The 20th round of the Bank of Valletta Premier League is being played over two days – between today and tomorrow. Three matches are being played today – the big match between Hamrun...

UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules have a seemingly unlikely supporter: the United Arab Emirates government sports chief. Mohamed Khalfan Al Romaithi says he would back any decision by European...

When world soccer executives receive FIFA's annual report this year, they will see that $753,000 is funding a women's league in Colombia, $588,197 is helping female players in New Zealand and girls in...

Playing just her seventh match of the year, Venus Williams rallied to beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. The match featured two former...

Rennes rallied from an early deficit to beat 10-man Arsenal 3-1 in the first leg of the Europa League last 16 on Thursday, a result that spoiled goalkeeper Petr Cech's return to the French city where...

Italian club Roma has fired coach Eusebio Di Francesco following the team's elimination from the Champions League. Roma announced Thursday that De Francesco has left the club with immediate...

Manchester City is under formal investigation by UEFA into whether financial monitoring rules were violated, after months of confidential club documents being published in the Football Leaks...

Lionel Messi is back with Argentina's national team. The five-time world player of the year was called up by interim Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on Thursday for a pair of friendly matches...

Real Madrid players Lucas Vazquez and Dani Carvajal are expected to be sidelined for several weeks because of muscle injuries. Madrid says exams on Thursday showed that Vazquez has a left leg...

An agenda for FIFA's ruling council says plans to expand the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams will be assessed at next week's meeting. FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said fast-tracking the...