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South Africa has denied paying a $10m bribe to secure the 2010 World Cup, in the wake of a US inquiry into corruption at world football body Fifa. Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula said the money in question was above board...

Brendan Rodgers is to stay as Liverpool manager following a meeting with the club's co-owner Tom Werner. Werner met the 42-year-old Reds boss in the city on Tuesday as part of his end-of-season review. Liverpool finished sixth in the Premier League...

BEVERLY HILLS, June 02, (THEWILL) – Embattled President of FIFA, Mr. Sepp Blatter has resigned over the bribery scandal rocking the soccer body. Blatter has called for fresh elections to elect a new President. Blatter, who was re-elected for a fifth...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 30, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Football Federation says it has zero tolerance for corrupt practices as well as any form of high-handedness or impunity, according to its President Amaju Pinnick. An NFF statement on Friday said clarification...

Sepp Blatter has been re-elected president of Fifa, football's world governing body, in a vote overshadowed by arrests and corruption allegations. Mr Blatter's rival, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, withdrew after the first round of voting. Mr Blatter fell seven...

Jack Wilshere believes Arsenal's season will be defined by whether they retain the FA Cup on Saturday. The Gunners finished third in the Premier League and the midfielder says it can only be classed a good campaign if they beat...

Luis Suarez's nine-match ban for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay's 2014 World Cup group match in Brazil should be annulled, a players' union says. The Uruguay players' union wants the issue raised at Friday's meeting of the Fifa Congress. The...

World soccer boss Sepp Blatter was expected to be re-elected on Friday, defying growing calls for him to step down in the face of corruption scandals engulfing the sport's governing body. Addressing delegates at FIFA's annual Congress in Switzerland, where...

Hull City's Abel Hernandez has been banned for three games for punching Manchester United defender Phil Jones. The incident occurred in the 70th minute of the 0-0 draw with United in the final game of the Premier League season which,...

Manchester City's friendly trip to face Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo is in doubt after flooding in the city. The Premier League team, who are on a two-game post-season tour of the United States and Canada, are scheduled to...