Kevin Azzopardi, the Malta FA Director of Refereeing, has been elected to the Refereeing Technical Commission that will oversee the running of the next edition of the Schools' World Cup, to be held in...

Borussia Dortmund has completed the permanent signing of Spain striker Paco Alcacer from Barcelona. The 25-year-old Alcacer joined the German leader on a season-long loan in August, and Dortmund...

Four years ago, then-Gremio coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was humiliated by his once-loving Palmeiras fans during a Brazilian league match. They chanted "7-1! 7-1! 7-1!" during their 2-1 victory at...

One day everyone in Argentina will say they were there. That is the case for Diego Maradona's professional debut, and the 1978 World Cup final in Argentina, won by the host. This time, it's...

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend: ENGLAND Three teams are unbeaten after the opening 12 games of an English top-flight campaign for the first time in 130...

Joint leaders Hibernians and third placed Valletta ready to pounce on an eventual slip by the Maroons   The Bank of Valletta Premier League continues this weekend with the 11th round of...

Senegal forward Sadio Mane agreed a new long-term contract with Liverpool on Thursday. The length of the deal was undisclosed by the English Premier League club, but media reports suggested it...

Finally, the year is over for Germany. The 2014 World Cup champions, who failed to even make it out of the group stage at this year's tournament in Russia, ended their disappointing campaign with...

With four years to go before the next World Cup opens in Qatar, the small gulf country's national soccer team is on the rise but still has a long, long way to go. Qatar surprisingly won the right...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who was banned from the Olympics for life because of his country's doping scandals, has returned to a senior role in Russian soccer. Mutko said late...