Balzan made a bold step forward towards their first-ever qualification in a European competition when yesterday they easily disposed of Azerbaijan's Kesla in the first leg of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League....

Japan midfielder Takashi Inui was introduced by La Liga team Real Betis at the Spanish Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday after impressing at the World Cup. The 30-year-old Inui, who played for Spanish...

Dutch soccer great Marco van Basten dismissed criticism of his meeting last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he only discussed the sport and did not raise the downing of a plane...

West Ham pair Andy Carroll and Winston Reid have suffered setbacks in their recovery from injuries and face three more months out. Former England striker Carroll and New Zealand defender Reid...

Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi is joining Borussia Dortmund on a two-year loan from Real Madrid. Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says, "Hakimi is a young, very dynamic outside defender,...

Croatia is going to its first World Cup final. Mario Mandzukic scored in the 109th minute to give the Croats a 2-1 victory over England on Wednesday. Croatia will face France on Sunday in...

Ahead of tomorrow's UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, first leg match between Balzan and Azerbaijan's Kesla, head coach Marco Micovic stated that possible qualification to a further round in...

Arsenal signed Uruguay defensive midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Torreira is the fourth acquisition by Arsenal since Unai Emery was appointed as coach in May....

Elliott Management has promised to inject 50 million euros in capital after taking over Italian club AC Milan. It says former owner Li Yonghong missed Friday's deadline to repay...

Jesse Marsch was hired as an assistant coach of RB Leipzig of the German Bundesliga, four days after quitting as head coach of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls, which is owned by the same...