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Bradford City’s Rory McArdle celebrates after scoring against Aston Villa during their English League Cup semi-final match in Bradford, northern England, on Tuesday...

LONDON: With Spanish clubs having supplied all 11 members of the FIFPro World Eleven for 2012, La Liga’s claim to be considered the...

LONDON: David Beckham’s representatives yesterday said that  have not received a reported offer of a two-year deal from Qatari officials, and said the...

Oman’s Abdul Aziz Humaid Mubarak (top) fights for the ball with Qatar’s Khalfan Ibrahim during the Gulf Cup match in Manama yesterday. Mohammad...

FC Schalke’s Chinedu Obasi (right) and Teemu Pukki (second left) vie for the ball with Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery during a friendly match...

MADRID: Spain bathed in glory yesterday after Barcelona star Lionel Messi (pictured) won the Ballon d’Or for best footballer of the year for...

ZURICH: Bulgaria and Hungary will each play their next World Cup qualifying matches on March 22 behind closed doors after racist incidents, among...

LONDON: The format of Scottish football could be set for an overhaul after both the country’s league bodies agreed in principle to a...

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (left), Dutch striker of the FC Schalke 04 football team, and Jens Keller head coach of FC Schalke 04 during a...

Bayern Munich’s Brazilian Dante poses with a Bayern Munich fan David Fichtinger from Austria at Grand Heritage Hotel yesterday. Dante was voted among...

DOHA: Bundesliga club Schalke 04 will take confidence from their winter training camp in Doha, says head coach Jens Keller. The German club...

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi smiles after winning the FIFA Ballon d’Or award during the FIFA Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in Zurich, yesterday....

Qatar coach Paulo Autuori (centre) addresses his squad players during training on the eve of their Gulf Cup 2013 match against Oman. The...

Manama, Bahrain: Qatar will be aiming to bounce back from their 3-1 defeat against UAE, when they face Oman today in their Group...

ZURICH: Former Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola, currently on a one-year sabbatical, said yesterday he was already thinking about a return to coaching but...

LONDON: Chelsea have told Frank Lampard’s agent that the England midfielder will not be offered a new contract with the European champions at...

MILAN: Italian interior minister Annamaria Cancellieri yesterday called for “more incisive” action to be taken to end the abuse of non-white players by...

LONDON: Luis Suarez sparked a new handball storm by helping Liverpool edge non-league Mansfield Town 2-1 in the FA Cup third round yesterday,...