Arsenal striker Park Chu-young has been left out of the South Korean squad for next month's final round of 2014 World Cup qualifiers amid a backlash from fans over his controversial decision to delay his mandatory military service.
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There was no farewell goal but plenty of pride and appreciation as Wayne Rooney made his 120th and final appearance for England in a 3-0 win over the United States in a friendly at Wembley on Thursday.
Roy Hodgson has been appointed England manager on a four-year contract, the English FA said on Tuesday.
Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has been fined 90,000 pounds by the Football Association for a Twitter insult he aimed at the governing body last week, the FA said in a statement on Thursday.
Chelsea's John Terry will not appeal against his four-match ban and 220,000-pound fine for racially insulting Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand, the player said in a statement on Thursday.
Platini, 51, defeated the Swedish incumbent Lennart Johansson, 77, by 27 votes to 23 in a poll of national Football Association presidents at the UEFA Congress.
Germany players will earn 20,000 euros for every World Cup qualifier they have played in if they make it to the 2014 tournament in Brazil, the country's football association (DFB) said on Tuesday.
Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic will miss Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley after being handed a three-match ban by the Football Association (FA).
Roberto Martinez, the manager of Premier League club Wigan Athletic, was fined 10,000 pounds by the Football Association on Wednesday for comments he made after his side's 4-0 defeat to Manchester United last month.
Holders Chelsea and Manchester United will replay their FA Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge on April 1, the Football Association said in a statement on Wednesday. The match, on the Easter Monday holiday, will kick-off at 1700 IST.
German football chiefs are not ruling out the involvement of players in the country's match-fixing scandal.
Spain-based striker Park Chu-young has been left out of South Korea's 23-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifier against Qatar, the country's football association said on Monday.
In a statement, UEFA suggested alternative dates for the gesture during the tournament.
Media reports have speculated a takeover could spell the end for manger Alan Pardew.
Booted out by his beloved Manchester United, suspended by the Football Association and deemed over the hill by many, Cristiano Ronaldo answered everything in the best possible fashion with another record-breaking display on Thursday.
FIFA vice president Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein has criticised soccer's world governing body FIFA for banning Iraq from hosting home internationals and called upon the organisation to do more for supporters in the Middle East.
The Mohun Bagan goalkeeper claimed innocence saying he had no intention to hurt Cristiano Junior.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he "would die" if he saw another World Cup blunder such as Frank Lampard's disallowed goal for England against Germany in South Africa in 2010.
England have cancelled Wednesday's international soccer friendly with the Netherlands at Wembley on police advice as forces focus on dealing with rioting and looting in the capital.
The date and venue of both the matches --UP vs Delhi and Maharashtra vs Bengal-- would be decided on Monday.
Global sales of soccer gear were up more than 700% for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar versus the 2018 World Cup in Russia across the Fanatics network of online stores.
The English Football Association wants coach Fabio Capello to take England at least to the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup or Euro 2012.
Alejandro Sabella has been confirmed as coach of Argentina until the 2014 World Cup finals after Sergio Batista had his contract rescinded following a disappointing Copa America.
The Danish FA announced that Eriksen would have an ICD fitted.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly were among the host of high-profile winning bidders, as the organisers of the much-anticipated Indian Super League unveiled the eight franchises for the event in Mumbai on Sunday.
The election to replace outgoing Sepp Blatter will take place at an extraordinary congress on February 26 in Zurich.
FIFA referee Bentla D'Couth of Kerala has been chosen to officiate the upcoming Under-20 Women's World Football Championship, in Russia, from August 17.
Crisis-hit Lebanon has withdrawn from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup football.
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A decade of debate over the use of goal-line technology in soccer could finally end on Thursday when the sport's rule-makers meet with an expected decision on the prickly issue at the top of the agenda.
