SEOUL: South Korea yesterday named former skipper Hong Myung-Bo the new coach of the national side, tasked with preparing the out-of-form team for...
SEOUL: South Korea yesterday named former skipper Hong Myung-Bo the new coach of the national side, tasked with preparing the out-of-form team for...
MUNICHBUT, Germany: New coach Pep Guardiola yesterday vowed to maintain the treble success Bayern Munich enjoyed under predecessor Jupp Heynckes, as the Spaniard...
Jordi Alba of Spain hits the ball in what proves to be the opening goal of the match as Spain take a 1-0...
PARIS: Former France coach Laurent Blanc (pictured) said yesterday he was very close to being named the new boss of French champions Paris...
Mexico’s forward Javier Hernandez (right) celebrates with defender Hector Moreno after scoring the second goal against Japan during their FIFA Confederations Cup Group...
FORTALEZA, Brazil: Buoyed by their record-breaking 10-0 rout of Tahiti at the Confederations Cup, Spain approach in today’s final Group B fixture against...
Rio De Janiero: Former Brazil forward Romario has described FIFA as ‘the real president of Brazil’ and said the money spent on stadiums...
FIFA President Joseph Blatter (right) speaks with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan before the match between Cuba and Korea at the FIFA Under-20...
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly reached an agreement with Laurent Blanc to become the new manager of the French Ligue 1 champions, according...
Salvador, Brazil: Diego Forlan (pictured) said he had enjoyed a perfect evening after capping his record 100th international appearance with a goal that...
Salvador, Brazil: Brazil and Italy will be battling to avoid the daunting likelihood of a semi-final against world champions Spain when they meet...
Spain’s defender Cesar Azpilicueta (left) and Tahiti’s forward Marama Vahirua vie during their FIFA Confederations Cup Group B match, at the Maracana Stadium...
KUALA LUMPUR: Marcello Lippi’s Guangzhou Evergrande dodged the toughest teams when they were drawn against Qatar’s Lekhwiya in the AFC quarter-finals yesterday. Guangzhou,...
Italy’s forward Mario Balotelli (left) celebrates next to midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini after scoring a penalty against Japan during the FIFA Confederations Cup Group...
MOSCOW: Italian Fabio Capello (pictured) is expected to stay on in his job as boss of Russia’s national side until at least the...
Abdelkarim Fadlalla (right) of Qatar and Uzbekistan’s Farhod Tadjiyev vie for ball possession during their FIFA 2014 World Cup, Asian Zone, Group A...
DOHA: Qatar, hosts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, is committed to staging football’s showpiece event in its traditional window of June-July but...
SYDNEY: Australia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil yesterday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them...
