Striker Roberto Soldado is determined to take full advantage of the absence of Fernando Torres when Spain take on Venezuela this week. The Chelsea forward was left out of the …

Carlos Tevez is set to pull on a Manchester City jersey for the first time in five months on Tuesday in a reserve game against Preston, media reports say. The …

Germany captain and defender Philipp Lahm is out of Wednesday’s friendly international against France with a knee injury, national coach Joachim Loew has confirmed. Lahm, 28, played in Bayern Munich’s …

German soccer club Kaiserslautern has reported a group of fans to police after they allegedly insulted Israel striker Iltay Shechter with Hitler salutes. The struggling Bundesliga club says the incident …

Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin has been awarded the Panchina d’Oro, the prize for the best coach of last season. Guidolin was voted the winner by his fellow coaches on Monday …

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has challenged his team-mates to use their dramatic League Cup final win over Cardiff as a springboard to restore the club to former glories. Gerrard lifted …

Arsenal striker Andrei Arshavin, who is on loan at Zenit St Petersburg, has said the move back to Russia has been ideal for him in the buildup to the Euro …

With the Bundesliga and the Champions League entering decisive weeks, club coaches see the game as unnecessary, players are eager to avoid serious injuries and even Germany coach Joachim Loew …

Argentine international Juan Roman Riquelme sealed a 2-0 win for Boca Juniors over Newell’s Old Boys on Sunday with a trademark direct free kick from 25 meters to help extend …

Cardiff’s Malaysian chairman Dato Chan Tien Ghee insists his club will use the pain of their League Cup final defeat against Liverpool as motivation to win promotion to the Premier …

The contenders for this year’s European Championship get a chance to gather their squads and test out some ideas on Wednesday, although few coaches will be too concerned by defeat …