The face of national team football has been altered this week by UEFA, and it may be just the beginning of sweeping changes designed to improve the sport immensely. The UEFA Nations League, which will look to start in September 2018 for the European…
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Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved legislation to impose up to four years in prison for fan violence at sporting events, days after football aficionados fought police at a game. Thursday’s bill calls for prison terms ranging between three months…
Van Vicker is currently using crutches and undergoing treatment at Sunshine Hospital in Ghana, after getting injured during the Ghanaian…
Hull City manager Steve Bruce on Friday accused the Football Association of establishing a “kangaroo court” after George Boyd got a three-match suspension for spitting at Manchester City’s Joe Hart. Boyd appealed against the ban, handed down by the…
Hull winger George Boyd is to appeal against a Football Association (FA) misconduct charge arising from his clash with Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, it was announced on Wednesday. Scotland international Boyd was alleged to have spat at Hart as…
It has been a tough week for the self proclaimed “Biggest team in the world.” One week after winning the Capital One Cup — the first leg of the so called quadruple it was chasing — Manchester City has seen the wheels fall off the wagon. And…
Controversial plans to change the official name of English Premier League club Hull City appeared to have been thwarted on Monday by the Football Association. The membership committee of English football’s governing body said it had made a “unanimous…
Friday the 24th of January 2014, from 15:00 to 19:20 pm -local time- the Confederation of African Football’s Executive Committee…
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has emerged as a surprise target for Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, reports the Daily Star. .…
Franck Ribery missed out on the 2013 Ballon d’Or accolade but said there was little more he could have done…
Sevilla captain Ivan Rakitic has declared that he is not interested in joining either Manchester United or Liverpool either in…
Spanish giants Barcelona have finally spoken about the investigation into the transfer of Brazilian starlet Neymar, calling the Spanish Court…
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers sent his chief scout Barry Hunter to Milton Keynes to watch highly-rated teenager Dele Alli in…
Liverpool are reported to be among a clutch of potential Premier League suitors for Caner Erkin who, concedes his agent,…
Arsenal’s big summer signing Mesut Ozil has revealed in an interview with the club’s official website that he enjoyed playing…
Ian Holloway returned to football on Monday as manager of Millwall. Holloway finds himself back in football at another south London club after leaving Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace in October. The 50-year-old replaced Steve Lomas who was…
By Jack Sargeant @sargeant_j on Jan 6 2014, 7:37a + Fiorentina have confirmed that Giuseppe Rossi hasn’t torn his ACL a third time, though is still likely to face a couple of months on the sidelines. For most footballers, missing a couple of months…
àManchester City striker Alvaro Negredo claims the FA Cup replay with Blackburn Rovers is âÂÂthe last thingâ his side needed. Manchester CityâÂÂs depleted squad were looking forward to enjoying some time off from football following the…
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said on Monday that Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel deserved to be named Africa’s best player of 2013. Mikel is in the running for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award with Ivorian stars Yaya Toure, of Manchester…
Eusebio, revered as football’s “Black Panther”, died on Sunday, aged 71, sending fans into mourning for a man who grew up in grinding African poverty to become one of the world’s greatest players. Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, who died of cardio-pulmonary…