Hitzfeld berated Lichtsteiner after he was given a first yellow card for dissent but said the second booking was a mistake by the referee. “The second offence was not a

“Shorty”, the poor boy from the Jacarezinho ‘favela’ (shanty town) who became one of the world’s best strikers, is seeking support from the poor in Rio to win a local

The Pereira squad signed a letter threatening not to turn out for their home match on Sunday against Cortulua because the club is three and a half months behind with

“We cannot say we have players who know how to score goals,” Blanc told reporters after the Group D match. “We know we have the players to keep the ball

Beckham has been sidelined since March when he suffered an Achilles tendon injury, while playing on loan for AC Milan, that cost him a place in the England squad at

Club vice-president Jose Manuel Lopez and team captain Alexis Henriquez issued a joint statement announcing the agreement ending two days of strike action by the players. “The club will gradually

Overall spending by English clubs was around 350 million pounds, 22 percent below the levels of 2009 and the lowest after three years of record growth, Deloitte said in a

The 28-year-old, who watched Sunday’s 4-0 win over Lecce in Milan’s Serie A opener, left their training ground after the tests to join the Sweden squad for their upcoming Euro

The champions took an early lead through Argentine midfielder Lucho Gonzalez but then had midfielder Edouard Cisse sent off after 34 minutes. Bordeaux and Marseille now have four points from

Rapid Vienna, who knocked out English Premier LeagueAston Villaat the play-off stage last year, repeated the trick, coming from behind with two late goals to win 3-2 away and qualify