BARCELONA: Spanish giants Barcelona said yesterday they have bought 30-year-old French defender Jeremy Mathieu (pictured) from Valencia for €20m ($27m). Barcelona have been...
BARCELONA: Spanish giants Barcelona said yesterday they have bought 30-year-old French defender Jeremy Mathieu (pictured) from Valencia for €20m ($27m). Barcelona have been...
BERLIN: German coach Joachim Loew said yesterday that he never considered leaving his post after winning the World Cup title and insisted he...
Colombia’s James Rodriguez waves to fans (not pictured) during his presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, yesterday. Real Madrid have signed...
LONDON: England captain Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement from international soccer, the Football Association said yesterday. The Liverpool midfielder won 114 caps...
Germany’s midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger (left) walks off the pitch, bloodied after a collision during extra-time at the FIFA World Cup final at the...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil could appoint former coach Dunga to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari as national team boss, media reports indicated yesterday, despite...
LONDON: Jose Mourinho (pictured) has taunted Arsenal by claiming he needed just 20 minutes to persuade Cesc Fabregas to join Chelsea because the...
BUENOS AIRES: With a September friendly looming for Argentina against their World Cup final conquerors Germany, coach Alejandro Sabella (pictured) is aware of...
Algiers: Frenchman Christian Gourcuff was named the new coach of Algeria yesterday, replacing Vahid Halilhodzic who took them to the second round of...
A file picture of Nigerian players celebrating after scoring a goal against Ethiopia during a 2014 World Cup qualifying play-off match in Calabar....
Philipp Lahm holds the World Cup trophy during a victory parade for Germany’s national football team at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate on Tuesday....
GENEVA: European football’s governing body UEFA yesterday banned Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso for one match for...
DOHA: Qatar has jumped to 86 in the FIFA world rankings, their highest-ever climb in recent years. Ranked 100 at the end of...
LONDON: Louis van Gaal will take a close look at Manchester United’s next generation of talent after including several youngsters in his squad...
NEW YORK: Spain may have been embarrassingly dethroned as World Cup holders, but Real Madrid and Barcelona are still champions at making money...
Manchester United’s newly-appointed Dutch manager Louis van Gaal (left) poses for pictures with retired English footballer Sir Bobby Charlton at Old Trafford in...
LONDON: Manchester United’s Michael Carrick could miss the start of forthcoming season after suffering a serious ankle injury, new manager Louis van Gaal...
New Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos of Germany poses during his presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid yesterday. MADRID: Toni Kroos...