Swiss prosecutors have interrogated disgraced Neuchatel Xamax owner Bulat Chagaev as part of their investigation into the Chechen’s alleged mismanagement of the club’s finances. The handcuffed businessman smiled at photographers …

Partizan Belgrade coach Avram Grant says Iranian football club Sepahan has cancelled their friendly match in Turkey because he is an Israeli. The match was scheduled to be played on …

Mohamed bin Hammam will challenge FIFA in a two-day hearing in April at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in a bid to overturn his life ban for alleged election …

Swedish national soccer team assistant coach Marcus Allback has been cleared of involvement in a case of bribery surrounding construction projects in western Sweden. Prosecutor Thomas Forsberg tells The Associated …

Valencia midfielder Ever Banega has undergone surgery for a double fibula-tibia fracture in his left leg, following an accident a day earlier. Banega, 23, has had an injury-plagued season and …

Massimiliano Allegri defended the decision to let Italian World Cup winning midfielder Andrea Pirlo leave in the northern summer to join Juventus, saying the midfielder needed a new challenge. The …

Andre Villas-Boas admits his insistence he is at Chelsea for the long haul would carry more weight if publicly backed by the club’s hierarchy. Blues boss Villas-Boas was once again …

Joey O’Brien has hailed the resilience of West Ham as they look to reclaim top spot in the npower Championship with victory over Blackpool on Tuesday. The Hammers have taken …

Andre Villas-Boas says he has no fear for his Chelsea future ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League second round, first leg clash with Napoli in Naples because the culture at the …

France’s top two football divisions have witnessed an unwelcome upsurge in racist abuse from the terraces in the 2011-12 season to date, a police report released on Monday revealed. According …

Steve Bruce is the favourite to be the next manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers, according to the UK bookmakers. The former Sunderland, Wigan and Birmingham manager is now Wolves’ first choice …

Germany manager Joachim Loew says he has a back-up plan in place for Euro 2012 despite the rising number of injuries that threaten to scupper his attempt to win June’s …

Former Arsenal star Emmanuel Petit said on Monday that parting ways with Arsene Wenger would be “the biggest mistake” but admitted that the London side are suffering from a crisis …

Niall Quinn is to step down as Sunderland’s director of international development. The 45-year-old former chairman and manager of the north east club says he will be returning to Ireland …

Chelsea, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich are looking to the Champions League to help relieve growing domestic pressures but face tricky away tasks in their first-leg matches in the last …

For Stevenage goalkeeper Chris Day, the FA Cup replay with Tottenham means he will finally get a chance to play a competitive match at White Hart Lane 21 years after …

Alex Ferguson believes he will stay on at Manchester United even after he steps down as manager, he said in an interview to be broadcast on Monday. “I will remain …

Out-of-form and low on morale, Chelsea head to Napoli in the Champions League on Tuesday aiming to maintain English interest in the competition. With Manchester United and Manchester City shunted …