Alexandre Pato is rediscovering his love for football in China after a turbulent few years saw his career nosedive before he had even reached his prime. The 27-year-old forward hit a cracker from...
Scotland captain Darren Fletcher has agreed a two-year deal to join Stoke City when his contract with Premier League counterparts West Brom expires. The 33-year-old did not miss a top-flight game...
TP Mazembe star Solomon Asante beat off competition from Dede Ayew and Daniel Amartey to be adjudged the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) footballer of the year for the 2015/2016 season....
Ex-Black Stars defender and president of the Professional Footballers Association, (PFAG) Tony Baffoe was crowned the Sports Personality of the year at the 42nd SWAG awards. The annual award ceremony...
Manchester United pulled together in their city’s time of darkness, showing no little skill and spirit to overcome Ajax and win the Europa League. Less than 48 hours after a terror attack killed 22...
Australia's A-League will become the first top-level domestic football league in the world to implement the video assistant referee system, officials said on Monday. After six months of training and...
Uefa has achieved its stated aim of 16 slots. Its president, Aleksander Ceferin, made it clear that would be his demand in return for supporting an expanded tournament. Ratification will be...
Neymar will have to stand trial after he lost an appeal against corruption charges relating to his transfer from Santos to Barcelona, a criminal court in Spain has ruled. The Brazilian’s move to La...
Neymar will have to stand trial after he lost an appeal against corruption charges relating to his transfer from Santos to Barcelona, a criminal court in Spain has ruled. The Brazilian's move to La...
One would be certainly bold to believe Riyad Mahrez and Algeria would struggle at this year’s AFCON tournament. With Mahrez scooping up two titles (BBC and CAF African Footballer of the Year...
One would be certainly bold to believe Riyad Mahrez and Algeria would struggle at this year’s AFCON tournament. With Mahrez scooping up two titles (BBC and CAF African Footballer of the Year...
Roberto Carlos has backed former Real Madrid team-mate Zinedine Zidane to soon be recognised as the best coach in the world. After taking over from Rafael Benitez at the Santiago Bernabeu in January...
Cristiano Ronaldo is in no doubt that he deserved to win FIFA's inaugural The Best Men's Player award for 2016. The 31-year-old beat Lionel Messi to the prize at Monday's gala following what he...
Cristiano Ronaldo was named the world’s best player at the inaugural Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich. Real Madrid and Portugal forward Ronaldo, 31, beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Atletico...
Global football federations are "overwhelmingly in favour" of plans for a 48-team World Cup, Fifa president Gianni Infantino says. The head of football's governing body outlined his vision for an...
Fifa is discussing whether to allow only captains to speak to referees, says former Netherlands striker and manager Marco van Basten. It would bring football in line with rugby union, which has...
Using video replays to review decisions at the Club World Cup has produced "extremely positive results", says Fifa president Gianni Infantino. The system was first used on Wednesday to award a...
From an explosive winger the Portugal international now plays almost as an orthodox centre-forward, and it is a change that has allowed him to stay on top of the game Just a short year ago it looked...
Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to 36 games by beating Club America 2-0 to reach the Fifa Club World Cup final. Karim Benzema gave the European champions the lead with a clipped finish after...
Referee Viktor Kassai made some soccer history on Wednesday, using video replay to award a penalty kick during the Club World Cup semifinals. Kashima Antlers midfielder Gaku Shibasaki sent in a free...
