sounds of drums and cymbals. First to show off their skills with the new ball in a ceremony at a park in the south of the city were…