German broadcasting network ARD says a journalist who made a documentary about extensive doping in Russian athletics has been denied entry to Russia to report on the World Cup. ARD says in a...

A Russian player who was investigated by FIFA over doping has been included in Russia's preliminary World Cup squad. Defender Ruslan Kambolov was investigated after a World Anti-Doping Agency...

Julen Lopetegui stepped into a tricky situation when he took over as coach of the Spanish national team two years ago. Largely untested in a major coaching role, he was handed the difficult task...

Germany captain Manuel Neuer will not play in Bayern Munich's final Bundesliga game, putting his World Cup participation in doubt after missing most of the season with a hairline fracture in his left...

Tim Cahill is in Australia's provisional squad for the World Cup in Russia, boosting his prospects of being selected for a fourth straight tournament. Cahill was among 32 players announced by...

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil says he will recover in time from a back injury to be available for Germany for the World Cup. Ozil was left out of Arsenal's squad last weekend in the English...

France coach Didier Deschamps has postponed the announcement of his World Cup squad until after the Europa League final to help the French players involved in the game. The decision was made "in...

Vahid Halilhodzic defended his ability to communicate with his players and said he still doesn't understand the real reason he was fired as coach of Japan only two months before the World...

France defender Laurent Koscielny's World Cup hopes were thrown in doubt when he sustained a nasty-looking injury in Arsenal's Europa League match with Atletico Madrid on Thursday. There was...

As a black football player who was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Bryan Idowu knows all about racism in Russia. He's dealt with it on the streets and on the field, and could be playing in...