Brazil hope to face Eastern European and Central American opposition before next year's World Cup in a bid to familiarise themselves with styles similar to those of group rivals Croatia and Mexico, officials said on Wednesday.
The Brazilian Football Confederation...
An 85th minute strike from Wesley Sneijder secured what will go down as a controversial 1-0 win for Galatasaray over Juventus and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday.
Galatasaray's second win in six games...
Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini seemed not to realise his team were one goal away from claiming top spot in Champions League Group D during their 3-2 win over Bayern Munich.
A 4-2 victory would have ensured City qualified in...
Hull City have formally applied to the Football Association to change the club's name to Hull Tigers from next season.
Owner Assem Allam wants to rebrand the Premier League club to appeal to a wider international audience.
Allam announced in August...
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will be out for at least a month with the hamstring injury he picked up in the 4-1 win over West Ham on Saturday.
A scan to determine the extent of the problem took place on...
Financial markets gave a cautious thumbs-up on Wednesday to a provisional budget deal that could prevent the U.S. government from shutting down in the coming months.
News that U.S. budget negotiators had reached a two-year agreement couldn't overcome the year-end...
Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways is looking at the data room of Alitalia and is expected to take a decision on whether to invest in the troubled Italian carrier by Christmas, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Alitalia...
Banks and asset managers scored some small victories after U.S. regulators narrowed the scope of a provision in the Volcker rule that restricts banks' ownership stake in hedge funds and private equity funds.
The final version of the Volcker rule,...
Britain's financial watchdog imposed a record 28 million pound ($46 million) fine on Lloyds Banking Group for the way it encouraged staff to sell 2 billion pounds of products that customers did not need.
The probe covered the sale of...
As the desperation of opposition linked new and traditional media reaches a crescendo, they have adopted Goebbels' philosophy that a lie told often enough eventually comes to be accepted by the public as true. It is therefore imperative to...
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
