MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez is working hard to get back to top form and remains a key member of the team, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday. Rodriguez was sidelined by a thigh injury while on duty with Colombia in September and has struggled for form and fitness since his return […]
By Brian Homewood NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) – Gianni Infantino’s bid for the FIFA presidency with the aim of leading the world football body out of the worst graft scandal in its history was boosted on Friday when the Swiss lawyer won “overwhelming” backing from Europe’s football associations. Infantino, general secretary of European football’s ruling body […]
UEFA finally overcame its reluctance to adopt goal-line technology, approving its use at this year's European Championship and next year's Champions League.
Barcelona should have Lionel Messi back for Saturday's La Liga match at Malaga but his attacking partner Neymar is unavailable, the European champions said.
Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech made a surprise return to Chelsea's training ground after Adidas sent a consignment of gloves to his former club by mistake.
NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) – Gianni Infantino, a candidate in the election for the presidency of world soccer body FIFA, received the “overwhelming” backing of Europe’s football associations, UEFA said on Friday. “UEFA’s national associations overwhelmingly expressed their support for Gianni and will officially announce their individual positions in due course,” said UEFA in a statement. […]
(Reuters) – UEFA will not schedule a presidential election to replace banned Michel Platini until the Frenchman’s appeal has been decided, the European soccer body said in a statement on Friday. Platini, who had been strong favourite to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, was banned for eight years from all football activities by the […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has signed a one-year deal keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2016-17 season, the Premier League champions said on Friday. The 31-year-old, made vice-captain at the start of the current season, said he considered Chelsea to be his home after eight years with the […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Lous van Gaal has again dismissed reports he will leave Old Trafford at the end of the season, saying on Friday he does not have to answer to the media. The Dutchman’s future has been the subject of persistent speculation after United’s Champions League group-stage exit and indifferent Premier […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United’s full back curse has struck again with Ashley Young ruled out for a “long time” after sustaining a severe groin problem, manager Louis van Gaal said on Friday. Young, a winger who has filled in at right and left back this season after a string of injuries, was forced off […]
REUTERS – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp is prepared to give injury-plagued striker Daniel Sturridge all the time he needs to recover from a hamstring injury sustained last month. Sturridge has played just 108 minutes of football since Klopp took over from Brendan Rodgers in October and has missed the Merseyside club’s last 11 matches in […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Former Scotland captain Graeme Souness is backing the idea of expanding the World Cup to 40 teams if it helps maintain what he describes as “a golden age” for soccer. The idea, first seriously mooted by banned UEFA president Michel Platini, has gained momentum recently and Souness believes it is the right […]
