Ajax technical director Danny Blind and the club’s board have resigned following a row over the blocked appointment of Louis van Gaal as general manager of the Dutch footballing giants. …

AC Milan travel to Udinese on Saturday looking to get their season back on track, while Serie A leader Juventus visit Bologna a day later – if the weather permits. …

Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy believes the team are now well placed to kick on in the final third of the season. The Wales international thinks January was a significant period …

England football chiefs vowed not to rush their search for a successor to Fabio Capello on Thursday as Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp remained tight-lipped over taking the job. Speaking at …

A stadium, hit by a massive earthquake in March last year, is one of the candidate venues for the under-20 women’s football World Cup to be hosted by Japan during …

Hoffenheim is parting company with coach Holger Stanislawski, one day after losing 1-0 at home to second-division Greuther Fuerth in the German Cup quarterfinals. Stanislawski joined the club at the …

Acting Asian football chief Zhang Jilong, who replaced the corruption-tainted Mohamed bin Hamman last year, is keen to stay as head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), a report said …

FC Basel’s star forward Xherdan Shaqiri will join its Champions League round-of-16 opponent Bayern Munich at the end of the current season. Basel confirmed the long-speculated transfer Thursday, but did …

When Zambia arrive in Libreville Thursday they will keep a promise they made before the competition began to honour the dead from the 1993 air crash that wiped out the …

Qatar hired its first major contractor for the 2022 World Cup, choosing American consulting firm CH2M Hill to help deliver the tournament in the Gulf nation. The firm will work …

Barcelona must win away to tough Osasuna on Saturday if they intend to catch up with Spanish league leaders Real Madrid. Real are seven points ahead of the world champions …

Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan exited the Africa Cup of Nations as public enemy number one among some Black Stars’ supporters after Wednesday’s quarter-final loss to Zambia. The Sunderland forward, on-loan …

The Italian press have been left stunned by Fabio Capello’s resignation as England manager but are already focusing on his next destination. Capello was to leave the England job after …

An impregnable defence coupled with forwards who can strike at will are the cornerstones of Ivory Coast’s march to Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final, says Salomon Kalou. The Elephants …

Suspended forward Mitch Nichols and injured defender Sebastian Ryall are heading back to Australia after being removed from the Olyroos squad for the upcoming match against the UAE. Nichols picked …

Melbourne Victory can rush in Spanish recruit Ubay Luzardo for Friday night’s crunch clash with A-League leaders Central Coast Mariners. Signed on a loan deal, coach Jim Magilton was still …

Real Madrid and Barcelona are soccer’s biggest moneymakers for the third straight year and look set to out-earn their rivals for the foreseeable future. The annual review of football finance …

Melbourne Victory are sweating on the availability of first-choice central defensive pairing Adrian Leijer and newcomer Ubay Luzardo for Friday night’s crunch clash with A-League leaders Central Coast Mariners. Leijer …