Wayne Rooney’s penalty kick clinched a record 19th English title for Manchester United on Saturday by salvaging a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.
United has required only a point to recoup the Premier League trophy from Chelsea with one game to spare, but the visitors fell behind after 20 minutes when Brett Emerton capitalized on poor defending [...]
UAE League defending champions Al Wahda claimed their first win in this year’s UAE Etisalat Cup as they defeated Dubai 4-2.
Al Wahda, who played with their reserve squad, opened the scoring after 17 minutes through Mohamad Al Moamari before Dubai levelled the scores with a Hassan Mohamad strike six minutes before the break. Salem Saleh [...]
World football’s governing body FIFA is investigating a British newspaper report that two of its officials solicited a bribe in exchange for supporting particular countries’ bids to host the World Cup tournament.
In a statement, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said: “FIFA will immediately analyse the material available and only once this analysis has concluded will FIFA [...]
One of England’s most famous soccer clubs has been sold to the American owners of baseball’s Boston Red Sox following a protracted Trans-Atlantic legal battle.
John W. Henry, the head of New England Sports Ventures (NESV), confirmed in London Friday that the company’s $480 million deal to buy Liverpool Football Club had finally been completed.
Liverpool’s previous [...]
Italy dropped their first points of the Euro 2012 campaign after being held 0-0 by minnows Northern Ireland on Friday night, but World Cup finalists Spain and the Netherlands maintained their 100 percent records along with Germany.
Cesare Prandelli had presided over two consecutive Group C wins after taking charge of Italy following a miserable World [...]
Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia could return to action in February, manager Alex Ferguson said.
Valencia dislocated and cracked his left ankle after tangling with Rangers protector Kirk Broadfoot in a UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday, and it was feared he may miss the remainder of the season.
However, Ferguson allayed these concerns, saying the injury [...]
France has slipped to 27th place in the FIFA world rankings, their lowest position since football’s governing body introduced the table in 1993. The drop reflects a slump in the team’s fortunes on the field, including a disastrous performance at the 2010 World Cup.
Les Bleus, world champions in 1998 and finalists in 2006, were knocked [...]
Champions League debutants Tottenham Hotspur scrambled a lifeline to remain in this season’s competition after coming from three goals down to lose 3-2 away to Swiss surprise package Young Boys on Tuesday night.
The English club were facing a heavy defeat after trailing 3-0 inside the first half-hour in Berne, but now have a good chance [...]
France striker Thierry Henry has signed for the New York Red Bulls, the Major League Soccer club has announced.
Henry joins from Barcelona, where he spent three seasons and won two Spanish league titles as well as the European Champions League. The 32-year-old is France’s leading goalscorer having netted 51 times for his country and will [...]
Spain won the World Cup for the first time in its history as an extra-time goal from midfielder Andres Iniesta gave his country a last-gasp 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final at Soccer City.
The showpiece game of the South Africa-hosted tournament on Sunday was beset with no less than 13 yellow cards and [...]
