CAF president Issa Hayatou and FIFA president Sepp Blatter commissioned the first of three CAF Football Centres of Excellence in…
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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez completed a notable ‘double’ on Monday after it was announced he’d been voted the 2014 Footballer of the Year by England’s Football Writers’ Association. Suarez’s 30 goals have kept Liverpool in sight of their first English…
Despite manager Jose Mourinho’s insistence that Chelsea cannot win the Premier League this season, beating Norwich City on Sunday would leave them top of the table with a week remaining. Title rivals Manchester City and Liverpool will each have a game…
Chelsea assistant manager Rui Faria was hit with a six-match stadium ban and fined £30,000 ($50,640, 36,564 euros) on Thursday following his furious rant at the officials during Sunderland’s shock win at Stamford Bridge. The Football Association found…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Tuesday hit out at the “philosophers” who have decried his tactical approach, ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg at home to Atletico Madrid. Duration: 01:14
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has denied a charge of misconduct levelled against him by England’s governing Football Association following comments he made after the Premier League title-chasers shock loss to Sunderland. The Black Cats ended Mourinho…
Chelsea midfielder Ramires will miss the rest of the club’s Premier League campaign after accepting a four-match ban for violent conduct on Thursday. Ramires had until 1700GMT on Thursday to respond to a Football Association charge after he struck Sunderland…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, assistant Rui Faria and midfielder Ramires have been charged over their behaviour during their side’s loss to Sunderland last weekend, the Football Association announced on Wednesday. Mourinho mocked match referee Mike…
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis on Monday questioned the Football Association’s decision to allocate Hull the same amount of tickets as the Gunners for next month’s FA Cup final at Wembley. The Gunners took around 49,000 supporters to the national…
The IPL-style Indian Super League is slated to be the biggest step yet to put Indian football on the international map. Set to take place in the relatively quieter months of September & October later this year, here is everything you need to know about…
Football grounds all across England fell silent on Saturday to mark the looming 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The tragedy, which took place on April 15, 1989, saw 96 Liverpool fans die as a result of a crush at the Leppings Lane end…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined £8,000 ($13,400, 9,700 euros) and warned about his future conduct after being sent off at Aston Villa last month, the Football Association announced on Thursday. A statement on the FA website said: “Chelsea…
English third tier club Tranmere sacked manager Ronnie Moore on Wednesday, a day after he admitted a Football Association charge of repeatedly breaking betting rules. Moore was suspended by the north-west club on February 17 after the FA launched an…
Egyptian owner Assem Allam’s application to change the name of Premier League Hull City to Hull Tigers has been rejected, the Football Association announced Wednesday. The move came as little surprise after the FA’s membership committee had said, three…
Confederation of African Football President, Issa Hayatou joined world dignitaries in Kigali, Rwanda to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the…
Just making the cut would be a dream for this year’s youngest player at the Masters, 19-year-old Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick, but he could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Making it into the weekend would mean he would be sure of missing his football…
England and the Republic of Ireland will play a friendly at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on June 7 next year, the Football Association and Football Association of Ireland announced on Tuesday. “It will be a significant moment for England to play in Dublin…
Massimo Cellino has won his appeal against a Football League decision to block his takeover of Championship club Leeds. Cellino agreed a deal two months ago for the Miami-based Italian’s company, Eleonora Sport, to buy 75 percent of Leeds’ shares. But…
A man in his twenties was arrested in the southern Swedish town of Helsingborg on Tuesday in connection with the weekend death of a football fan from head injuries, police said. The 28-year-old suspect presented himself to a police station late Monday…
Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has “no case to answer” regarding allegations he spat at Manchester City full-back Pablo Zabaleta during last week’s derby at Old Trafford, the Football Association said Monday. “We have reviewed all the…