France coach Laurent Blanc has vowed to  quit if France fails to qualify for the 2012 European Championship. (more…)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed a law aimed at curbing fan violence in football stadiums.

Mexico soccer officials have named two veteran coaches to handle upcoming exhibition matches, giving the national federation time to find a full-time coach to replace Javier Aguirre. (more…)

Shimizu S-Pulse closed the gap on leaders Kashima Antlers with a 3-2 win over Cerezo Osaka in the J-League on Tuesday. (more…)

American Daniel Jacobs will fight for the WBO middleweight title on Saturday despite the recent death of his grandmother.

Brazil’s new coach Mano Menezes says he wants to rebuild the team which informed his selecting a young roster  on Monday for the Selecao’s first match after the World Cup. (more…)

Roger Federer has hired Pete Sampras’ former coach to help him work on returning to his winning ways. (more…)

Midfielder Bruno Cesar scored a pair of late goals as Corinthians defeated Guarani 3-1 in coach Mano Menezes’ last league match before taking over as coach of Brazil’s national team. (more…)

Sprint kid sensation Jodie Williams finally saw her winning streak come to an end after the Brit was forced to settle for 200m silver at the World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada.

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First timers, Colombia recorded a magnificent 2-0 victory over Sweden to progress to the semi-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany. Two goals inside 11 first-half minutes did the trick for the South American side. (more…)

Freiburg stayed in the Bundesliga’s bottom three Sunday as hosts Hoffenheim forced a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw. (more…)

Celtic have sacked Tony Mowbray, according to reports from the manager’s friends.

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Guus Hiddink will not coach the Ivory Coast at June’s World Cup finals in South Africa, the Dutchman said in a newspaper column on Saturday. (more…)

Villarreal and Spain winger Santi Cazorla has expressed his fear of not being able to play at the 2010 World Cup as his rehabilitation from hernia surgery drags on. (more…)

rench striker Frederic Piquionne scored twice to send cash-strapped Portsmouth back to Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final – but that match might never take place. (more…)

Brazil international, Adriano is ready for a return to European football, according to the player’s agent.
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African giants Cameroon held world champions Italy to a 0-0 draw in a dull World Cup finals warm-up international in Monaco on Wednesday. (more…)

Fabio Capello is confident England’s World Cup preparations have not been significantly disrupted by the fallout from the near farcical events that led to John Terry being stripped of the captaincy.

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The World Cup kicks off at the height of South Africa’s winter, bringing in hundreds of thousands of visitors during peak flu season and raising concerns about a resurgence of swine flu.

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Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho thinks Ashley Cole would make a mistake if he moved away from Chelsea. The former Blues coach thinks the left back shouldn’t consider a transfer to a foreign club.

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