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France

Eric Cantona steals show with Shakespeare at Champions League draw

French legend Cantona quoted from Shakespeare's King Lear in speech that left soccer stars in the audience visibly baffled.

29/08/2019

France

Virgil van Dijk and Lucy Bronze win UEFA’s player of the year awards

Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Lyon’s Lucy Bronze win UEFA’s player of the year awards

29/08/2019

France

Full draw for Champions League 2019/20 group stage

Holders Liverpool will face Liverpool Napoli, FC Salzburg and Genk.

29/08/2019

Serbia

Red Star Belgrade players ride on military vehicle to celebrate win

Forget the customary open-topped bus, think more an armoured personnel carrier. That was the vehicle of choice for Red Star Belgrade football players on Tuesday as they celebrated progressing to the Group Stage of the UEFA Champions League.

28/08/2019

United Kingdom

English football team Bury expelled from league, Bolton face same fate

Bury FC have been expelled by the English Football League and local rivals have been given just 14 days to complete a buy out or meet the same fate.

27/08/2019

Portugal

Watch: Football team scores a goal without touching the ball

This is the moment a football team scored a goal... without even touching the ball.

22/08/2019

France

French first as 'homophobic chants' stop football game

A football match in France was halted on Friday over what the country's equality minister described as homophobic chants.

17/08/2019

Monaco

Van Dijk vying with Messi and Ronaldo for UEFA Player of the Year gong

The shortlist for the UEFA Player of the Year awards have been announced, with the winners to be named on Thursday, August 29.

15/08/2019

Sweden

South Korea fan flies to Sweden to confront Ronaldo over Seoul no-show

A disgruntled football fan flew from South Korea to Sweden to confront Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo over his no-show in Seoul.

15/08/2019

United Kingdom

Footballer Sala 'exposed to carbon monoxide' before fatal plane crash

Emiliano Sala was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide before the plane on which he was a passenger crashed into the sea, investigators said.

14/08/2019

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Dirty play is all OK in Belarusian swamp soccer contest

Fans and players competed in 'swamp soccer' on Saturday (August 10) in Dombrovka, 300km west of the Belarusian capital Minsk, as part of a local festival.

11/08/2019

Sport

European authorities join forces to 'save football' as piracy on rise

The world’s biggest football authorities, including the top divisions across Europe, have increased their efforts to stop illegal streaming

07/08/2019

Germany

Chemnitzer FC sacks captain for showing 'sympathy' for neo-Nazi groups

Daniel Frahn, who played for Chemnitzer FC, was seen sitting with members of far-right groups during a third division match on 3 August. The club said his behaviour was “massively damaging” to the club.

06/08/2019

Sport

Messi faces 3 month international suspension

Messi faces 3 month international suspension

03/08/2019

Sport

Meet the Swiss league that's the antidote to football's super rich

Meet the Swiss league that's the antidote to football's super rich

20/07/2019

Sport

Algerian football fans in France celebrate African Cup of Nation

Algeria score early to beat Senegal 1-0 and lift their second African Cup of Nations.

19/07/2019

France

Fears of football violence spark temporary e-scooter removal in Lyon

Authorities issued a 24-hour ban in large swathes of Lyon and parts of Paris to prevent a repeat of the violence observed after the African Cup of Nations semi-final last Sunday.

19/07/2019

Sport

Football for friendship makes historic appearance at the International Children’s Games

In partnership with Gazprom Football

The Opening Ceremony of the International Children’s Summer Games (ICG) saw 192 athletes take part in Ufa, the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

17/07/2019

Partner content

Can you keep up with the girls of Special Olympics?

Partner content presented by Special Olympics

Special Olympics has issued a clarion call for inclusion. As the organisation celebrates 50 years, it is calling for women and girls, both with and without intellectual disabilities, to pick up a ball and get out on the pitch together.

16/07/2019

Sport

The United States beat the Netherlands 2-0 to win women’s World Cup

The United States beat the Netherlands 2-0 to win women’s World Cup for a record-extending fourth time

07/07/2019