Football

Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has knee surgery
Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has successfully undergone surgery to treat a painful swelling in his right knee. Doctor Ricard Pruna, who was in ...
Tottenham hires Baldini as technical director
Tottenham has hired former England assistant coach Franco Baldini as the club's new technical director. The Italian, who was No. 2 to compatriot Fabio ...
FA Cup restored as last match of English season
The FA Cup final has been restored to its traditional place as the last match of the English football season, with the showpiece occasion having had ...
Man United to begin title defense at Swansea
David Moyes was given a challenging start to life as Manchester United manager Wednesday, with his new team handed fixtures against Chelsea, Liverpool ...
Newcastle official resigns after Kinneear hiring
The managing director of Newcastle has resigned, one day after the Premier League club appointed Joe Kinnear as director of football. Derek Llambias ...
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 ...
FA won't renew Pearce contract as Under-21 coach
Stuart Pearce is out as coach of England's Under-21 team. The Football Association says it will "not be renewing his contract," which expires at the ...
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 ...
Hearts set to go into administration
Scottish club Hearts is set to go into administration after falling into financial trouble. Hearts says in a brief statement that a "notice of ...
Players, father convicted in death of linesman
A Dutch court convicted six young footballers and the father of one of the players of manslaughter on Monday for kicking to death a volunteer linesman ...
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, ...
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 ...