Football

Banned UEFA president Michel Platini will be allowed to attend matches at the European soccer Championship providing he does not do it in any official role, the European governing body's acting general secretary said on Wednesday.

Spain's preparations for Euro 2016 suffered a blow as they were beaten 1-0 by Georgia on Tuesday in their friendly final warmup ahead of the tournament in France.

Wayne Rooney will surpass David Beckham’s record of 115 appearances for an outfield player if he plays in England’s three warm-up games and then helps them reach the knockout phase in France.

The charity football match between Bollywood and cricket stars may have ended in a 2-2 draw but the Kohli-Dhoni-Yuvraj trio combined in a slick move that stole the show.

India are now in the 29th position in Asia. Colombia rose to third place, Chile dropped down to fifth and Spain stayed at sixth.

Kaka has dropped out of the Brazil squad for the Centenary Copa America due to injury and will be replaced by Paulo Henrique Ganso, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Wednesday.

Zidane was promoted from the B-team following the sacking of Rafael Benitez at the start of January and signed a three year contract; however, there had been speculation that failure to win the Champions League could see the Frenchman replaced by a more e...

Newcastle said on Wednesday that Benitez will remain as manager despite the club's relegation to the second-tier League Championship. The coach joined Newcastle in March and had a clause in his contract allowing him to leave should the team be relegated f...

Hero of Real Madrid's Champions League triumph two years ago, Ramos compared his first final experience to losing his virginity ahead of Saturday's clash with Atletico Madrid in a rematch of the 2014 final.

The Dutchman was dismissed two days after United's win over Crystal Palace in the Wembley Cup final, their first trophy in three years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday acknowledged the rise in popularity of football in India and called for creation of the right atmosphere for the game's development.

The 54-year-old Mazzarri, who has also coached Napoli and Sampdoria, signed a three-year deal to take over as manager from July 1.

Northern Irishman Rodgers, who has also managed at Swansea City, Reading and Watford, was sacked by Liverpool in October.

After going three seasons under Klopp's predecessor Brendan Rodgers without making a major final, to reach two in such a short space of time is perhaps a glaring signal that Klopp means business.

Sevilla captain Coke lifted the Europa League trophy at Basel's St Jakob-Park having been the architect of their heroics, scoring twice to leave Liverpool gasping on the canvas after Kevin Gameiro had cancelled out Daniel Sturridge's opener.

Chelsea captain John Terry on Wednesday signed a new one-year contract with the English football club.