The mascot for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be an armadillo, the Brazilian weekly Veja has reported. The Brazilian three-banded armadillo, native to the country’s north-east, is capable …

Schalke 04 have defeated Hamburg 3-1 to stay in touch with Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, who have finished the weekend with a five-point advantage at the top of the German …

Cagliari have sacked Davide Ballardini less than four months after hiring him, taking the number of coaches fired this season in the 20-team Serie A to 15. The final nail …

A fugitive from justice in the latest match-fixing scandal to grip Italian football has given an interview pointing the finger at a number of players, including former Italy forward Guiseppe …

Ambitious Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala have excluded Brazilian veteran Roberto Carlos from their players’ list for the remaining three months of the season. The 38-year Carlos – one …

  Rangers would have been “decimated” by the loss of 20 players if the first-team squad had not agreed to pay cuts, the beleaguered club’s administrator Paul Clark says. Clark …

  Argentine legend Diego Maradona is hoping to find a solution to his tax debt problems in Italy so he can join the 25th anniversary celebrations of Napoli’s first Serie …

Wolves midfielder Jamie O’Hara has launched a furious attack on his club’s supporters after a group allegedly rowed with the player and his fiancee following a 2-0 home defeat against …

Manchester City have surrendered top spot in the Premier League after Luke Moore’s late goal fired Swansea to a shock 1-0 win over the title chasers at the Liberty Stadium. …

Manchester United has surged back to the top of the Premier League as in-form Wayne Rooney bagged a brace in a 2-0 victory over 10-man West Bromwich Albion. United striker …

Neil Warnock has registered a first win as Leeds manager after four attempts – his reformed side easing to victory at 10-man Middlesbrough in the npower Championship. Robert Snodgrass was …