Had everything gone to plan, a young man by the name Mutuse Junior would by now be rubbing shoulders with one of the finest footballers of our time. ...
Sports editor By demeanor he comes across as an ordinary folk; no show-off; no bling bling, no razzmatazz…but make no mistake, on the pitch, he sti...
Some praised him for adopting a strong stance by leaving Sterling out of the game against Montenegro, but others - including some members of the squad...
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde is confident new signing Antoine Griezmann will have no problems linking up with strike partners Lionel Messi and Lui...
Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen was announced on Saturday as the fourth former Barcelona player to sign for Japanese side Vissel Kobe. The 33-yea...
After scoring the only goal against Levante which clinched Barcelona’s 26th La Liga title on Saturday, Lionel Messi wrote another page in the histor...
Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has apologised after posting a photograph of himself with two people in blackface as part of Epip...
Former Spain and Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has been criticized on social media after tweeting a picture of himself posing with two people in...
Former Barcelona forward David Villa announced on Saturday he will be joining Spanish compatriot Andres Iniesta and German World Cup winner Lukas Podo...
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi says the La Liga champions are “angry” about dropping seven points in their last three league games after he came o...
World champions France had eight players, one less than former holders Spain, in international players’ association FIFPro’s 55-name shortlist for...
A-Z review of the 2018 World Cup. A - Africa. For the first time since 1982 no African teams made it to the knockout stage. Egypt and Tunisia never...
Former Spain striker Fernando Torres has announced he is joining Japanese top flight side Sagan Tosu as a free agent after leaving Atletico Madrid las...
The Spanish Football Federation has appointed Luis Enrique as Spain’s new national team coach on a two-year deal, the president of the federation Lu...
Jacob Icia Moscow Chronicles When a match ends and someone is crying as if they lost a loved one, the constant assumption is they are simply hurt...
Jacob Icia in Moscow, Russia Sunday evening at around 7:30pm, the cacophony that greeted the last penalty kick at the Luzhiniki Stadium that won Ru...
Hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties thanks to two saves by their goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals wh...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick as Portugal snatched a 3-3 draw with Spain in a World Cup classic here Friday. Real Madrid star Ronal...
With the 2018 World Cup kicking off on June 14, AFP Sport takes a look at past finals, here from 2014 to 1998: Brazil 2014 Football's showpiece ...
Midfielder Yaya Toure accused Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola of having "problems with Africans" in an interview to be published on Tuesday by ...