Brisbane Roar midfielder Massimo Murdocca has been ruled out of Sunday’s clash with Adelaide and is unlikely to return until the A-League champions play their next Asian Champions League match …

Brazil accepted FIFA’s apologies over the World Cup 2014 ‘kick up the backside’ controversy on Thursday, paving the way for President Dilma Rousseff to meet world football chief Sepp Blatter. …

Athletic Bilbao stunned Manchester United with a mesmerising performance in the Europa League on Thursday, outclassing the English champions in a 3-2 away win in the first leg of the …

Sporting Lisbon defender Xandao scored with an audacious back-heeled shot in a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Thursday in the first leg of the last 16 of the Europa …

Premier League leaders Manchester City suffered a 1-0 defeat by Sporting Lisbon in their Europa League last 16 first-leg clash on Thursday, as 2010 winners Atletico Madrid closed in on …

Brazil and FIFA have put their rift behind them. Now it’s time to get to work. A public war of words brought uncertainty over the country’s preparations, but after apologies …

Rangers have been plunged into fresh turmoil after the financially stricken Glasgow giants were charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the Scottish Football Association. The SFA said in …

Tottenham Hotspur star Gareth Bale has insisted he is not a serial diver after fresh allegations against him from Stevenage Borough defender Mark Roberts. Welsh winger Bale won a crucial …

The Scottish Football Association has described Rangers chairman Craig Whyte as “not a fit and proper person” to be involved in the sport following the Glasgow giant’s financial troubles. The …

Records are falling fast and furious for Barcelona scoring ace Lionel Messi, and he already has another one in his sights. The three-time world player of the year became the …

Wolves captain Roger Johnson was barred from first team training after turning up drunk for a practice session, it has been reported. The Daily Telegraph on Thursday said the 28-year-old …

USA goalkeeper Tim Howard is set to complete a decade at Everton after extending his contract at the Premier League club until 2016. The 33-year-old Howard has played 256 games …

No one gave tiny Cypriot club APOEL much of a chance to get past a vastly more experienced Lyon and book a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals. Maybe that …

Marseille’s season is in danger of spiralling out of control if they slip to a fourth straight defeat at Ajaccio on Friday, four days before they head to Inter Milan …

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish refuses to dwell on his side’s deficiencies up front and believes it remains more of an issue for those outside the club than within it. A …

Second or sixth – Wellington Phoenix’s A-League season hangs in the balance ahead of a challenging double-header in Melbourne over the next week. Coach Ricki Herbert says the third-placed Phoenix, …

Arsenal will be determined to have captain Robin van Persie spearhead their attack alongside expected summer recruit Lukas Podolski next season. Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has fuelled speculation of …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is raging with anger following AC Milan’s 3-0 loss to Arsenal in the Champions League – and club vice-president Adriano Galliani says that’s a good thing. Having won …