Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals.   First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the...

 Neymar made the difference for Brazil again on Wednesday, scoring in the ninth minute and setting up Jo's injury-time goal to give the hosts a 2-0 win over Mexico and a spot in the...

Chelsea will hold crunch talks with Napoli in the next 24 hours to try to bring their Uruguayan hitman Edinson Cavani to Stamford Bridge, The Mirror reports   Napoli president Aurelio De...

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has urged protesters flooding the streets of Brazil to stop linking their anger against the government to the Confederations Cup.   Hundreds of thousands of...

Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has successfully undergone surgery to treat a painful swelling in his right knee.   Doctor Ricard Pruna, who was in charge of the operation, says the...

Barcelona have targeted Juan Mata for a shock summer swoop because they believe he has fallen out with Jose Mourinho, The Mirror reports.   Mourinho insisted last week he has not spoken to...

The FA Cup final has been restored to its traditional place as the last match of the English football season, with the showpiece occasion having had to share the spotlight with Premier League fixtures...

Liverpool have beaten off the challenge of Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain to stand on the verge of a £23million swoop for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the Daily Mirror reported.   Shakhtar...

David Moyes was given a challenging start to life as Manchester United manager Wednesday, with his new team handed fixtures against Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in the first five matches of...

For Daniele De Rossi, Italy's national team is a sort of personal oasis.   It's a squad where he can simply be a highly dependable midfielder and push aside the immense pressure he...