Football Briefs: Argentina's Lanzini ruled out of World Cup

IMAGE: Argentina's Manuel Lanzini. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian/Reuters Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after injuring a knee in training. "Manuel Lanzini suffered, in......

International club footballers want stability, not more transfers

'More than 95 percent of the players are happy with their contract and happy with their club; they want the kids to go to school, they have a normal life; so I don't think that will happen' Lionel......

Union slams FIFA and demands player involvement in reforms

Theo van Seggelen, the secretary general of FIFPro (Federation Interantionale Des Associations de Footballeurs Professionels). Photograph: Will Burgess/Reuters The general secretary of the world......

Sports Shorts: FIFA to ban third-party ownership of players

Neymar, left, and Lionel Messi look on during a FC Barcelona training session. (This image is used for representational purposes only) Photograph: Alex Caparros/Getty Images Soccer's governing......

No sense in having black players' unions: Soccer body

Separate unions for black players would not make sense and would make it more difficult to stand up for the rights of footballers, the world players' union FIFPro said on Friday. Secretary General......