A stunning late equaliser from Paul Ifill has virtually guaranteed Wellington Phoenix a home A-League final following a 1-1 draw with Melbourne Heart at AAMI Park on Saturday night. The …

Central Coast coach Graham Arnold has accused the A-League’s decision makers of compromising player welfare by forcing teams to compete in extreme heat. Arnold has called for Professional Footballers Australia …

An injury-time winner from substitute Kevin Gameiro earned Paris Saint-Germain a 2-1 victory at third-bottom Dijon on Sunday that preserved their place at the top of the Ligue 1 table. …

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was involved in a new controversy on Sunday as his infamous temperament got the better of him during a post-match interview. Rumours all week suggested …

Uruguay team-mates Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani both expressed interest in playing for Paris Saint-Germain during a report broadcast on French television channel Canal+ on Sunday evening. Both players were …

Santos Laguna came from behind to defeat Puebla 3-1 and take top spot in the Clausura championship after previous leader Morelia lost 2-1 to Toluca. Santos Laguna is ahead of …

Two Hapoel Tel Aviv players have been banned for unsportmanlike behavior and the Israeli club has been sanctioned for fan violence during last week’s loss to fierce rival Maccabi Tel …

Ivan Marcano and Jose Holebas scored in the first half, and Kevin Mirallas in the second, to lead defending champion Olympiakos over 10-man Aris 3-0 in the Greek league on …

Diego Maradona’s Al Wasl club has been knocked out of the Etisalat Cup, losing 1-0 to Dubai neighbour Al Alhi in an ill-tempered semifinal in which his goalkeeper attacked the …

Holders Celtic will take on either Hearts or St Mirren in the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-finals at Hampden Park next month. Neil Lennon’s team knocked out Rangers’ conquerors Dundee …

  AZ Alkmaar have established a three-point lead at the top of the Eredivisie table on a day when two of their main title rivals suffered surprise defeats. AZ saw …

The mascot for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be an armadillo, the Brazilian weekly Veja has reported. The Brazilian three-banded armadillo, native to the country’s north-east, is capable …

Schalke 04 have defeated Hamburg 3-1 to stay in touch with Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, who have finished the weekend with a five-point advantage at the top of the German …

Cagliari have sacked Davide Ballardini less than four months after hiring him, taking the number of coaches fired this season in the 20-team Serie A to 15. The final nail …

A fugitive from justice in the latest match-fixing scandal to grip Italian football has given an interview pointing the finger at a number of players, including former Italy forward Guiseppe …

Ambitious Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala have excluded Brazilian veteran Roberto Carlos from their players’ list for the remaining three months of the season. The 38-year Carlos – one …

  Rangers would have been “decimated” by the loss of 20 players if the first-team squad had not agreed to pay cuts, the beleaguered club’s administrator Paul Clark says. Clark …

  Argentine legend Diego Maradona is hoping to find a solution to his tax debt problems in Italy so he can join the 25th anniversary celebrations of Napoli’s first Serie …