Mario Zagallo, Brazil soccer legend, dies at 92

IMAGE: Brazilan football legend was the first person in the sport to win the World Cup as a player and a coach. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters Mario Zagallo, who won four soccer World Cups for......

Saudi coach feels the shame in heavy defeat by Russia

'We didn't play the way we planned to. It is left to us to be positive and start thinking about the next match.' IMAGE: Russia's Aleksandr Golovin is tackled by Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Al-Breik......

Brazil fans ask: What now for women's football?

IMAGE: Brazil’s Rafaelle, left, and Erika, right, console team-mate Marta after losing the game against Sweden. Photograph: Bruno Kelly /Reuters. Brazil's Olympic women's football team was......

World Cup chit-chat: Scolari has picked four captains for Brazil's squad

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari knows his 23-man squadfor the World Cup finals and has chosen Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Julio Cesar and Fred to act as captains, he said on Thursday. "I have no......

Sports Shorts: Heena bags silver; Winning trumps style for Brazilians

Winning the World Cup for a sixth time matters more to Brazil than putting on a display of the "beautiful game", Brazil technical director Carlos Alberto Parreira said on Friday. Parreira, who......