At least one unauthorised website is touting tickets to next year's football World Cup in South Africa, Australia's consumer watchdog said as it warned of potential fraud in online ticketing. More »
At least one unauthorised website is touting tickets to next year's football World Cup in South Africa, Australia's consumer watchdog said as it warned of potential fraud in online ticketing. More »
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz insisted Saturday that he intends to call up Cristiano Ronaldo for crucial World Cup play-offs against Bosnia-Herzegovina despite the opposition of the player's club Real Madrid.
England manager Fabio Capello was awe-struck as he unveiled a bust at Wembley of Sir Alf Ramsey, the man whose World Cup winning achievement he hopes to emulate in South Africa next year.
Coach Joachim Loew has named promising Werder Bremen midfielder Aaron Hunt and Bayern Munich's rising star Thomas Mueller in the Germany squad for friendlies against Chile and the Ivory Coast.
Real Madrid have told Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz in no uncertain terms they will not make star striker Cristiano Ronaldo available for two crucial World Cup qualifying playoffs.
New coach Carlos Alberto Parreira says struggling 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa can defy the odds and reach the quarter-finals.
World Cup hosts South Africa recalled controversial striker Benni McCarthy Thursday for mid-November home friendlies against Japan and Jamaica.
Patrick Vieira has failed to impress France coach Raymond Domenech, who left the Inter Milan midfielder out of his squad for two World Cup qualifying playoff matches against the Republic of Ireland.
Real Madrid's Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo will be out of action for at least another two weeks, the club said Thursday, after a doctor in Amsterdam examined his injured ankle.
The international future of Patrick Vieira could be decided on Thursday when France coach Raymond Domenech names his squad for the World Cup qualifying play-off against Ireland on November 14 and 18.
North Korea has given awards to its national football squad for qualifying for next year's World Cup -- the first time the team has made the tournament in more than four decades, state media said Tuesday.
Nigeria have selected Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi, who is sidelined with an ankle injury, for a crucial World Cup qualifier against Kenya on November 14 in Nairobi.
Republic of Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni has left out Steven Reid, Andy Reid, Steve Finnan and Clinton Morrison for November's World Cup qualifying play-off against France.
Fabio Capello insists England's trip to Qatar to face Brazil in a lucrative friendly next month is a worthwhile exercise.
Sir Alex Ferguson has slammed international friendlies like England's clash against Brazil in Doha next month as money-making exercises for Football Association bosses.
The small girl zigzags between plastic cones with a football, hardly obstructed by her pink tulle dress as she attempts to master the game, and life lessons from her coach.
Fabio Capello admits banishing the fear factor has been the key to England's success during his reign.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African traditional leaders plan to perform ritual animal slaughters to bless stadiums for the 2010 World Cup tournament ahead of the start of the showcase event next June, they said Friday.