Ecuador's achievement of reaching its third World Cup was overshadowed by the death of striker Christian Benitez midway through qualifying, and filling the void he left will be the team's...

France will head to the World Cup as the favorite in Group E despite strong competition from a well-organized Switzerland coached by Ottmar Hitzfeld.   The French and Swiss have been here...

Striker Carlos Tevez was left out of Argentina's preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup on Tuesday.   Despite having just led Juventus to the Italian league title as the team's...

Key defender Giorgio Chiellini was included in Italy's preliminary 30-man World Cup squad Tuesday, ending doubts that he might face a code of ethics punishment for his three-match ban with...

Chelsea captain John Terry has signed a one-year contract extension with the Premier League club.   The 33-year-old defender has spent his entire career at Chelsea, scoring 57 goals in 621...

Tottenham have parted company with manager Tim Sherwood after the club finished sixth in the Premier League.   Sherwood, 45, took over from Andre Villas-Boas in December and signed a deal to...

Cesare Prandelli's recent contract extension as Italy coach is a testament to his team philosophy, moral values and winning tactics.   After all, it's not often that the Italian...

When Italy won the 2006 World Cup, then-coach Marcello Lippi pointed to the group collective as his squad's strongpoint — and the fact that each forward scored at least one goal over the...

There was the Mario Balotelli-inspired 2-1 win over Germany in the 2012 European Championship semifinals. And long stretches of dominance over Spain in last year's Confederations Cup semifinals...

To say that Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has been around would be an understatement.   In his second stint as Uruguay coach, Tabarez took the South American team to the 1990 World Cup in...