After nine days and an impressive ratio of 3.5 goals per match, the group stages of the U17 World Cup are over and it's time to get serious with some knockout football. From here, matches tied at full time will go straight to penalties.
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Everton manager Ronald Koeman praised his side's "commitment" after a late Wayne Rooney penalty snatched a 1-1 draw at Brighton.
Struggling Everton were staring at another defeat when Anthony Knockaert put Brighton ahead eight minutes f…
MANCHESTER -- Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have kept the same principles from last season but now have more belief after they moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League.
City won 7-2 against Stoke City on Saturday and…
Aduana Stars have won the Ghana Premier League with a game to spare after a 2-1 victory over Elmina Sharks in Dormaa.
Sam Adams scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot late in the game after Rashid Alhassan had cancelled out Benj…
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez was disappointed his side could not give the club's travelling fans a win to smile about in Sunday's 2-2 draw against Southampton at St Mary's.
Isaac Hayden and Ayoze Perez twice gave Newcastle the lead …
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has hinted to Telefoot he could manage Paris Saint-Germain one day.
Mourinho, who has guided Manchester United to second in the Premier League, is reported to be keen to sign a new contract at Old Tr…
Cristiano Ronaldo has called on Real Madrid to sign a new goalkeeper next summer and has drawn up a three-man shortlist of options, Diario Gol reports.
The 32-year-old has reportedly told Madrid president Flore…
LIVERPOOL -- Romelu Lukaku has insisted he will take his next chance for Manchester United and dismissed claims he does not score against the big teams.
Lukaku, a £90 million summer signing from Everton, has scored 11 goals in 11 games …
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says next year's World Cup will be a "big mess" if it is marred by racism and discrimination.
Toure, 34, was the subject of racist chants when City played CSKA Moscow in the Champions League in Russ…
Newcastle United have made midfielder Mikel Merino's loan move into a full-time transfer from Borussia Dortmund.
Merino, 21, who joined Newcastle on loan from the Bundesliga club in the summer, has signed a five-year contract.
He has…
This article was first published on Oct. 12, 2016
Arsene Wenger's first game in charge of Arsenal was a fairly routine 2-0 victory at struggling Blackburn Rovers on Oct. 12, 1996. But it heralded a new era at the London club, and was th…
In honour of the controversial goal that sent Panama into the 2018 World Cup and helped deny the United States a trip to Russia, we ranked the 10 most memorable ghost goals.
10. Blas Perez, Panama vs. Costa Rica, 2018 World Cup qualifyi…
It is rare when a Real Madrid victory in the European Cup does not make the front page of the sports dailies in the Spanish capital.
On Sept. 17 1980, Vujadin Boskov's Madrid scraped a 2-1 victory against lowly Limerick, the reigning ch…
It has been a surprisingly good few days, relatively speaking, for Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah, after he endured a torrid time in the wake of the Black Stars' failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
A 3-0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia …
RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhuttl said future Liverpool midfielderNaby Keita had "learned his lesson" after two recent sendings off.
Keita, 22, will join Liverpool next summer but, following an outstanding first season in the Bundesliga…
When is an international break not an international break? When the usual dreary procession of non-events is shattered by the sight of teams actually qualifying for a World Cup -- accompanied by an outpouring of emotion and a tableau of jo…
New England Revolution owner Robert Kraft said he is "intrigued" by the prospect of owning a Premier League club.
Kraft, 76, also owns the NFL's New England Patriots and was linked with the purchase of Liverpool in 2005 before the club …
Jupp Heynckes regrets Netherlands' failure to qualify for the World Cup, despite it meaning that Arjen Robben will be able to concentrate solely on Bayern Munich following his retirement from international football on Tuesday.
Heynckes …
Ghana international Raphael Dwamena believes that he returns to action a stronger character after missing out on a move to the Premier League.
The FC Zurich striker appeared set for a dream switch to Brighton and Hove Albion before the …
In the aftermath of the U.S.' World Cup exit, theories have been offered as to how to fix things. Almost 20 years ago, Germany faced a similar issue. Raphael Honigstein, author of "Das Reboot. How German football reinvented itself and conq…
An international break can be a nervous fortnight for club managers.
Not only are players out of their care, twitchy club chairmen and owners have often used the extra breathing space in between matches to make big decisions. It now loo…
Swiss prosecutors have opened criminal proceedings into Paris St-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
The proceedings are connected to an ongoing investigation into former Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke.
They relate to the sale…
Maria Sharapova beat Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele to reach the Tianjin Open semi-finals.
The Russian took one hour and five minutes to beat Voegele, ranked 196th in the world, 6-3 6-1 in China.
Sharapova was broken in the first g…
Partial results from Liberia's presidential election show former football star George Weah has taken an early lead.
Figures from the National Elections Commission (NEC) put Mr Weah ahead in 11 out of 15 counties, although most votes hav…
The last time these two giants of Italian football crossed paths, they played out an extraordinary and historic Derby della Madonnina.
On April 15, AC Milan and Inter clashed in the first lunchtime kick-off in the history of the fixture…
Leicester City forward Ahmed Musa may be finding it tough to make a headway with the Foxes, but the Nigeria striker appears to be making great strides elsewhere: in business.
Straight after leaving camp this week, in the wake of the Sup…
Mali breezed into the knockout rounds of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup with a dominating 3-1 win over New Zealand in their final group game.
Mali, the last edition's runners-up, took the lead in the 18th minute through Salam Jiddou who st…
India's U-17 World Cup campaign ended on Thursday as they lost 4-0 to Ghana in their third Group A match in New Delhi.
Eric Ayiah scored twice -- in the 43rd and 52nd minutes -- while second-half substitutes Richard Danso (86th) and Emm…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has acknowledged that Spurs will struggle to compete with the financial power of the two Manchester clubs.
The north London club trail Premier League leaders Manchester City and second-placed Manche…
Alexis Sanchez carries the expectation of a nation in the same way David Beckham did for England, says Arsene Wenger.
Arsenal kept hold of Sanchez despite a Deadline Day £60m bid for the player, and the 29-year-old could leave the club …
Danny Murphy believes that Saturday's huge clash at Anfield, live on Sky Sports Premier League, is "a bigger game" for Liverpool than Manchester United.
The two old rivals go head-to-head as the Premier League bursts back into life afte…
Juan Mata insists there is no game in football like Manchester United against Liverpool ahead of their meeting on Sky Sports on Saturday.
United go to Anfield on Saturday unbeaten so far in the Premier League, while Liverpool have won j…
The president of the Egypt FA, Hany Abo Rida, has insisted that Argentine coach Hector Cuper is the right man to lead the Pharaohs at the World Cup finals.
Cuper's style of football has not been popular in Egypt, leading to calls for hi…
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will decide the new hosts of the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Saturday.
Morocco, Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia all bid to replace Kenya who had their right to host withdrawn by…
Robert Kubica completed the first of two tests for Williams on Wednesday as the team assess whether he can make a return to Formula 1.
The Pole has not raced in F1 since a rally accident in 2011 left him with only partial movement in hi…
Former Barcelona and Portugal striker Luis Figo has joined Uefa as a football advisor.
The 44-year-old's role at European football's governing body will include technical aspects and laws of the game.
During his 20-year playing caree…
From talking to Wilfried Zaha, it is clear he needs to feel wanted to be at his best - so he is probably at the perfect club in Crystal Palace.
The Eagles, without a Premier League point or even a goal after seven games, are desperate f…
Olympic gold medallist and UFC flyweight contender Henry Cejudo was left with burns after he was forced to flee from a California hotel as deadly wildfires engulfed areas of Santa Rosa, California earlier this week.
The fire…
A record 71 pole positions and counting.
Of all Lewis Hamilton's many skills as a Formula 1 driver, this is one talent he has really made his own.
Race after race, Hamilton redefines the boundaries of the possible with those flat-out…
Fabio Fognini has been fined $96,000 (£72,806) and given a suspended Grand Slam ban after verbally abusing an umpire at the US Open in September.
The Italian used insulting language towards Louise Engzell in his first-round defeat by St…
The United States' failure to make Russia 2018 marks a "sad and dark moment" for football in the country says former defender Alexi Lalas.
Tuesday's 2-1 defeat by Trinidad and Tobago means the US will miss the finals for the first time …
Manchester United have been brilliant so far but will Jose Mourinho revert to type at Anfield? We examine his tactical template...
The meeting of English football's two most successful clubs is always an event but one year ago this week…
Colombia striker Radamel Falcao has admitted discussing the fact a draw would send his side and Peru to the World Cup with opposing midfielder Renato Tapia during Tuesday's game.
Falcao was criticised for appearing to inform the Peru pl…
Newcastle forward Ayoze Perez has thanked Rafael Benitez for showing faith in him this season and insists he can make the Spain squad for next year's World Cup.
The Spaniard has started every Premier League game so far and admits his re…
Ghana’s international and Chelsea defender Abdul Rahman Baba has revealed that he will be back to action before the close of the year.
The talented left-back got injured whilst on national duty with the Black Stars in a game against Uga…
The president of Panama has declared Wednesday to be a national holiday after the country qualified for the World Cup for the first time ever.
Juan Carlos Varela said on Twitter: "The voice of the people has been heard... Tomorrow will…
Ampem Darkoa Ladies and Ghana’s Black Princesses striker Princella Adubea has set her sight on becoming the best female footballer in the world.
Adubea, who played an influential role in defending the National Women’s League with her si…
The maiden Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) Invitational Golf Championship tees-off at the Achimota Golf Course in Accra on Saturday, October 14. Mr George Amoah, Competition Secretary of the Achimota Golf Club, who disclosed this in Accra, s…
Crystal Palace are willing to pick up negotiations with Leicester for England winger Andros Townsend, claims the Mirror, as they want to fund a move for a striker to fire them to safety.
The Eagles have been deprived of Christian Bentek…
N'Golo Kante was the signing of the summer for two seasons running, and also the bargain of both windows as well, despite Chelsea shelling out £32m for the Premier League champion in 2016.
The Blues midfielder secured titles in back-to-…
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