France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena hopes his standout performance in Tuesday's 4-0 friendly victory over Norway can help propel him into a starring role at the World Cup in Brazil.... more »
Shamed by race scandals in sports and local politics, Spain is starting to crack down on racism which campaigners say it has ignored for too long.... more »
Colombia goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon will make history when he turns 43 on June 21 as he will become the oldest player to be part of any World Cup finals squad.... more »
Ramon Diaz parted company with Argentine champions River Plate on Tuesday, just days after leading them to a 35th league title, the club announced.... more »
France's World Cup squad will emerge from the isolation of their secluded training base to play Norway on Tuesday in the first of three friendlies before departing for Brazil.... more »
The 2006 World Cup saw the tournament return to Germany after a 32-year absence and it was widely acclaimed as a triumph for the host nation, sparking a huge upsurge in national pride.... more »
Top-class stadiums are a proud legacy of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, but the national team has failed to build on promise shown in the tournament.... more »
Argentina national team coach Alejandro Sabella on Wednesday dropped four players from his provisional 30-man World Cup squad, the country's football federation announced.... more »
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo headlines Portugal's 23-man squad named on Monday for the 2014 World Cup finals with veteran striker Ricardo Quaresma overlooked.... more »
Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo headlines Portugal's 23-man squad named on Monday for the 2014 World Cup finals with veteran striker Ricardo Quaresma overlooked.... more »
France's second choice goalkeeper Steve Mandanda said on Sunday he would miss the World Cup finals as he would not have recovered in time from a neck injury he suffered on Saturday.... more »
West Bromwich Albion midfielder Stephane Sessegnon carried on where he left off in England by scoring twice for Benin in an Africa Cup of Nations victory this weekend.... more »
France's second choice goalkeeper Steve Mandanda faces a battle to be fit for the World Cup finals after it was announced on Sunday he would be sidelined for six weeks.... more »
It took the persuasive skills of three leading Algerian football figures to convince Sofiane Feghouli that his international career lay with the 'Desert Foxes' rather than France.... more »
Marc Wilmots' hiring as coach of a then misfiring Belgium team back in May 2012 can safely be classified as one of the Belgium football federation's better decisions.... more »
Paulo Bento has bitter memories of major as a player, but as a coach he has given Portugal plenty of reason to be proud of their national team.... more »
British-born Jill Ellis, unbeaten in two stints as interim coach of the US women's national football squad, was named Friday as the team's new full-time coach by US Soccer president Sunil Gulati.... more »
Bastia goalkeeper Mickael Landreau, who holds the record for the most appearances in the French top flight, will play his final league match this weekend as he brings down the curtain on an 18-year career.... more »
There will be no official theme song for the France team during the 2014 World Cup finals, the French Football Federation (FFF) said on Thursday.... more »
