Football

The Bayern Munich great and a star German defender of the '70s and '80s said India and China should spend money on basic infrastructure and training of their coaches and players, not on signing foreign greats.

Banned UEFA president Michel Platini said he hoped to clear his name in time for the 2016 European Championship football tournament in June after attending a hearing on Monday to appeal against his suspension.

Guus Hiddink pleaded with the Premier League to introduce Friday night football in an effort to maximise his side's chances of Champions League success.

England international Adam Johnson has been sacked by Premier League Sunderland after he pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child, the club said on Thursday.

Mourinho has told friends and associates that he will replace Louis van Gaal as Manchester United manager at the end of the season.

Angelo Ogbonna leapt high to power home a header in the dying seconds of extra time as West Ham United sank Liverpool 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the last 16 of the FA Cup.

Defending champions India bounced back to reckoning in style with a 5-0 hammering of Sri Lanka 5-0 in the women's football of the 12th South Asian Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday.

Europe's biggest soccer clubs have given their support to UEFA interim chief Infantino's FIFA presidential campaign, the European Club Association (ECA) said on Tuesday.

Manchester United forward Memphis Depay should not be blamed for the misplaced pass that allowed Chelsea's Diego Costa to score a late equaliser in the Premier League on Sunday, skipper Wayne Rooney has said.

Klopp is expected to shuffle his starting XI, having used his side's FA Cup matches -- including the 0-0 draw with West Ham on January 30 -- as an opportunity to blood younger members of his squad.

Arsenal re-established themselves as serious contenders for their first Premier League title since 2004 with a 2-0 comfortable victory at lowly Bournemouth on Sunday.

Leicester stunned Manchester City 3-1 on Saturday to bolster its bid to become the unlikeliest champions in English football history.

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink says there has been no change in the behaviour of captain John Terry, who revealed he was to leave the Blues at the end of the season after the club decided not to offer him a new contract.

Manchester United made a massive world record €190 million bid for Barcelona's Neymar last summer, the Brazilian striker's father has revealed.

Atletico Madrid left-back Filipe Luis has been handed a three-game ban for his dangerous challenge on World Player of the Year Lionel Messi in Saturday's top of the table clash won 2-1 by Barcelona.