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Stephen Keshi will return to take charge of Nigeria following lengthy contractual talks, says Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick. The 53-year-old, who initially took charge of the team in November 2011, has been offered a new two-year deal. His...

Arsenal's 2-1 win at Newcastle United on Saturday was their seventh successive Barclays Premier League victory over the Magpies, but even such an amount of joy against a particular opponent cannot trouble the top 20 of winning runs. A quickfire...

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel will serve a three-match ban after an independent Football Association disciplinary panel rejected his appeal against a violent conduct charge. The Slovakian stood on David De Gea in the last seconds of Liverpool's 2-1 home defeat...

Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao says "calls are coming in everyday" as he looks for a club where he can play regularly. The Colombian 29-year-old has scored four goals in 22 appearances since joining on loan from Monaco. But he has...

Sepp Blatter will be in the same room with the men hoping to oust him as FIFA president later. Prince Ali of Jordan, Michael van Praag and Luis Figo, as well as Blatter, are all in Vienna for UEFA's annual...

Real Madrid have suspended a club member after Gareth Bale's car was one of a number attacked following the 2-1 El Clasico defeat in Barcelona. The world's most expensive footballer was heavily criticised for his performance on Sunday night after...

Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason has been called up to the England squad to face Lithuania and Italy as a replacement for Adam Lallana. Liverpool midfielder Lallana suffered a groin injury in his side's 2-1 defeat by Manchester United. Mason, 23, is...

Uefa chief Michel Platini has warned of a return to the "dark days" of hooliganism unless public authorities in Europe help govern the game. The Frenchman says there is a rising trend of "nationalism and extremism" being "observed in our...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, (THEWILL)  – President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Flying Eagles of Nigeria on their victory over Senegal on Sunday in the finals of the 2015 African Youth Soccer Championship. President Jonathan, in a statement issued Monday...

Bayern Munich will be without winger Arjen Robben for several weeks after he suffered a stomach muscle tear in the shock 2-0 defeat to Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday. Robben, who has only recently returned from a back injury, was taken...