LONDON - Andre Villas-Boas knows he has a "massive opportunity" at Tottenham Hotspur but denied he was on a mission to restore his reputation after being sacked as Chelsea manager in March.

Speaking to reporters for the first time at the plush new 45 million pounds Spurs training...

OSLO - An unnamed player has been arrested as part of an investigation into a soccer match-fixing scandal that has rocked Norway this week, the country's football association (NFF) said on Wednesday.

"Police have tonight arrested and charged a Follo player in connection with the...

LONDON - Former England soccer captain John Terry has said he is not prepared to be called a racist as his trial for allegedly racially abusing Queen's Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand continued on Tuesday.

The 31-year-old Chelsea defender told the Football Association (FA) a...

LONDON – Chelsea have reportedly agreed a fee with Internacional for Brazil midfielder Oscar, according to ESPN.
Oscar, 20, has been linked with a move to Europe this summer, and both Chelsea and Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur have been mooted as interested parties.
The Blues...

DUBAI - Former Argentina World Cup-winning captain Diego Maradona has been sacked as coach of United Arab Emirates club Al Wasl.

The 51-year-old, who agreed a two-year contract with Al Wasl in May 2011, was dismissed following a meeting of the club's board on Tuesday.

...

TORSHAVN – Cypriot champions AEL will take on Linfield next week in the second qualifying round of the Champions League after the Northern Irish side defeated B36 Torshavn of the Faroe Islands 4-3 on penalties on Tuesday night.
Both encounters had ended goalless forcing the contest into a...

LONDON - Former England captain John Terry appeared in court on Monday charged with racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match in October.
Ferdinand, brother of Manchester United defender Rio, told Westminster Magistrates Court that he had not...

PARIS - New France coach Didier Deschamps will not tolerate the bad behaviour which marred the national team's last two major tournaments, he said on Monday as he was officially unveiled.

The 1998 World Cup-winning captain has taken over from Laurent Blanc after Les Bleus, who...

MANCHESTER - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has agreed a new five-year contract with the Premier League champions, the club announced on Monday.

"Manchester City Football Club today are pleased to announce that a new contract has been agreed with manager Roberto Mancini,"...

SILVERSTONE — Red Bull driver Mark Webber won the British Grand Prix on Sunday, overtaking Fernando Alonso late in the race to cut his rival's lead in the Formula One championship.

In dry conditions after two days of rain caused chaos on and off the Silverstone track, Webber pursued...