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Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says he will retire from football when his spell with the club ends. The 63-year-old, who is contracted to United until 2017 after joining the club last summer, wants to spend more time with...

Bolivia "chickened out" of a friendly in Nigeria because it feared an attack by the Boko Haram extremist group, the Nigerian Football Federation said on Thursday. In a statement on its website, the NFF said Bolivia's "excuses" for calling off...

Chelsea say the number of penalties they have been awarded in the Premier League this season seems "abnormally low" compared to other years. An article on the club's website points out Jose Mourinho's side have been awarded two so far,...

Tevez scores twice and creates Morata goal Dortmund equal worst Champions League loss Juve only Italian side in Friday's draw Carlos Tevez struck a brace and created another goal as Juventus eased past Borussia Dortmund and into the Champions League quarter-finals. The Juve...

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has rejected a joint offer from the BBC and Sky to take part in a televised presidential election debate. His three rivals accepted the invitation but insisted all candidates must take part in the debate as...

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli hit out at his detractors in an angry video published on his Instagram account late on Tuesday, telling them: "Shut up!" Speaking directly to camera in the short clip, he says: "Do you know me? Did...

Bolivia have cancelled a friendly with Nigeria, scheduled for 26 March in Uyo, because of security fears. Bolivian Football Federation president Carlos Chavez said: "Armed conflict and the tense political situation in Nigeria forced our withdrawal." Nigerian officials said they were...

Super Eagles goalkeeper and captain Vincent Enyeama will most likely win his 100th senior cap for Nigeria with his inclusion in the 28-man squad for the friendly ties against Bolivia and South Africa. The three-time Fifa World Cup star presently...

Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres says he felt like he was “swimming in wet clothes” clothes during his unsuccessful stint at Chelsea. Torres joined Chelsea in January 2011 for a then-British transfer record fee of £50m, but he repaid the...

  BEVERLY HILLS, March 16, (THEWILL) – Coach Willy Bazuaye, 79, an ex-member of the Green Eagles and former gold winning coach of Nigeria’s Golden Eaglet died on Monday morning at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), after an...