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Former Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner will take over the Austrian national side, replacing Josef Hickersberger after a disappointing European Championship campaign.
England international defender Phil Neville has signed a new four-year contract with Premier League club Everton.
Chicago midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored one goal and helped set up another, and Houston midfielder Dwayne DeRosario snapped a tie with a penalty kick to give the MLS All-Stars a 3-2 victory over English Premier League team West Ham United.
Six years after the drug-fueled collapse of his career in England's Premier League, Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich will relaunch his career this weekend.
UEFA Cup champions Zenit St. Petersburg have been fined $58,000 by UEFA for racist behavior by their supporters.
The chances of Gareth Barry joining Liverpool appeared to diminish on Thursday after Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill said he was likely to start the midfielder in an Intertoto Cup match at the weekend.
Teemu Tainio's transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Sunderland is set to be the first of several deals between the two Premier League clubs.
Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle has insisted that star striker Adrian Mutu will be staying at the club despite interest from Serie A rivals Roma.
Premier League West Ham have completed the £5 million ($10m) signing of Switzerland international Valon Behrami from Lazio.
Barcelona striker Thierry Henry believes new coach Pep Guardiola's plans to restore him to his favored center forward position will bring him more goals this season.
Former Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner will take over the Austrian national side, replacing Josef Hickersberger after a disappointing European Championship campaign.
England international defender Phil Neville has signed a new four-year contract with Premier League club Everton.
Chicago midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored one goal and helped set up another, and Houston midfielder Dwayne DeRosario snapped a tie with a penalty kick to give the MLS All-Stars a 3-2 victory over English Premier League team West Ham United.
Six years after the drug-fueled collapse of his career in England's Premier League, Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich will relaunch his career this weekend.
UEFA Cup champions Zenit St. Petersburg have been fined $58,000 by UEFA for racist behavior by their supporters.
The chances of Gareth Barry joining Liverpool appeared to diminish on Thursday after Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill said he was likely to start the midfielder in an Intertoto Cup match at the weekend.
Teemu Tainio's transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to Sunderland is set to be the first of several deals between the two Premier League clubs.
Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle has insisted that star striker Adrian Mutu will be staying at the club despite interest from Serie A rivals Roma.
Premier League West Ham have completed the £5 million ($10m) signing of Switzerland international Valon Behrami from Lazio.
Barcelona striker Thierry Henry believes new coach Pep Guardiola's plans to restore him to his favored center forward position will bring him more goals this season.
Luiz Felipe Scolari's Chelsea reign began with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Guangzhou Pharmaceutical, as Salomon Kalou, Frank Lampard, Argentinian teenager Franco Di Santo and Shaun Wright-Phillips scored to secure the win over the Chinese Super League side.
Italian police arrested seven people Tuesday in a crackdown on an organized crime group that tried to buy Lazio football club with laundered money.
Ghana international Michael Essien has followed goalkeeper Petr Cech in agreeing a new five-year contract with English Premier League side Chelsea.
Schalke defender Rafinha and Werder Bremen midfielder Diego have joined Brazil's Olympic team without the permission of their German clubs.
AC Milan have denied reports claiming that big-spending Chelsea have made an offer for the Italian club's Brazilian superstar Kaka.
Egypt international Amr Zaki is hoping to prove himself in the English Premier League after clinching a season-long loan deal with Wigan Athletic on Tuesday.
Portuguese club Benfica have sent promising young United States international Freddy Adu on loan to French club Monaco for the 2008-09 season.
Brazilian confederation officials have hit out at Real Madrid after the Spanish giants requested the release of Chelsea target Robinho from the squad for the Olympic Games.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has warned Cristiano Ronaldo that moving to Real Madrid would be "the worst thing" for his career.
French midfield player Claude Makelele is set to end his career at Paris-Saint Germain after joining from Premier League Chelsea on a free transfer on Monday.
Former Bosnia captain Sergei Barbarez, who has played more games in the German Bundesliga than any other foreign player, has announced his retirement.
Schalke defender Rafinha failed to show up on Monday for his club's trip to a training camp, apparently opting to join Brazil's Olympic team without Schalke's permission.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has signed a new five-year contract to keep him at the club until 2013.
Manchester United have told Cristiano Ronaldo there will be no new contract with a pay rise to match any offer from Real Madrid -- and that he must start displaying "commitment and loyalty."
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has warned Tottenham that it could be "very embarrassing" for them if they go ahead with their threat to report the Old Trafford club to the Premier League.
Kaka is heading for Premier League Chelsea, according to a close advisor of the Brazilian international superstar.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is sure Cristiano Ronaldo will still be playing with the English champions for the upcoming season.
Tottenham have complained to the Premier League about the "disgraceful" conduct of English rivals Manchester United and Liverpool in trying to sign strikers Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane.
Former France midfielder Ludovic Giuly has clinched a return to his homeland ahead of the new season after agreeing to join Paris St Germain.
Premier League newcomers West Brom have completed the $6.5 million signing of England international Scott Carson from Liverpool.
Thousands of fans turned up at the San Siro as AC Milan unveiled new signing Ronaldinho, following the completion of his 21 million euros ($33.6 million) move from Barcelona.
Sevilla have completed the signing of France international defender Sebastien Squillaci from Lyon.
Petr Rada will replace Karel Bruckner as coach of the Czech Republic's national football team.
Argentina international Pablo Aimar has signed a four-year contract with Portuguese club Benfica, ending speculation that he might join English side Newcastle United.
Arsenal have confirmed that Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva has completed his £1million (1.2 million euros) move to Greek club Panathinaikos.
Alexander Hleb became Barcelona's fifth close-season signing on Wednesday when the midfield star completed his euro15 million ($24 million) move from Arsenal.
Brazilian midfielder Amantino Mancini moved from AS Roma to Inter Milan on Tuesday in the Serie A club's first signing under new coach Jose Mourinho.
Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva is expected to finalize his transfer from Premier League Arsenal to Panathinaikos after flying into Athens on Wednesday.
Ronaldinho arrived at AC Milan on Wednesday to join Kaka and Alexandre Pato in an all-Brazilian attack that AC Milan are convinced will fire them back to the top level of European football.
The immediate goal for new Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz is to do well in the first four qualifying games for the 2010 World Cup.
A deal for American company TAG Partners LLC to buy Serie A club Bologna has fallen through.
European Champions Spain have appointed former Real Madrid coach Vicente del Bosque to replace Luis Aragones as head of the national side.
Ronaldinho has been given until Thursday to decide his future with the Brazilian still looking for a move to Italian giants AC Milan despite a massive offer to Barcelona by Manchester City.
Spain striker Dani Guiza followed former national team coach Luis Aragones on Tuesday and signed for Turkish club Fenerbahce.
FIFA expect Barcelona to release Lionel Messi so he can play for Argentina at next month's Olympics.
Everton manager David Moyes is in talks with the club over a new contract.
FC Porto will play in the Champions League next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected appeals by Portuguese clubs Benfica and Vitoria Guimaraes, who wanted Porto thrown out of the competition.
Juventus have signed Danish international midfielder Christian Poulsen from Spanish side Sevilla for $15.5 million, the Primera Liga club has announced.
Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz has been appointed as the new head coach of Portugal.
Arsenal would be an ideal transfer option for Andrei Arshavin because of the influence of manager Arsene Wenger, the Russian midfielder's agent claims.
Robinho has cast doubt on Real Madrid's bid to sign Cristiano Ronaldo by revealing that he does not want to be part of a swap deal for the Manchester United winger.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson refused to discuss the future of winger Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday.
Football great Pele has dismissed FIFA president Sepp Blatter's comments that some top players are treated like slaves by their clubs.
United States goalkeeper Brad Guzan is on the verge of moving to the Premier League after Chivas USA agreed a transfer fee with Aston Villa on Saturday.
England striker Peter Crouch completed his move to Portsmouth on Friday and said manager Harry Redknapp and prospective teammate Jermain Defoe were his reasons for joining.
Scottish Premier League club Hearts have appointed Ugandan national coach Csaba Laszlo as their new manager.
Arsenal have completed the signing of French international midfielder Samir Nasri from Marseille for a reported fee of nearly $24 million.
Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to leave European champions Manchester United for Real Madrid if he wants, says FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Nearly half of Barcelona's 17-member board of directors have resigned in protest over club president Joan Laporta's refusal to step down following his defeat in a vote of confidence.
Roma's Brazilian international midfielder Mancini is expected to seal his switch to Inter Milan in the next few days for a fee in the region of 13 million euros.
England Under-21 midfielder Steve Sidwell has finally completed his £5 million ($9.87m) transfer from Chelsea to Aston Villa.
Barry Ferguson dealt club Rangers and country Scotland a double blow on Thursday with the news he will be sidelined for up to four months with an ankle injury.
Aston Villa have agreed to sign Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell -- manager Martin O'Neill's first capture of what is expected to be a hectic second half of the summer.
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is expecting to complete the $5.9 million signing of goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri from Brazilian club Palmeiras in the near future.
Juventus striker David Trezeguet is quitting international football after the reappointment of Raymond Domenech as French national coach.
Real Mallorca striker Daniel Guiza, the top scorer in the Spanish Primera Liga last season, has signed a four-year contract with Turkish giants Fenerbahce.
Ronaldinho and Robinho will lead five-times World Cup winners Brazil's bid for their first Olympic football gold medal at the Beijing Games next month.
Chelsea have rejected an approach from Inter Milan for England midfielder Frank Lampard -- the Premier League club confirmed on Tuesday.
European football clubs were told Monday the UEFA Cup will be rebranded to revive its fortunes and earn them more money.
Zenit St. Petersburg says that talks with Barcelona about the Spanish team acquiring Russia international midfielder Andrei Arshavin have broken off.
Inter Milan have stepped up their bid to reunite England international Frank Lampard with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho -- at the right price.
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo had surgery Monday on his right ankle and looks set to miss the start of the new Premier League campaign.
Michael Ballack called Chelsea the right club to win his elusive first major international title on Monday, although the Germany captain is no hurry to sign a new deal.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has survived a confidence vote even though less than half of all supporters who took part in the ballot backed him.
Australia will play South Africa and the Netherlands in two international friendlies in the leadup to the World Cup Asian qualifying series, Football Federation Australia said on Monday.
Atletico Madrid have announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Paulo Assuncao from Portuguese side Porto for an undisclosed fee.
Cristiano Ronaldo is unlikely to be in Manchester United's line-up when the new season gets under way - but only because he will be recovering from an ankle operation.
Brazilian midfielder Geovanni has signed a two-year contract with English Premier League newcomers Hull City.
Spain's Euro 2008-winning coach Luis Aragones has been introduced to the media after signing a two-year deal to become coach of Turkish champions Fenerbahce.
Former Liverpool winger Harry Kewell is looking forward to the challenge of playing in Turkey after completing his move to Galatasaray.
French champions Lyon have confirmed the sale of veteran international goalkeeper Gregory Coupet to Atletico Madrid.
Premier League Liverpool have completed the signing of Udinese's Italian international full-back Andrea Dossena on a four-year deal.
Liverpool have completed the signing of Swiss international right-back Philipp Degen on a free transfer from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund.
France manager Raymond Domenech was told to change his ways on Thursday after surviving to lead his nation's bid for a place at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Departing Spain coach Luis Aragones is endorsing Vicente del Bosque as a suitable replacement to take charge of the new European champions.
Goalkeeper Jose Francisco Cevallos was the hero as Liga de Quito became the first Ecuadorean winners of the Copa Libertadores, saving three penalty kicks in a 3-1 shootout victory over Fluminense.
Brazilian international right-back Daniel Alves has completed his move from Sevilla to Barcelona on a four-year contract.
Manchester City have confirmed the signing of Brazilian striker Jo from CSKA Moscow for a club record undisclosed fee -- believed to be in the region of $37 million.
France coach Raymond Domenech will learn on Thursday whether he will keep his job following last month's embarrassing first-round exit from the European Championship.
Aston Villa have disciplined England international midfielder Gareth Barry and banned him from pre-season training.
Spain have jumped to the top of FIFA's monthly rankings for the first time following their triumph at the European Championships.
Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan signed Jonas Gutierrez from Real Mallorca on Wednesday, making the Argentina winger his first major acquisition since returning for a second spell in charge at St James's Park.
English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers have agreed to release captain Ryan Nelsen to play in part of New Zealand's Olympic Games campaign.
Marcello Lippi gave up a life of leisure to return as Italy's national team coach, less than two years after guiding the Azzurri to their fourth World Cup title.
Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton faces an uncertain future despite being spared a jail term after admitting he attacked former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo during a training session
Champions Bayern Munich and new coach Juergen Klinsmann will open the Bundesliga season on August 15 at home to title rivals Hamburger SV -- now led by former Tottenham manager Martin Jol.
Manchester City, under their new manager Mark Hughes, will make a low-key start to their UEFA Cup campaign this month, when they play the first leg of their first qualifying round tie away to EB/Streymur, of the Faroe Islands.
Chelsea are interested in signing Real Madrid winger Robinho, according to the Brazilian's agent Vagner Ribeiro, who told Spanish Sports daily AS that he had spoken to Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen.
European champions Spain returned home Monday to crowds of hundreds of thousands, waiting to celebrate victory over Germany and the country's first major football trophy in 44 years.
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