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Violent clashes force cancellation of Athens football derby

An Athens football derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos has been called off after violent clashes at the stadium where it was due to be played

Sport

Chile FA president resigns and heads to US as FBI informant - reports

Chile’s football federation says its president Sergio Jadue has officially resigned. His resignation was announced just hours after it emerged he was

No Comment

France and England football fans unite for La Marseillaise at Wembley

In a change of protocol for an international football match at England’s Wembley Stadium, God Save the Queen was played first, leaving the French

Sport

Euro 2016 lineup complete after play-offs

The second and final legs of the Euro 2016 play-off matches took place over the weekend amid the continued struggle by the civilised world to come to

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Germany

International friendly called off over bomb fears

Spectators have been evacuated from a football stadium in Germany which had planned to host an international friendly on Tuesday evening. The fixture

Sport

Solidarity shines through at Wembley as England and France meet in friendly

England beat France 2-0 at Wembley on Tuesday in a friendly game that stood more for strength, spirit and solidarity than sporting exploits following

France

Football: Germany - Holland match called off in Hanover. Reports of explosives found in an ambulance

Germany

Germany-Netherlands friendly called off due to "security threat"

A friendly between the German and Dutch national football teams has been cancelled, reportedly because of a bomb threat. The stadium in the city of

Sport

Belgium cancel Spain friendly

Tuesday’s friendly match between Belgium and Spain has been called off amid security fears following the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday. The game

Sport

England and France set for 'emotional' Wembley friendly

Despite the tragic events in Paris on Friday night, the English FA and the French Football Federation have decided to go ahead with Tuesday’s

Sport

Raul retires in style

Spain legend Raul ended his career with another trophy as he lifted the North American Soccer League title with the New York Cosmos in his final

Sport

Ireland grab away goal in first Euro playoff against Bosnia-Hezegovina

Thick fog draped the pitch of Sarajevo’s olympic stadium as Bosnia Herzegovina played the first leg of their Euro 2016 play-off qualifier against

Sport

Hungary shock Norway in Euro 2016 qualifier

Hungary are one step closer to qualifying for the 2016 Euro finals after beating Norway in Oslo. The only goal in the match was netted by Laszlo

Sport

Maradona says he is fighting FIFA corruption

Former World Cup champion, Diego Maradona has made his feelings known once again about the recent scandals to rock world football’s governing body

Sport

FIFA announces five candidates for presidency

The world’s football governing body, FIFA, has announced it has admitted five candidates for its presidential election in February. The candidates

Switzerland

Platini not included on list of five candidates for FIFA presidency

Football’s world governing body FIFA has approved five candidates to run for its presidency in February, amid the worst crisis in the organisation’s

Switzerland

FIFA pick a not-so-famous Five to race for the Presidency

The team for the FIFA presidential final has been announced, and it will be a five-a-side, not seven-a-side contest leading up to the February vote

Cinema

Ronaldo launches self-titled doc in London

To the delight of fans, Ronaldo has launched his self-titled film in London. Hundreds gathered at Leicester Square to catch a glimpse of the

Sport

President of Germany's football federation resigns over FIFA payment

The president of the German Football Association (DFB) has resigned over a payment to FIFA that was allegedly used to bribe officials of the body to

Sport

PSV profit from "De Klassieker" in Rotterdam, Borussia Dortmund ramp up the pressure in the Bundesliga and Ronaldo reveals a hidden talent, all in this week's edition of The Corner

Welcome back to The Corner. On Sunday the spotlight was on Stadion Feijenoord, in Rotterdam, where the Eredivisie ‘‘De Klassieker’‘ took place