Brazil players registers protest at fixture congestionThe protests took on a number of guises, with players in the match between Sao Paulo and Flamengo kicking the ball back and forth from one team to ...

French playmaker Zinedine Zidane has described the 1-0 quarter-final win over Brazil as "beautiful". Zidane, who was inspirational on the night, said: "We needed a great match and we delivered. We ...

The Japanese Football Association has withdrawn from the bidding to host the 2018 World Cup. However JFA president Motoaki Inukai has confirmed that they would continue with a bid to stage the 2022 ...

In this issue… The transfer window might be long closed, but we’ve signed some new additions to give us a boost for this issue. First, World Soccer stalwart Steve Menary begins a new feature taking a ...

Multi-club ownership is a new buzzword in football, particularly in Europe, due to the activities of the City Football Group – owners of Manchester City – and the Red Bull Empire, which stretches from ...

Tim Vickery reports on the continuing football violence in Brazilian football which the authorities are struggling to contain.

From the editor… Thirty is the magic number: 30 MLS teams in the 30th MLS season. Since its inaugural campaign back in 1996, Major League Soccer has been on a rollercoaster journey. At times, it ...

The lions of Sporting Lisbon have roared all too rarely in recent years. With no title since 2002, Sporting have at least earned kudos and considerable lucre by producing the likes of Luis Figo and ...

The scoreline is familiar, as is the fateful date, but surely the title for this article should be ‘The Hand of God’? Everyone knows that this was the game when England’s brave Three Lions and the ...

Football’s Greatest Rivalries: Turkey v ArmeniaProtesters lined the route of Gul’s motorcade to the stadium, but the match passed peacefully, with Turkey winning 2-0. Shortly before the return match ...

That goal. That endlessly elusive third England 1966 World Cup Final goal which turned the tide. Did Geoff Hurst’s attempt cross the line after hitting the underside of the cross bar or not, Bahramov, ...

World Soccer Awards 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery, Jupp Heynckes, Bayern Munich ...