Qatar Football Association (QFA) president Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani (left) and Qatar football national team coach Fahad Thani look...
Qatar Football Association (QFA) president Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani (left) and Qatar football national team coach Fahad Thani look...
MIAMI: David Beckham said the prospect of owning an Major League Soccer team in Miami was “exciting” after he was urged to help...
BERLIN: Bayern Munich completed the treble by beating VfB Stuttgart 3-2 in a dramatic German Cup final yesterday, adding the trophy to the...
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho gestures after their La Liga match against Osasuna at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, yesterday. Jose Mourinho ended...
DUBLIN: West Bromwich Albion striker Shane Long will captain the Republic of Ireland in today’s friendly against Georgia. Long scored Ireland’s goal in...
RIO DE JANEIRO: After an embarrassing brush with cancellation, the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host its first official match...
BERLIN: Champions League winners Bayern Munich are eager to keep outgoing coach Jupp Heynckes on in some capacity with Pep Guardiola set to...
The Maracana Stadium, where renovations work for the upcoming Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup is still ongoing, is seen in this...
This picture taken on April 13, 2005 shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter (left) welcomed by the Burundi’s Football Federation (FFB) President Lydia Nsekera...
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius: FIFA adopted tough new measures in soccer’s fight against racism yesterday when delegates at its Congress approved their introduction by...
BARCELONA: Barcelona’s talismanic captain Carles Puyol has said another injury-interrupted season like the one just finishing could force him to consider hanging up...
Barcelona’s player Eric Abidal (front second left, in blue) embraces a technical staff as star striker Lionel Messi (centre, back) and his team-mates...
Stoke City football club’s new manager Mark Hughes is presented to the media at the Stoke City training ground in Stoke-on-Trent, central England,...
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius: The opening of the 63rd FIFA Congress in Mauritius yesterday was overshadowed by a row over the decision to push...
LOS ANGELES: Juventus and Real Madrid will take part in the first ever soccer games played at historic Dodger Stadium on August 3,...
MADRID: Real Madrid have agreed a new shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates airline for the next five seasons. “It is a new era...
Qatar’s Ibrahim Majed Abdulmajed (right) and Azerbaijan’s Gara Garayev vie for the ball during a friendly match at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. RIGHT:...
Berlin: The first tickets for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will go on sale on August 20, the ruling football body FIFA...