
Valcke wants FIFA chief Blatter to stand again
The prospect of Sepp Blatter reversing a previous pledge and standing again for the FIFA presidency is growing. Before being re-elected unopposed in ...
Eintracht's goalkeeper Nikolov to move to MLS
Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Oka Nikolov is leaving the Bundesliga club after 19 years to move to Major League Soccer. Eintracht chief executive ...

Ribery, Benzema prostitution trial is adjourned
A trial involving Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema on charges they solicited an underage prostitute has been adjourned ...
Bittencourt leaves Dortmund for Hannover
Leonardo Bittencourt is leaving Champions League runner-up Borussia Dortmund to join Bundesliga rival Hannover. Hannover says the midfielder received ...
Newcastle confirms Kinnear's return
Newcastle has appointed Joe Kinnear as the Premier League club's new director of football on a three-year contract. The 66-year-old Irishman left ...
Man United to play friendly in Stockholm
Manchester United will travel to Sweden for a friendly game against AIK in August as part of the English champions' pre-season tour. The club said on ...
Schalke signs German youth international Clemens
Schalke has signed German youth international Christian Clemens from second division Cologne. The Bundesliga club says the 21-year-old Clemens, a ...
Bale applies to trademark goal celebration
Tottenham forward Gareth Bale is attempting to cash in on his new-found fame by filing an application to trademark his goal celebration, a ...
Teams to be seeded in WCup playoffs in Europe
A seeding system will be in place for the World Cup playoffs in the European zone, ensuring the four highest-ranked qualifiers will be kept apart in ...

Ferguson's 1st team sheet goes under hammer
The hand-written official team sheet from Alex Ferguson's first game as manager of Manchester United is expected to raise up to 3,000 pounds ($4,700) ...
Figueroa joins Hull after release by Wigan
Honduras defender Maynor Figueroa has joined Premier League newcomer Hull on a free transfer following his release by Wigan. Figueroa has agreed a ...
Kinnear makes Newcastle return
Joe Kinnear has returned to Premier League side Newcastle as director of football but says he won't interfere with team selections by manager Alan ...

Heinz Flohe, part of '74 WGermany WCup squad, dies
Heinz Flohe, a member of West Germany's 1974 World Cup-winning squad, has died. He was 65. The German Football Association said Sunday that Flohe died ...

Ottmar Walter, German player in 1954 WCup, dies
Ottmar Walter, a member along with his brother Fritz of the West Germany squad that won the 1954 World Cup, has died. He was 89. The German Football ...
Heynckes rules out coaching again
Jupp Heynckes has ruled out coaching again and says he's had a worthy farewell with an unprecedented treble for a German club with Bayern Munich, ...
England backs Wade, Barritt called up by Lions
England backs Christian Wade and Brad Barritt have been called up by the British and Irish Lions as injury cover. Wade, a winger, and Barritt, a ...

Brazilians protest high cost of hosting World Cup
At least 500 protesters complaining against the high cost of staging the World Cup rallied Saturday in front of the National Stadium in Brasilia just ...

FIFA rules male players can wear turbans
FIFA has ruled male head covers are acceptable to wear during matches, a decision that goes against the ban on turbans imposed by the sport's ...

Manchester City hires Pellegrini as new manager
Manchester City revealed one of the worst-kept secrets in football by hiring Manuel Pellegrini as its new manager on Friday, entrusting a man ...
Lille hires Rene Girard as coach, replacing Garcia
Lille hired Rene Girard as coach on Friday, replacing Rudi Garcia after the club finished a disappointing sixth in the French league this season.
Arsenal appoints Keswick as new chairman
Arsenal has appointed Chips Keswick as the chairman to replace Peter Hill-Wood, who stood down for health reasons after suffering a heart attack last ...
Pellegrini Fact Box
Highlights in the career of Manuel Pellegrini, who has been hired as manager of Manchester City: 1953 — Born Sept. 16 in Santiago, Chile. 1973 — ...

Malaga hires Bernd Schuster as coach for 5 seasons
Malaga hired former German player Bernd Schuster to be its coach for the next five seasons on Friday. Schuster will replace Manuel Pellegrini, who is ...
Mancini eyes national team job and World Cup
Roberto Mancini would like to coach a national team at next year's World Cup in Brazil. Mancini, who was fired by Manchester City a month ago, briefly ...
Hearts fails to pay wages, under transfer embargo
Hearts has been placed under a transfer embargo after the cash-strapped Scottish Premier League club failed to pay some players their wages on time.