Rosario (Argentina): Rosario Central and Independiente drew 1-1 in the 15th matchday of Argentina's First Division tournament.Emanuel Aguilera opened the scoring for Independiente in the 37th minute of the match played in Gigante del Arroyito
Washington: Indian American Sunil Gulati, who is currently serving a record third term as president of the US Soccer Federation, could be in the race to replace Sepp Blatter as the new Fifa chief.Various US
BERLIN (AP): Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title with four games to spare Sunday, thanks to a little help from traditional rival Borussia Moenchengladbach.'Gladbach forward Max Kruse scored in the last minute to inflict
Sydney: Midfielder Mark Bresciano announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday after 84 appearances for Australia, including three World Cup tournaments and its recent win at the Asian Cup.The 35-year-old Bresciano plays for Al-Gharafa
London: Branislav Ivanovic headed Chelsea into the League Cup final with a 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Tuesday, settling an enthralling semifinal in extra time.After a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Ivanovic rose to
Paris: Retired Portugal football star Pauleta said his former club Paris Saint-Germain is capable of beating Chelsea in the upcoming Champions League last-16 encounter.The 41-year-old, who said bid PSG farewell in 2008 after spending five
Barcelona: Barcelona striker Neymar says players are often provoked, but must expect punishment if they retaliate as Cristiano Ronaldo did during Real Madrid's 2-1 win at Cordoba.Ronaldo was sent off on a straight red card
Madrid: Real Madrid released a statement late Monday saying it complies fully with FIFA's rules on transfers involving minors, after acknowledging that football's governing body is looking into previous deals.Earlier, during Lucas Silva's presentation, club
LIVERPOOL, England: Chelsea showed off its new-found attacking sparkle in a 6-3 win over Everton on a day Manchester City lost its cutting edge to slip to a surprise first defeat in its Premier League
LONDON: Wayne Rooney was named England captain on Thursday, taking over the leadership role of an inexperienced team in a rebuilding phase following its worst-ever World Cup. "He certainly deserves it, his commitment to the
New Delhi: While recovering from a broken back, Barcelona star Neymar appears to be enjoying his football-free summer after meeting Paris Hilton in Ibiza.The Brazil forward, who fractured a vertebra in his country's World Cup
Neymar's recovery from the back injury he suffered at the World Cup is continuing apace as the Barcelona forward takes a holiday with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine in Spain.The couple are relaxing on the beaches of
Brasilia: World soccer governing body FIFA announced that Mexican Marco Rodriguez will referee the World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Germany, which kicks off in Belo Horizonte Tuesday.Rodriguez, 40, earlier officiated the group-stage matches here
SALVADOR, Brazil : Belgium captain Vincent Kompany will start the World Cup match against the United States after struggling with a groin strain for several days. Up front, Belgium coach Marc Wilmots has picked teenager
Rio De Janeiro: It looked like the same sad old story at the World Cup for Africa, the continent which still hasn't quite done it on the big stage. Africa has never had a semifinalist
CUIABA, Brazil : After 12 days of competition, Colombia has already achieved more than it could ever have imagined at the World Cup in Brazil.They've reached the second round with a game to spare, won
BRASILIA, Brazil : Brazil striker Fred finally got his first goal at the World Cup. And he thinks it might have something to do with the new mustache. The much-criticized striker scored Brazil's third goal
Sao Paulo: In the perfect picture of contrasting coaches' styles at this World Cup, Alejandro Sabella of Argentina stood near midfield dressed in a suit that looked appropriate for Wall Street, while Bosnia's Safet Susic
Cairo: At the height of international World Cup fervor, an ultra-conservative Egyptian cleric has said that watching soccer matches was unacceptable in Islam because it is a distraction and "destroys nations."Yasser Borhami, a founding member
Budapest: Gyula Grosics, goalkeeper for the 1950s' nearly unstoppable Hungarian football squad, dubbed the "Magical Magyars", died Friday at the age of 88.Grosics had suffered several heart attacks and lung problems, and was hospitalised earlier
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