Football

Scholes believes that the English football club will be paying over the odds if they sign French midfield sensation Paul Pogba from Juventus for a proposed world record transfer fee of around $130 million.

Sam Allardyce was appointed England manager on Friday on a two-year contract, tasked with restoring pride in the national team after their dismal performances at Euro 2016.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has voiced his backing for Sunderland's Sam Allardyce as the new England manager, despite previously criticising the way his team played.

Brazil's Olympic coach admitted on Tuesday that he was relying on Barcelona star forward Neymar to shoot the hosts to a first Games gold in Rio next month.

Brazilian great Ronaldinho, who enthralled the crowd with his deft skills during the first two matches of the Premier Futsal will not be a part of the Goa leg as he has left for his country.

Ranieri and his players defied odds of 5000/1 last season to muscle in on English football's elite and win a first top-flight title in Leicester's 132-year history.

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Netherlands striker Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar on a four-year contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

France coach Deschamps urged his players to be constantly mindful of Ronaldo in Sunday's Euro 2016 final and insisted that the Ballon d'Or will be a battle between the Portugal captain and Lionel Messi.

The last four clash was screened on TF1 with 19.2 million (68.8% share of the audience) following the game from Marseille's Stade Velodrome, according to figures released by Mediametrie on Friday.

The match, in Marseille, is all the more poignant because of the November 13 attacks when the two teams played out their friendly match at the Stade de France despite audible bomb blasts nearby.

No proper ground and no training equipment, but these kids forget everything when it's about football.

Wales coach Chris Coleman said Friday his side’s victory over Belgium in Euro 2016 to reach a semi-final of a major tournament for the first time in their history showed you must never give up on your dreams.

Having eliminated holders Spain, Italy coach Antonio Conte is quietly confident his side can pull off another major victory in Saturday's quarter-final against old nemesis Germany, a team he considers to be the world's best.

Spain forward Nolito has joined Manchester City from Celta Vigo on a four-year contract, the Premier League side said on Friday.

Wales are happy to cast themselves as underdogs in their Euro 2016 quarter-final against Belgium on Friday but such modesty belies their proven ability to bite hard.

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez believes that Argentina star and his Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi will reverse his decision to quit international football.