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HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s football authority announced a slew of measures to punish and prevent racist behaviour at games, after Philippine football chiefs...

  MADRID: Spanish international Fernando Torres (pictured below) has said he is determined to see out his contract at Chelsea and hopes that the...

  GUETEMALA CITY: Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to help a second-string Argentina record an easy 4-0 away win over Guatemala in a friendly...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Italy and Mexico will both be looking for an upturn in recent fortunes at the Confederations Cup when they open...

Brazil’s Neymar (left) hits a shot which proved to be the opening goal of the Confederations Cup tournament in his side’s Group A...

LONDON: Manchester City yesterday  said they had appointed Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini (pictured) to take over from Roberto Mancini, earmarking him as the...

Brazilian national football team goalkeeper Diego Cavarieli goes for the ball during a training session in Brasilia yesterday. Brazil will face Japan in...

  BEIJING: Recently retired football superstar David Beckham will be joined by his wife Victoria during a seven day visit to China next week,...

  MADRID: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo threw further doubt over his future in Spain yesterday by suggesting he has not penned a new...

MADRID: Malaga have agreed to appoint former Real Madrid boss Bernd Schuster as their new coach, the club said yesterday. Schuster, 53, comes...

Italian national football team goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon signs autographs for fans outside of his hotel in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...

MADRID: Lionel Messi’s picture was on the front pages rather than in the sports sections of the Spanish media yesterday, after the World...

  MADRID: Lionel Messi’s spotless image as the world’s greatest footballer and a humble man has taken a stunning blow with accusations that he...

  PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain will begin their defence of the Ligue 1 title next season against the previous year’s champions, Montpellier, according to fixtures...

  MADRID: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi denied yesterday stunning allegations that he and his father engaged in tax fraud worth more than four million...

Sweden’s forward and team captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring a penalty shot during the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying match against Faroe...

BUENOS AIRES: Strikers Falcao, Alexis Sanchez and Edinson Cavani all scored as Colombia ate into Argentina’s lead, Chile notched a second successive win...

RIO DE JANEIRO:Four-time world champions Italy were held to a surprise 2-2 draw against unfancied Haiti on Tuesday night as the Caribbean islanders...