Brazil players registers protest at fixture congestionThe protests took on a number of guises, with players in the match between Sao Paulo and Flamengo kicking the ball back and forth from one team to ...

The Japanese Football Association has withdrawn from the bidding to host the 2018 World Cup. However JFA president Motoaki Inukai has confirmed that they would continue with a bid to stage the 2022 ...

French playmaker Zinedine Zidane has described the 1-0 quarter-final win over Brazil as "beautiful". Zidane, who was inspirational on the night, said: "We needed a great match and we delivered. We ...

In this issue… The transfer window might be long closed, but we’ve signed some new additions to give us a boost for this issue. First, World Soccer stalwart Steve Menary begins a new feature taking a ...

2020 Winners Men’s World Player of the Year 1. Robert Lewandowski 187 Bayern Munich & Poland 2. Kevin De Bruyne 63 Manchester City & Belgium 3. Lionel Messi 56 Barcelona & Argentina 4. Sadio Mane 34 ...

Don’t be fooled by the broad smile that seems etched upon his face. If the explosive Tottenham and South Korea forward is now established as a Premier League, Europe-wide and Asian sensation, it’s ...

George Best played 470 games for Manchester United. Never did he have to carry the substitute’s number 12. Once – against Sheffield Wednesday in March 1969 – he donned the number 9 shirt. He wore ...

Multi-club ownership is a new buzzword in football, particularly in Europe, due to the activities of the City Football Group – owners of Manchester City – and the Red Bull Empire, which stretches from ...

Tim Vickery reports on the continuing football violence in Brazilian football which the authorities are struggling to contain.

Brian Glanville remembers the career of Johan Cruyff who fell just short at the 1974 World Cup final.

From the editor… Thirty is the magic number: 30 MLS teams in the 30th MLS season. Since its inaugural campaign back in 1996, Major League Soccer has been on a rollercoaster journey. At times, it ...

That goal. That endlessly elusive third England 1966 World Cup Final goal which turned the tide. Did Geoff Hurst’s attempt cross the line after hitting the underside of the cross bar or not, Bahramov, ...