Sydney FC soccer star Brett Emerton says the impending departure of coach Vitezslav Lavicka won’t affect the team’s performance and players respect him, wanting to send him off in the …

Fabio Capello became the latest victim of the “impossible job” after a four-year reign which had once seemed poised to end decades of English failure before it finally unravelled in …

Harry Redknapp’s acquittal on tax evasion charges on Wednesday has paved the way for the charismatic Tottenham boss to cap a 30-year football coaching career by becoming Fabio Capello’s successor …

A contender for the goal of the competition from Arsenal forward Gervinho against Mali in Libreville on Wednesday put Ivory Coast into the Africa Cup of Nations final. Gervinho’s solo …

In the aftermath of Fabio Capello’s shock resignation as England manager on Wednesday, attention has already turned to the search for the next man to take on the so-called “impossible …

Trinidad and Tobago World Cup veterans have seized office equipment from the country’s football federation over a long-standing payment dispute. Accompanied by a group of policemen and a court official, …

Juventus have one foot in the Italian Cup soccer final after Martin Caceres scored a brace to hand them a 2-1 win over AC Milan in the semi-final first leg …

An extra-time goal from the in-form Stephane Sessegnon allowed Premier League side Sunderland to prevail 2-1 over Championship outfit Middlesbrough in their FA Cup fourth round replay. The Benin international …

Valenciennes knocked defending champions Lille out of the French Cup on Wednesday, winning 2-1 in the last-16 match after goals from Mathieu Dossevi and Vincent Aboubakar. Dossevi flicked home a …

Celtic opened up a four-point gap over rivals Rangers at the top of Scottish soccer’s Premier League on Wednesday with a clinical display in a 4-0 thrashing of Hearts at …

Second-division Greuther Fuerth joined Bayern Munich, Borussia Moenchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals of the German Cup after they shocked Bundesliga side Hoffenheim 1-0 on Wednesday. Bayern are chasing …

Holders Lille have reluctantly relinquished their grip on the French Cup after going down 2-1 at local rivals Valenciennes in the last 16 at a wintry Stade du Hainaut. Lille …

Catania and Roma have played out the final 25 minutes of their abandoned Serie A clash but could add no further to the score and the game finished 1-1. Originally …

Fulham first-team coach Billy McKinlay has been appointed as Northern Ireland’s new assistant manager, the Barclays Premier League club have announced. McKinlay, who joined Fulham in 2004, will continue his …

Bayern Munich are set to sign midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri for next season from Champions League rivals FC Basel, with media reports here claiming the Swiss has already had a medical …

Poland’s Super Cup football match has been called off amid safety concerns at Warsaw’s National Stadium, a key venue for the upcoming Euro 2012 tournament. “After hearing information from the …

Notts County footballer Lee Hughes denied a sexual assault charge today. The striker was arrested after police were called to his team’s hotel in Croydon, south London, on December 3. …

A judge investigating match-fixing in Italy said “a considerable part of the Bari squad” had links to a betting ring that rigged games when the club was in Serie A …