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Uefa president Michel Platini has called for a re-vote on the staging of the 2022 World Cup if allegations of corruption against Qatar are proven. The Qatar bid is under investigation after a Sunday Times report alleged football officials accepted...

Soldiers patrolling the streets, barely-begun construction sites and sewage-soaked waterways. The 2016 Olympic Games are still two years away, but the list of problems appears to be growing. The situation in Rio de Janeiro is so dire that the International...

Chelsea have announced Eden Hazard is to wear the number 10 shirt next term, effectively scotching media reports that the Belgium World Cup winger could be leaving the club in the close season. Hazard had been tipped to join teammate...

Nigeria and Greece played out a goalless draw in a World Cup warm-up match at the PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on Wednesday. This will be the second successive draw for both countries as Nigeria drew 2-2 with Scotland and...

Neymar produced a standout performance as he scored and provided an assist to help World Cup hosts Brazil ease to a comfortable victory in a friendly against Panama. The Barcelona forward curled home a free-kick before Dani Alves poked in...

Nigeria's preparation for the Brazil 2014 Fifa World Cup will step up a notch when the Super Eagles take on the Greek national team in an international friendly in Pennsylvania, United States on June 3. By the time the match...

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has tipped Nigeria and Ivory Coast as the African countries to reach the second round of the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil. The African champions, Nigeria, are in Group D of the Mundial alongside Argentina,...

The Australian Football Federation has denied any wrongdoing in its failed 2022 World Cup bid, insisting its dealings were transparent. A bid member says a $4m grant to the Oceania governing body needs examining. Bonita Mersiades spoke after claims ex-Fifa official...

SAN FRANCISCO, June 02, (THEWILL) – Nigeria Monday released the team list of the Super Eagles ahead of the FIFA football World Cup which starts in Brazil on June 12, 2014. Those who made the 23-member team list include: Goalkeepers: Vincent...

Managerless Southampton will not be forced to sell crucial players such as Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw despite allowing striker Rickie Lambert to join Liverpool, thePremier League club said on Monday. Southampton have endured a turbulent week since manager Mauricio...