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Lionel Messi's second-half penalty gave World Cup finalists Argentina victory over Croatia at West Ham's Upton Park. Croatia went ahead early on when Mateo Kovacic found Anas Sharbini, who bent a shot past goalkeeper Sergio Romero for his first international...

The findings of Fifa's inquiry into allegations of corruption during bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups have been questioned - by the man who conducted the two-year investigation into the claims. In an unexpected twist, lawyer Michael Garcia...

David Moyes' appointment as Real Sociedad manager will be confirmed in the next 24 hours, according to Sky sources. It is understood the former Everton and Manchester United manager arrived in San Sebastian on Wednesday afternoon to meet up with...

The Tunisian Football Federation has announced that the duo of Youssef Msakni and Saber Khalifai will not play the next two matches against Botswana and Egypt on day five and six of Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to...

Nigeria’s head coach, Stephen Keshi will not punish striker, Ikechukwu Uche and Vincent Enyeama after the duo reported late to camp ahead of Saturday’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying match against Congo in Pointe-Noire. Both players missed the...

New hosts for the 2015 African Nations Cup will be named within three days after Morocco was ruled out amid fears of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Wednesday. CAF president...

Newcastle continued their recent resurgence with a 2-0 win over West Brom at the Hawthorns to move up to eighth spot in the table. Ayoze Perez's goal on the stroke of half-time set Newcastle on their way - his third...

Marseille's Andre Ayew will captain Ghana for the first time at senior level in the coming Afcon qualifiers. The country plays two final Afcon 2015 qualifers against Uganda and Togo in the next 10 days and with captain Asamoah Gyan...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes no team is currently capable of catching Premier League leaders Chelsea. The Gunners lost 2-1 at Swansea on Sunday to slip 12 points behind Jose Mourinho's unbeaten side. Chelsea have won nine of their 11 games...

Gareth Bale has been named in the Wales squad to face Belgium in a crucial European Qualifier next weekend. The Real Madrid man has been absent with a muscle injury of late but, having missed five matches, he came off...