David Beckham hopes to make his return to action in LA Galaxy’s match against Columbus Crew on Sept. 11, the midfielder said on Thursday.
FIFA ended a four-day visit to inspect Spain and Portugal’s 2018 or 2022 World Cup bid by praising the countries’ capacity to co-ordinate effectively in hosting a joint event.
New France coach Laurent Blanc has passed the words of the French national anthem on to his players so they can sing La Marseillaise before their Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus.
Europe’s leading coaches are in favor of the experiment with two extra linesmen behind the goals and prefer it to the use of goal-line technology, UEFA said on Thursday.
Iran’s demand for a neutral referee for their friendly against China this week is disrespectful but local match officials only have themselves to blame, according to China’s soccer chief Wei Di.
Shenyang Dongjin defender Feng Shaoshun will not lose the sight in his left eye which was cut by glass after opposing fans stoned the team bus, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) said on Wednesday.
Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.
Sudan has avoided being banned from international soccer after the country’s Football Association re-ran its elections without government interference, FIFA said on Tuesday.
Bob Bradley has agreed to stay on as United States coach for another four years to include the 2014 World Cup, U.S. Soccer said on Monday.
A German player formerly with Bundesliga second division club VfL Osnabrueck has been banned for two years and nine months for appearing willing to help fix matches, the German soccer federation (DFB) said on Monday.