JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s trade minister warned football fans on Monday against purchasing World Cup tickets from touts or other unauthorised vendors, saying buyers could lose their money.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s trade minister warned football fans on Monday against purchasing World Cup tickets from touts or other unauthorised vendors, saying buyers could lose their money.
ZURICH - World football governing body FIFA confirmed on Monday that their ethics committee will probe alleged comments made by former Football Association (FA) chief Lord David Triesman about England’s rival bidders for the 2018 and 2020 World Cups.
MILAN - Massimo Moratti will be surprised if “explosive” coach Jose Mourinho decides to stay at Inter Milan next season, the club president said on Monday.
GRAZ, Austria - The English football team arrived in Austria on Monday for a training camp at altitude ahead of the World Cup.
GENEVA - Bayern Munich’s French playmaker Franck Ribery will not play in Saturday’s Champions League final after his appeal against a three match ban was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday.
MUNICH, Germany - Nine months after being cast aside by Real Madrid for big names such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben is relishing a return to the Spanish capital for the Champions League final.
ABU DHABI — After winning their fourth league title, Al Wahda parted ways with head coach Josef ‘Pepi’ Hickersberger, the Austrian manager confirmed on Sunday.
Barcelona made it four league titles in six seasons as they retained the La Liga crown on the final day of the season with a 4-0 win over Valladolid on Sunday.
ROME - Sampdoria on Monday announced the departure of team coach Luigi Del Neri, raising speculation the Italian will soon take over at fallen Serie A giants Juventus.
Security forces paraded their World Cup arsenal through the streets of S Africa’s financial capital Monday, hoping to reassure fans the country will be safe during football’s premier event.