MONACO: Former European champions Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic, who both suffered the indignity of being knocked of the Champions League qualifiers by underdogs...
ZURICH: Four out of six continental soccer confederations would back Michel Platini, head of European soccer's governing body UEFA, to lead the sport's world...
ZURICH/BERN: Former FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer, a key figure in a U.S. investigation into corruption by soccer officials, on Thursday was...
ZURICH: Palestine unexpectedly dropped its motion to suspend Israel from international football Friday amid highly-charged scenes at the FIFA...
ZURICH: FIFA President Sepp Blatter rejected an emotional plea to resign from one of the world's football greats Thursday as the corruption scandal engulfing...
ZURICH: FIFA president Sepp Blatter is worried that a dangerous precedent will be set if Palestine goes ahead and asks for a vote to suspend Israel at the...
ZURICH: FIFA will pay $209 million to clubs releasing players for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the same sum again for the 2022 tournament in Qatar, nearly...
ZURICH: FIFA president Sepp Blatter has asked Iran to end its ban on women watching football matches, describing the situation as intolerable."When I traveled...
ZURICH: Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the second year running and the third overall Monday after a prolific, trophy-filled year...
MARRAKECH, Morocco: San Lorenzo, undeterred by the big gulf that separates them from Real Madrid, have vowed to play with “a knife between our teeth” when...
MARRAKECH, Morocco: FIFA ethics investigator Michael Garcia resigned Wednesday in protest at the way his report into the 2018/22 World Cup bidding process was...
MARRAKECH, Morocco: European champions Real Madrid turned on the party tricks as they sailed into the Club World Cup final by crushing Cruz Azul 4-0...
ZURICH: The Club World Cup is billed by FIFA as “biggest club title of all” yet this month’s tournament in Morocco is more likely to serve as a reminder of...
BERNE: Five knockout stage places are up for grabs in the Champions League this week, offering enough late drama to stop the final round of group matches from...
VIENNA: Dunga’s return as Brazil coach has brought a quick fix after their traumatic World Cup when more profound, long-term changes were needed.The South...
VIENNA: Brazil chalked up their sixth straight win, all in friendlies, since the World Cup when they beat Austria 2-1 Tuesday in a joyless performance marred...
LONDON: Surprise packages Iceland, Northern Ireland and Slovakia will all attempt to chalk up their fourth straight wins in the wildly unpredictable Euro 2016...
LONDON: FIFA cleared Russia and Qatar Thursday of wrongdoing in their bids to host the World Cup, but the former U.S. prosecutor who led the investigation by...
BERNE: Europe is preparing for UEFA’s first full-blown “week of football” as the marathon Euro 2016 qualifying competition gets into full swing – although it...
MILAN: Serie A favorites Juventus and AS Roma, both enjoying a 100-percent record after five league matches of the season, are to clash Sunday in a match...
ZURICH: FIFA faced more calls for greater transparency Friday when its own ethics investigator joined the critics and complained of a “disconnect” with the...
TURIN, Italy: Juventus are likely to need a shake-up at some point this season if they are to mount a serious challenge in the Champions League.New coach...
ROME: Fernando Torres has already impressed AC Milan with his autograph-signing abilities and will attempt to show that he is just as prolific when it comes...
GENEVA: European football clubs have refused to rule out a summer World Cup in Qatar in 2022, saying they want to be given “strong, decisive” reasons before...
BERNE, Switzerland: FIFA ethics committee investigator Michael Garcia has completed his probe into the controversial bidding process for the 2018 and 2022...