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Paris - Luis Figo and Michael van Praag pulled out of the race for the FIFA presidency Thursday, leaving controversial incumbent Sepp Blatter...

  Lisbon--Former Portuguese international Luis Figo withdrew from the race to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president on Thursday, firing a bitter broadside at...

Rome--A boldly-worded message by Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has revealed the worst kept secret in Turin: the Serie A giants' confidence of a...

London--England squad announced on Thursday for friendly away to Ireland on June 7 and 2016 European Championship qualifier away to Slovenia on June...

Dutch FIFA presidential candidate Michael van Praag The Hague--Dutch FIFA presidential candidate Michael van Praag on Thursday announced he was dropping his bid...

London--Uncapped trio Charlie Austin, Jamie Vardy and Tom Heaton were on Thursday named in England's squad for next month's friendly in Ireland and...

Barcelona--Barcelona's most decorated player of all-time, Xavi Hernandez, announced on Thursday he will bring to an end a stellar 17-year playing career with...

London--Tottenham Hotspur's Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor revealed in a candid Facebook post on Wednesday that he considered suicide over a feud with his...

Berlin--Borussia Dortmund's Sebastian Kehl plans to use his final two matches to bow out in style by securing a Europa League place and...

  Ramallah, Palestinian Territories--FIFA president Sepp Blatter saw his Mideast peace-making mission crumble on Wednesday after the Palestinians vowed to press efforts to have...

London--Former Manchester City striker Uwe Rosler has been appointed as the new head coach of Leeds United, the English second-tier side announced on...

Berlin--Germany defender Jerome Boateng has jumped to the defence of half-brother Kevin-Prince Boateng by insisting the Ghana international is being used as a...

    Lisbon---Portuguese prosecutors said Tuesday they had opened an investigation after footage emerged of a police officer beating a man outside a football stadium...

      Liverpool---A mixture of boos and calls for him to stay greeted Liverpool and England forward Raheem Sterling when he received the club's Young...

Doha:  Lekhwiya claimed first blood in the all-Qatar AFC Champions League (ACL) Round of 16 meeting with former winners Al Sadd yesterday with...

Madrid--Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez will leave the Catalan club he has served since boyhood for Qatari side Al Sadd at the end of...

London--Officials from Wembley Stadium issued an apology on Tuesday after misspelling Middlesbrough's name on tickets for Monday's Championship play-off final against Norwich City....

Monaco--Monaco announced on Tuesday that Brazilian right back Fabinho's loan from Portuguese outfit Rio Ave has been made into a permanent deal. The...