Michael Ballack will resume his duties as Germany captain when he returns to the national team after an injury layoff, winning a tug-of-war against Philipp Lahm who replaced him at the World Cup.
Michael Ballack will resume his duties as Germany captain when he returns to the national team after an injury layoff, winning a tug-of-war against Philipp Lahm who replaced him at the World Cup.
BERNE - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.
After a 44-year wait to win a major trophy, Spain have won the European Championship and a first ever World Cup in the space of two years and are now targeting a third major title.
AS Roma has acquired forward Marco Borriello from AC Milan on loan, giving it another option in attack while Adriano recovers from injury.
Ajman will take on Hatta in the opener of the President’s Cup which will begin on September 20.
MADRID — Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid career began on a low note with a disappointing 0-0 draw at Real Mallorca that did little to suggest his team can dethrone current champions Barcelona.
Robinho signed for Serie A giants AC Milan on Tuesday on a four-year contract from English Premier League side Manchester City where he had an unhappy two year spell.
Alberto Zaccheroni has been appointment as Japan’s coach
AL AIN — Al Ain FC consider it their lucky ground. And they were lucky enough to escape to victory in their season opener of the Etisalat UAE Pro-League in Al Ain late on Saturday night.
ABU DHABI — Defending champions Al Istishariyya escaped to victory via a penalty shoot-out against Al Sadra to enter the semifinal of the men’s five-a-side football championship in the 14th AFOC Open Sports Festival at the AFOC premises on Friday night.