Jorge Sampaoli has steered Chile to the World Cup and achieved the seemingly impossible: making former coach Marcelo Bielsa's name recede in the collective public memory.   Bielsa became...

Chile has assembled the best lineup it has ever taken to the World Cup, and has been placed in one of the toughest groups.    Facing defending champion Spain and 2010 finalist Netherlands...

As the big day looms tomorrow, the coaches and captains of Birkirkara and Valletta appeared quite confident before their deciding encounter to determine who will be the winner of the 2013/14 BOV...

Ohawuchi double not enough for Sliema fourth place finish   Hibernians FC 1 Sliema Wanderers 3   A brace by Stanley Ohawuchi was enough for Sliema to beat Hibernians by three goals...

Substitute Lima scored six minutes from the end to give Benfica a 2-1 win over Juventus in the Europa League first-leg semifinals on Thursday.   Benfica will take a slender advantage over...

Spain has a surplus of talented players at nearly every position, so picking the right team will likely be Spain coach Vicente del Bosque's biggest dilemma.   The...

Vicente del Bosque's calm, composed and assured demeanor doesn't quite reveal the true extent of the stress he has endured in leading Spain to World Cup and European Championship...

Spain has a chance to become the first team to win back-to-back World Cup titles since Brazil in 1962, and what better place to do it than in the country that coined the phrase "Jogo...

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal's greatest triumph came when he led Ajax to the Champions League title in 1995 by blending a nucleus of experienced veterans with highly talented youngsters like...

Louis van Gaal has had enough of being Netherlands coach.   The 62-year-old Dutchman is ready, he said in a recent interview, to retire to his house in Portugal and spend more time...