AP, London :Wayne Rooney’s record-breaking England career ended with a first: relief not to score.Whenever the striker touched the ball after coming on in the 58th minute, however far he was from goal in...
AFP, Meizhou :“You let Glasgow score, what were you thinking?” plays a video, as a class of budding Chinese footballers stare at a large screen, their backs ramrod straight and arms folded neatly on...
AFP, Johannesburg :Mauritania, a largely desert state that have never qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, are among 15 countries who could secure places at the 2019 tournament this weekend.A team guided by...
AP, Miami :FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he doesn’t know why the lead investigator into corruption within the organization was suspended from that role.Infantino was a childhood friend of the prosecutor, Olivier Thormann. The...
AFP, London :Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira has warned Brazil that his side plan to build on their impressive World Cup campaign by claiming a famous win against their South American rivals on Friday.Brazil are...
Wayne Rooney says he is honoured to make a final appearance for England and happy for manager Gareth Southgate to decide his playing time Thursday against the United States.Former Manchester United star Rooney, in...
AFP, Sao Paulo :Brazil coach Tite was forced into some late changes to the squad that will face Uruguay and Cameroon in friendlies in England after Barcelona’s Philippe Coutinho and Real Madrid pair Marcelo...
AP, London :Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge could be facing a ban from football after being charged on Monday with breaching rules on betting.England’s Football Association said the alleged breaches took place in January 2018,...
AFP, Doha :Sebastian Coe said Sunday that sport should take precedence over politics and urged nations locked in a diplomatic dispute with Qatar not to boycott next year’s world athletics championships in Doha.The IAAF...
