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 »
Football has provided an escape from poverty for many players but for Honduran star Wilson Palacios it has come with a high price -- the kidnap and murder of youngest brother Edwin.... more »
Luis Fernando Suarez is dreaming of a repeat of his greatest moment in football when he was coach of the Ecuador team that upset Poland 2-0 at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.... more »
Antonio Valencia has had a tough season on and off the pitch but still faces high expectations when he leads Ecuador at the World Cup finals.... more »
"Der General" Ottmar Hitzfeld will step down at the end of the World Cup after almost 30 years as a coach and more than 40 years in football.... more »
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri said Wednesday that he was considering his future in international football after being left out of the French World Cup squad for a second successive finals.... more »
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri said Wednesday that he respected the choice of France coach Didier Deschamps to leave him out of the national team for the World Cup in Brazil.... more »
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Wednesday expressed confidence that the pressure of the club's nine-year trophy drought will not derail his side in Saturday's FA Cup final against Hull City.... more »
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is happy to play Bacary Sagna and Lukasz Fabianski in Saturday's FA Cup final against Hull City despite uncertainty over their futures, he said on Wednesday.... more »
Carlos Tevez excellent form for Italian champions Juventus this season failed to earn him a recall when Alex Sabella named a provisonal 30-man squad for the World Cup finals on Tuesday.... more »
Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni believes his "love affair" with Japan will bear fruit at the World Cup after four roller-coaster years which has seen Asian Cup success but also intense criticism for reverses.... more »
Ange Postecoglou has promised to restore positive, attacking football as he leads Australia's transition away from their "golden generation" at the World Cup.... more »
Ange Postecoglou has promised to restore positive, attacking football as he leads Australia's transition away from their "golden generation" at the World Cup.... more »
A pivotal figure in European football in recent years, Arjen Robben leads a clutch of Dutch masters who know this year may represent their last chance to help the Netherlands finally get their hands on the World Cup.... more »
Aside from the high sporting drama of a season that culminated with Manchester City as champions, the Premier League also witnessed several lighthearted moments in 2013-14.... more »
Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain was named France's players' player of the year for the second season running on Sunday.... more »
Croatia coach Niko Kovac is intent on challenging golf legend Walter Hagen's claim that 'no one remembers who came in second' at the World Cup.... more »
A team boasting Neymar, Oscar and Dani Alves should win the World Cup, but Brazil know there are no guarantees even when you host the biggest global sporting spectacle.... more »
