Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo curled in a sizzling late free kick to strike the first hat-trick of the 2018 World Cup and grab his side a point in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Spain on Friday as the Group B blockbuster lived up to the hype.
Inter Milan signed Ricardo Quaresma from Porto on a five-year deal on Monday after the Portugal winger passed a medical, the Serie A champions said on their website (www.inter.it).
It's not only Ireland that showered unbridled love on its prodigal son George Best, the legend lives on at Old Trafford.
Brazil honoured the great Pele on Thursday and the other eight surviving players from its maiden World Cup triumph in 1958, a victory that put the nation on the soccer map and paved the way for four more titles. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gave the nine men medals of honour at a banquet dedicated to their 5-2 final victory over hosts Sweden 50 years ago.
Olympique Lyon needed a late long-range Juninho free kick to beat second division Sedan 1-0 on Wednesday and advance to the French Cup final.
The BCCI has retired the No 10 jersey in Tendulkar's honour. But in football, number 10 signifies the legend. After Pele and Diego Maradona, the two great strikers of the ball, Lionel Messi has made the number priceless, notes Veer Arjun Singh.
Ronaldinho scored his first international goals for nearly two years to help Brazil thrash Chile 4-0 in a friendly.
The Manchester United manager said he doubts whether David Beckham's arrival in the US will spark a surge of interest in football.
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Officially timed at 52 seconds, Jose Batista remains the fastest sending off in World Cup history.
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
Monaco's firepower was far too hot to handle for Olympique de Marseille as the Principality side moved top of the French Ligue 1 standings with a 4-0 home win on Saturday.
Wayne Rooney can single-handedly shape the fortunes of his team, the Argentine legend said
Zinedine Zidane's successful seventh minute penalty for France against Italy on Sunday meant he became the fourth player to score three goals in the history of the World Cup final.
'I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run-up to bowl. The perfect delivery stride is understandable because he is a world champion athlete,' Harbhajan Singh said.
Belgium and France meet in the World Cup semi-final at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands turned out to pay their final respects to the football legend, who died last week after losing a battle with alcoholism.
Tunisia's 40-year-old goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel will be the oldest player at the tournament which starts on June 9.
Arsenal coach Arteta has said that Granit Xhaka will stay at the London club while United have new headaches with injuries to Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay.
The Cameroon striker won the award for the third year running, edging out Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba by two points.
The Real Madrid forward was superb in Portugal's 3-3 World Cup draw with Spain on Friday, giving his team the perfect start with a penalty, putting them 2-1 ahead and popping up at the death, cool as you like, to whip home a free-kick and complete a magnificent hat-trick.
Brazil scored three superbly-taken goals, including a stunning Neymar effort, to beat feisty Austria 3-0 in sweltering conditions on Sunday and put the finishing touches to their impressive World Cup preparation.
The list of the greatest living footballers as nominated by Brazilian legend Pele to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of FIFA.
She retired as the most prolific scorer -- male or female -- in the history international soccer.
A puppet lion designed with the help of the Jim Henson Company and going by the name of Goleo VI will be the official mascot of the 2006 Football World Cup.
The soccer crazy Kolkatans are chasing the Brazilian legend, who is in the city as the coach of the Japanese team.
Brazilian great Pele will join FIFA president Sepp Blatter among the 3,500 spectators at the December 5 event.
Three South American sides have accounted for almost half of all World Cup titles but their worst overall performance since 2002 has raised the question: Is South American football on the wane?
FIFA have kicked off their centenary celebrations by unveiling the first five from the list of the game's 100 greatest living players chosen by Pele.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
The country's first division clubs want to follow the example of England's premier league and make going to a football match a strictly middle class activity.
