A new independent body to monitor club owners and directors and to deal with on and off-field discipline will be set up under wide-reaching proposals to reform English football. The …

FIFA president Sepp Blatter says India has a good chance of hosting the Under-17 World Cup in 2017, which will enable it to play in a world-level football event for …

Everton’s David Moyes, the manager who signed up Australian Tim Cahill into top-flight soccer, believes the majority of clubs have become short-sighted when it comes to the hiring and firing …

Arsene Wenger believes public debate over the vacant England manager’s job will continue until an appointment is made despite the Premier League’s demand for top-flight bosses to stop offering their …

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 …

David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy have gotten their Major League Soccer title defence off to a rocky start, falling 3-1 to Real Salt Lake in their season opener. …

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 A …

German club Dynamo Dresden has sold out its 32,066-capacity stadium despite fans not being allowed in for its second division game against Ingolstadt. Dynamo sold its last “ghost ticket” on …

Chelsea captain John Terry insists the English Premier League club’s senior players shouldn’t be blamed for the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas. Villas-Boas was dismissed last weekend after just over eight …

Interim Melbourne Victory coach Jim Magilton says the A-League club is in urgent need of an overhaul and player clean out – and he wants to be the man to …

Germany striker Mario Gomez netted a hat-trick in Bayern Munich’s 7-1 demolition of Hoffenheim on Saturday as the Bavarians trimmed the gap behind German league leaders Dortmund to five points. …

Didier Drogba scored his 100th English Premier League goal as Chelsea maintained the pressure on Arsenal in the race for fourth place with a 1-0 win over 10-man Stoke City …

Marseille’s hopes of participation in next season’s Champions League suffered a crushing blow following a fourth consecutive league defeat, 1-0 away to Ajaccio, on Friday. Didier Deschamps took his misfiring …

Argentines Walter Samuel and Diego Milito struck inside the last three minutes to give Inter Milan their first win in 10 games in a 2-0 success at Chievo on Friday …

A consortium led by former director Paul Murray is finalising an offer to save stricken Scottish football club Rangers only hours after players agreed to accept massive wage cuts. Murray …

Nigel de Jong says Manchester City must win their remaining 11 games if they want to win the English Premier League. City manager Roberto Mancini expects neighbours Manchester United to …

Sir Alex Ferguson believes West Brom’s visit to Manchester United starts a crucial period in his attempts to keep the Premier League title at Old Trafford. United were beaten 3-2 …

Travel-weary Central Coast will be forced to swap hot water bottles for ice vests when they take on A-League rivals Perth Glory in boiling conditions on Sunday. The Mariners did …