Wellington dealt a significant blow to Sydney FC’s A-League finals hopes with an upset 1-0 win at the Sydney Football Stadium on Saturday. A goal to Phoenix star Paul Ifill …

Robin van Persie has confirmed Arsenal’s north London derby clash with Tottenham Hotspur will carry an extra edge by insisting it is a game Arsene Wenger’s side simply can’t afford …

A defiant Adelaide United coach John Kosmina hasn’t given up on his side making the A-League finals but admits they face a huge challenge to land a spot in the …

Five days after lowly Gold Coast almost toppled A-League leaders Central Coast with speed, Melbourne Heart aim to complete the job on Sunday at AAMI Park. Heart midfielder Matt Thompson …

Borussia Moenchengladbach failed to consolidate second place in the Bundesliga by allowing Hamburger SV to salvage a 1-1 draw on Friday. Tolgay Arslan’s 56th-minute equaliser cancelled out Mike Hanke’s opening …

Rangers manager Ally McCoist said Friday he was “shocked but not surprised” after it emerged owner Craig Whyte had used money from future ticket sales to finance his takeover of …

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk included two uncapped young wingers Friday in his 24-man squad for the friendly against England next week. FC Twente’s 19-year-old Ola John and Luciano Narsingh, …

German Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund has announced revenue of 101.4 million euros ($A127.15 million) for the six months to December last year, breaking the 100 million euro ($A125.39 million) mark …

The J-League’s former top goal scorer Ryoichi Maeda helped Japan beat Iceland 3-1 with an early goal on Friday in a warm-up game for a World Cup qualifier next week. …

Wales’ assistant coach Raymond Verheijen quit on Friday, accusing the Football Association of Wales of “political and destructive games”. “Earlier today I have informed the FAW I will resign. Have …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal of former world football top official Amos Adamu of Kenya against a three-year ban in connection with a corruption …

Blackburn Rovers says it has reached a deal to sell defender Christopher Samba to big-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala. The English Premier League club did not provide financial details of …

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes says he is giving no thought to being fired despite the troubles at the club. The DPA news agency reports Heynckes as saying that “the …

German football club Borussia Moenchengladbach failed to consolidate second place in the Bundesliga by allowing Hamburger SV to salvage a 1-1 draw Friday. Tolgay Arslan’s 56th-minute equaliser cancelled out Mike …

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner plans to sue a Trinidad and Tobago newspaper that he accuses of libel and defamation regarding stories involving funds slated for Haiti reconstruction efforts. …

Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic claims some of his players turned on each other using witchcraft at the Africa Cup of Nations, according to a report published by the BBC on …

Wolves chiefs have defended their decision to axe Mick McCarthy after a protracted search for a replacement ended with assistant Terry Connor being given the job until the end of …

Struggling Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has been dropped by Spain for the first time in more than five years. Torres was missing from the squad announced on Friday by coach …