Police had to intervene after Mario Balotelli was subjected to racist chants at Italy's World Cup training base on Wednesday.   Kids outside the Coverciano complex were responsible for...

Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella's challenge at the World Cup is as simple as it is daunting: Make the world's best player play at his best.   Lionel Messi has been brilliant for...

With a squad packed full of talent from Europe's top clubs, Argentina is certainly one of the title contenders at this year's World Cup.   Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella is...

Argentina will be heading to the World Cup with the spotlight split between Lionel Messi and a player who did not make the cut.   Carlos Tevez is just as famous as Messi in Argentina and...

Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi lifted Africa's fallen giant to the continental title after two decades of underachievement, and lived up to his "Big Boss" nickname by retaining control even...

Powered by forwards Emmanuel Emenike and Victor Moses, Nigeria won its first African Cup title in nearly two decades last year. The next step is to achieve something at the World...

Nigeria may be better-placed than ever to go far at the World Cup — if the problems posed by an overbearing football federation stay away.   Nigeria ended a long slump to win the...

The Brazilian federation of professional athletes is demanding FIFA change the start times of more than a third of World Cup matches because of the heat and humidity in Brazil.   The...

Yaya Toure deflated Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations by complaining about the club's treatment of him and creating confusion about his future in a series of cryptic Twitter...

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz already has plenty of World Cup experience, and the country's national football team will be hoping to make the most of it in Brazil.   The former Real Madrid...