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Abu Dhabi: Defending champions Real Madrid will play the winner of a play-off between the Asian champions and Auckland City/Al Jazira in the...

Amsterdam: Unless the Netherlands can beat Sweden by a seven-goal margin on Tuesday the inventors of the beautiful game will be absent from...

SYDNEY: Syria coach Ayman Hakeem has backed his heavily depleted squad to continue the war-ravaged nation's unlikely march towards a maiden World Cup...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: Mohamed Salah scored from a penalty kick deep into injury time on Sunday to send Egypt to the World Cup and...

Warsaw: Robert Lewandowski scored a European qualifying record 16th goal as Poland defeated Montenegro 4-2 in Warsaw on Sunday to earn a spot...

Accra: Ghana have filed a protest with FIFA after their goalless draw with Uganda saw them crash out of the race to qualify...

Berlin: Julian Draxler will miss Germany's final World Cup qualifier on Sunday against Azerbaijan with flu as the hosts chase a record 10...

Qatar SC, Al Gharafa and Al Kharaitiyat will be targetting back-to-back wins as the QSL Cup begins its second round today. All these...

Turin, Italy: Gian Piero Ventura warned Italy will struggle to even get past November's World Cup play-offs if they reproduce the woeful form...

Orlando: Christian Pulisic fired the United States to a 4-0 win over Panama on Friday that saw the Americans inch closer to a...

Barcelona:  Barcelona tied down captain Andres Iniesta for the rest of his career as the club announced yesterday the 33-year-old midfielder has agreed...

After missing chance after chance against Peru, Lionel Messi looked skyward as if seeking divine intervention. Even that may not be enough to...

Malacca, Malaysia:  Australian players and media slammed the referee after Syria’s controversial late penalty dented their hopes of reaching next year’s World Cup...

London:  Liverpool will officially unveil the newly named Kenny Dalglish Stand at their match with fierce rivals Manchester United next week, the club...

London:  Hosting stages of the 2021 Tour de France, another edition of the IAAF World Championships and the 2023 Champions Legaue final are...

Madrid: A backdrop of political division will dominate Spain's potential path to World Cup qualification on Friday with Gerard Pique in the eye...

Berlin: Veteran German coach Jupp Heynckes will replace sacked Carlo Ancelotti as Bayern Munich's manager until the end of the season, according to...

Sofia: Former Barcelona favourite Hristo Stoichkov on Thursday backed the independence referendum in Catalonia and denounced the violence that marred the banned vote....