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BEVERLY HILLS, March 28, (THEWILL) – The Confédération of African Football (CAF) on Sunday announced the withdrawal of Chad from the ongoing qualifiers for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), putting Nigeria’s hope of qualifying for the competition...

Rafa Benitez believes Moussa Sissoko can fulfil his ambitions at Newcastle and insists he can help steer the club to Premier League safety. Sissoko, who has has spoken about his ambition to play in the Champions League, has been criticised...

Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder has been ruled out of next week's international friendly with England at Wembley because of a hamstring injury. The Galatasaray star suffered the injury in the first half of Friday night's 3-2 defeat to France in...

Luis Suarez scored on his Uruguay return as Brazil threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in their World Cup qualifier and increase the pressure on coach Dunga. Douglas Costa opened the scoring inside a minute and when Renato...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal suffered a surprise home defeat by Bulgaria as their Euro 2016 preparations took a dent. Marcelinho's 19th-minute effort settled the match as the visitors ran out 1-0 winners, before Ronaldo saw a penalty saved by Vladislav...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, (THEWILL) – CSKA Moscow star, Ahmed Musa, on Thursday, has announced Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, as the new captain of the Super Eagles. Speaking at the pre-match press conference, for the AFCON qualifier against Egypt,...

Johan Cruyff, one of soccer's greatest players and most influential and visionary coaches, died aged 68 on Thursday after a five-month battle with lung cancer. His death was announced on his website and soon after by the De Telegraaf newspaper,...

Luis Suarez says he has been working on controlling his "anxiety and nerves" as he prepares for his first competitive Uruguay game since biting Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. Suarez was given a nine-game ban from competitive internationals, as...

Juan Mata says he would welcome the arrival of Paris St-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Manchester United. With his contract set to expire in the summer, speculation has continued to mount over Ibrahimovic's future, with United among a number of...

Werder Bremen defender Papy Djilobodji has been banned for three games after making a throat-slitting gesture during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Mainz. Referee Manuel Graefe missed the incident, but German football officials reviewed the matter. Senegal international Djilobodji, on loan from...