Germany missing a few regulars for WCup qualifiers
Germany coach Joachim Loew says he is firmly counting on six points from the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan despite missing several ...

US women beat Germany 2-0 for title
Alex Morgan scored twice in the first half as the U.S. defeated Germany 2-0 Wednesday night in the final of the Algarve Cup at Faro, Portugal.

Spanish football wasn't always beautiful Tiki-Taka
The two goals that finally confirmed Spain's rise as a football superpower, scored a couple of years apart, were demonstrations of a system that has ...
FIFA approves 4th goal-line technology system
A fourth goal-line technology system is competing for selection at the 2014 World Cup after FIFA licensed the GoalControl-4D project on Friday.
FIFA licenses Cairos as 3rd goal-line tech project
Goal-line technology system Cairos was licensed by FIFA on Monday as the third candidate for use at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Cairos, a German ...

Munich bidding to become German host of Euro 2020
Munich is the first applicant to the German Football Federation to be the country's host city for the 2020 European Championship. Munich wants to host ...
Germany to play Paraguay in friendly in August
Germany will meet Paraguay in a friendly in Kaiserslautern on Aug. 14. Germany coach Joachim Loew says the game at the Fritz-Walter-Stadium "is a ...

Match-fixing probe keeps Italian prosecutor busy
Two years ago, a curious case landed on the desk of Italian prosecutor Roberto Di Martino in the town of Cremona. Five players on the local ...

Defeat for Scolari on return as Brazil coach
Luiz Felipe Scolari and Ronaldinho endured disappointing returns to international football as Brazil lost 2-1 to England, while Spain, Germany and ...

FIFA adviser Pieth slams UEFA blocking tactics
FIFA anti-corruption adviser Mark Pieth believes European officials are blocking reforms in world football to further their own careers. Pieth told ...

Ribery relishing role as leader of France's attack
With Karim Benzema struggling in front of goal, Franck Ribery will once again spearhead France's attack and is already looking forward to taking on ...

France sees Germany as good preparation for Spain
For France coach Didier Deschamps, Wednesday's friendly against Germany is just the kind of tough test his side needs to be ready for next month's ...

Neuer unhappy to see Adler back in Germany goal
Not everyone is happy that former first-choice Germany goalkeeper Rene Adler will complete his comeback after more than two years out by lining up ...
Scolari begins repair job with stuttering Brazil
Luiz Felipe Scolari begins his mission to restore Brazil's flagging fortunes ahead of next year's World Cup with a glamor match against England on ...

Gomez back in Germany squad for France friendly
Mario Gomez is back in Germany's squad for Wednesday's friendly against France in Paris. Germany coach Joachim Loew announced the squad on Friday, ...

FIFA warns of 'long' fight against match-fixing
FIFA security director Ralf Mutschke warns that football has "a long way to go" to defeat match-fixing by organized crime gangs. FIFA was involved in ...
Deschamps steadily making France competitive again
France coach Didier Deschamps has been successful wherever he's played and coached. In attempting to turn the national team back into the force it ...
Bolstered by young players, Bundesliga is booming
The stadiums are full, the games are close and all seven Bundesliga clubs have advanced to the knockout stage in European competitions for the first ...
German court nixes match-fixing sentences
A German court ordered a partial retrial for two Croatian men found guilty in a match-fixing scandal that rattled Europe's football establishment and ...

Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...
UEFA members back multi-host Euro 2020 plan
Football leaders from across Europe have told UEFA they want the 2020 European Championship to be organized in up to 13 host countries.
UEFA gives Malta player life ban for match-fixing
UEFA banned Malta international Kevin Sammut from football for life on Monday after finding him guilty of helping fix a European Championship ...
German FA President Niersbach to be UEFA candidate
The German football association says it will propose its president as a candidate in UEFA executive committee elections next May. Wolfgang Niersbach, ...