Football

A consortium that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to agreeing a deal to acquire a stake of about one-third in Premier League club Liverpool, multiple media outlets reported ...

UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF, which runs football in the Caribbean, North and Central America, issued an open letter on Monday attacking FIFA President Gianni Infantino over ...

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca praised the impact of his wide players after Antoine Semenyo supplied assists for Omar Marmoush in a 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday to ...

Jorge Messi, the father of football star Lionel Messi, died on Friday night at the age of 68 at a medical clinic in the Argentine city of Rosario after a long ...

Arsenal have signed Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes on a four-year contract with a further one-year option, the Premier League champions announced on Saturday. The North London club have agreed ...

South Korea’s national football association apologised on Saturday after a media report alleged it had provided “sexual services” to foreign referees when they were in the country for international ...

England striker Ivan Toney has been charged with assault at a Soho nightclub, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Friday, with the 30-year-old due in court next month. The charge ...

Mexico and Argentina’s football associations have thrown their support behind FIFA President Gianni Infantino, as the world soccer chief faces a fierce backlash over a now-abandoned proposal to sell ...

Diego Forlan has been named head coach of Uruguay’s senior and Under-20s sides, the country’s FA (AUF) announced on Thursday. The 47-year-old former Manchester United, Atletico Madrid ...

Real Madrid have reached an agreement with RB Leipzig to sign Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, the Spanish club said on Thursday, with media reports saying the transfer could become ...

Mohamed Salah has signed a two-year deal with Trabzonspor, under which the Egypt forward will receive 17 million euros ($19.6 million) a season, the Turkish club said on Thursday. The announcement came ...

FIFA’s bid to move past the biggest internal crisis of Gianni Infantino’s reign is unlikely to end scrutiny of how world soccer is governed as questions linger on ...

FIFA apologised to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body’s leadership reaffirmed its support for President ...

Freedom24 announced on Wednesday a long-term strategic partnership with the Anorthosis Football Academy, becoming its principal strategic sponsor as part of a broader investment in youth football development in Cyprus. ...

Turkish top-tier side Trabzonspor said they have begun transfer negotiations with Mohamed Salah, with the club chairman adding they hoped to sign the Egyptian forward later this week. “Negotiations have ...

Premier League champions Arsenal have agreed a deal worth £75 million ($99.5 million) to sign Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes, British media reported on Wednesday. Arsenal’s opening offer for the 28-year-old ...

FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought support from the Trump administration amid mounting criticism after his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, the New York Post ...

Wales said it will withdraw support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid for a new term from 2027-2031 after his failed plan to sell a stake in the ...

Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola was hopeful that Jeremie Frimpong had avoided injury during their 4-2 pre-season defeat by Leeds United in Chicago on Sunday after the defender asked to be ...

A senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino resigned in protest at plans to sell a stake in the World Cup on Friday, as European football threatened a boycott and ...

Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the ...

FIFA said on Friday it would push ahead with consultations on a plan to bring private investment into the World Cup and its other tournaments, after Europe’s football federation ...

UEFA’s member associations have unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in protest at FIFA’s plan to sell stakes to external investors in a ...

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has stepped down from his role with immediate effect, BBC and Sky Sports reported on Thursday. The 48-year-old leaves after five years in charge, having ...