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Europe is preparing for UEFA's first full-blown 'week of football' as the marathon Euro 2016 qualifying competition gets into full swing - although it promises to be a distinctly underwhelming experience.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
World champions Germany drew 1-1 with Spain in a high tempo friendly on Friday as they launched their preparations for a title defence in Russia while their opponents had striker Diego Costa making his long-awaited comeback as a substitute.
Cruzeiro have agreed to sell defensive midfielder Lucas Silva to Real Madrid, the Brazilian champions said on Thursday.
France striker Kylian Mbappe went off nursing a shoulder injury as they beat Uruguay 1-0 with an Olivier Giroud penalty in a rematch of their World Cup quarter-final on Tuesday.
Iceland's run to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 showed that a Nordic island known for its volcanoes and pioneering geothermal power has the potential to generate plenty of its own talented footballers too.
Sarina Bolden headed the winner as the Philippines spoiled co-hosts New Zealand's party
Inaki and Nico Williams encounter contrasting fortunes at the World Cup.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Five strikers who surprised us in World Cup 2022.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Reaction to the death of football great Johan Cruyff, who died in Barcelona on Thursday following a five-month battle with lung cancer.
News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
Players who have been ruled out or are doubtful for the 2022 World Cup.
Striker Marcus Rashford scored a second-half winner as a young and much-changed England avoided an unprecedented fourth successive defeat by beating Switzerland 1-0 in a friendly on Tuesday.
A Swiss amateur footballer has been handed a 50-year ban from the sport for kicking the ball at a referee and insulting him in a fourth-tier match, local media reported.
World champions Italy have returned to the top of the rankings after leaping above Argentina and Brazil.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Iran and Nigeria laboured to the first stalemate of a scintillating World Cup on Monday with a dismal 0-0 draw that left both sides still chasing their first victory at a finals since 1998.
Iran and Nigeria laboured to the first stalemate of a scintillating World Cup on Monday with a dismal 0-0 draw that left both sides still chasing their first victory at a finals since 1998.
Court finds Sport 1987 Brazil champions, 30 years on.
At the event the day earlier, Neymar thanked Bolsonaro for "this illustrious visit."
Laxmi Negi/Rediff.com caught up with the two footballers to find out more about their time in the country.
"In this period, everyone's thinking of New Year's Eve, the distraction can be a problem. Two days after Leeds, we have to be ready."
Only four teams are left in the Copa America and whichever lifts the trophy next weekend, one thing is guaranteed -- the winning coach will be an Argentine.
Erling Haaland arrived at Manchester City nearly a year ago to questions about how a "battering ram" of a centre-forward would fit into mastermind manager Pep Guardiola's nuanced and tactically demanding style.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
News that transpired on and off the football field.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Croatia and Morocco will face off in Qatar for a second time after playing out a 0-0 draw in their group opener
Teams focused on World Cup, not politics, had easier passage to last 16, says Arsene Wenger
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Croatia were not the favourites to reach the last four again but they came through two penalty shootouts in a repeat of their 2018 exploits.
Objects were thrown and a tirade of abuse from dozens of local fans was chanted when Bulgaria arrived at YerevanAirport ahead of Friday's World Cup qualifier against Armenia.
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Round-up of football matches played around Europe on Saturday.
The former Brazil football captain has agreed to join Garforth Town in the Northern Counties East League.
