Asian football: Ronaldo scores in his 1,200th game

IMAGE: Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo moved closer to Peter Shilton who leads the list of male players with most official appearances. Photograph: Ahmed Yosri/Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated......

Why FIFA has stripped Indonesia of WC hosting rights

IMAGE: The loss of hosting rights will be a big setback in Indonesia, where football has a massive following, despite the lack of international success since qualifying for the 1938 World Cup as......

Football Briefs: Italian club AS Roma to auction shirts for Kerala flood relief

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: AS Roma players celebrate a goal (Image used for representational purposes). Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters In......

Messi in middle of political drama for playing in Jerusalem

Argentina will play at Jerusalem's Teddy Kollek Stadium on Saturday night in a World Cup warm-up match that has attracted huge interest among the Israeli fans, mainly because of Messi's planned......

Football Briefs: Ranieri to manage French club Nantes

News of that transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Claudio Ranieri is set to be named manager of French Ligue......