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Japan sack Vahid Halilhodzic as head coach

With the clock ticking dwn and only two month remaning until the World Cup finals Japan have sacked Vahid Halilhodzic as head coach of the national team.

Sport

Sex abuse allegations hit Argentinian soccer

Youth players say they were forced into prostitution.

World News

Footballers go low to set world record match at Dead Sea

The lowest-altitude match at the Dead Sea comes less than a year after the same group broke the Guinness World Record for the highest-altitude football game played.

Sport

6th Edition of Gazprom's Football for Friendship programme

The programme aims to encourage youngsters around the world to play football

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United Kingdom

Former England captain, Ray Wilkins, dies after heart attack aged 61

The former midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday and was admitted to hospital, where he was put in an induced coma

Syria

First football tournament played in Raqqa since ISIL insurgency

The grounds were the scene of harrowing executions during the years of insurgency by the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

Sport

Liverpool and Barcelona eye Champions League semi-finals after notching-up big first-leg leads

Liverpool beat Premier League rivals Manchester City, while Barcelona thumped AS Roma 4-1.

Sport

Arturo Vidal and Juan Bernat travel for Bayern-Sevilla game

Bayern Munich have included Arturo Vidal and Juan Bernat in their squad for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final at Sevilla on Tuesday after the pair passed late fitness tests.

Russia

Football: racist chants directed at French players in Russia

Racist chants directed at two French football players were allegedly heard during a friendly between France and Russia in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday.

Netherlands

Meet the man trying to make amends for England’s hooligan shame

An expat in Amsterdam says he was left so ashamed by English football hooligans he went to great lengths to put things right.

Croatia

Croatian footballer dies during match after ball hits chest

Bruno Boban, 25, collapsed and lost consciousness after a ball hit his chest at close range during a Third Division clash. Minutes later he was pronounced dead.

Sport

Bolt Backing Argentina

Sprint ace Usain Bolt tells Euronews about his hopes to launch a new career in football.

Sport

Basra celebrates end of FIFA ban

Iraqi city hosts first authorised international since the invasion of Kuwait in 1990

World News

Usain Bolt seeks new challenge in football

Usain Bolt took part in the Football Match of Friendship in Basel under the watchful eye of Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho

France

Hungry OGC Nice football fans protest as match rescheduled to lunchtim

OGC Nice football fans demonstrated the true importance of food to the French by holding up a banner in protest at a match that was rescheduled to take place during lunchtime.

Sport

Borussia Dortmund players testify in bus attack trial

The accused, only identified as Sergei W, is charged with detonating three devices as the Borussia Dortmund team bus made its way to their Champions League game against Monaco.

Sport

Chelsea out of Champions League

Chelsea and Besiktas are knocked out of the Champions League, while Barcelona and Bayern Munich go through to the quarter finals.

Greece

Greece suspends Superleague after PAOK boss invades pitch with handgun

Sports Minister condemns action by one of Greece's richest men, who wears holstered automatic alongside bodyguards when confronting referee after disallowed goal.

Sport

Top Greek football match abandoned as armed owner confronts referee

Club's owner seemed to be carrying a gun on the pitch as he complained about the decision to deny Paok a goal.

World News

Pep Guardiola fined for wearing yellow ribbon

FA charges Manchester City manager for wearing political symbol.