Football
Blatter ready for new term as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter is ready to seek a new term as FIFA’s president, he announced Wednesday, ignoring calls from top European officials to stand down as...
Pele worried about great expectations for Neymar
AFP, Rio De Janeiro : Brazil star Neymar is under too much pressure to deliver the hosts with a sixth World Cup trophy, football legend...
World Cup records
AFP, Sao Paulo :World Cup records according to world governing body FIFA ahead of the 2014 edition which begins in Sao Paulo on Thursday: Most...
Five new technologies at the World Cup
AFP, Rio De Janeiro :The 2014 World Cup will represent the first time that goal-line technology has been used at football’s showpiece event, but technological...
Ronaldo leads rampant Portugal to big win
AFP, East Rutherford :Cristiano Ronaldo had a hand in a goal and hit a post on his return as Portugal concluded their World Cup preparations...
World Cup bonuses cause stir from Spain to Cameroon
AFP, Paris :From Cameroon’s players refusing to board their plane for Brazil to Spain’s massive offer, World Cup bonuses have already caused a stir before...
Brazil desperate to make mark in World Cup opener
AFP, Sao Paulo :Brazil are desperate to make a powerful statement of intent in Thursday’s World Cup opener against Croatia as they seek to relieve...
Brazil hold highest WC records
A.T.M.Nurun Nabi :Soccer’s world governing body, International Football de Associations (FIFA), an organisation of 208 members, was formed in Paris on May 21 in 1904,...