Brazil go back to the top of this month's Fifa world rankings after winning the Confederations Cup in South Africa. Brazil are followed by Spain and the Netherlands England are down one in 7th place. France are in 9th. Côte d'Ivoire are the highest African team in 18th. Russia are 6th, with the USA in 12th. 1 Brazil 2 Spain 3 Netherlands 4 Italy 5 Germany 6 Russia 7 England 8 Argentina 9 France 10 Croatia 11 Greece 12 USA Turkey 13 Switzerland

Even if the tournament means very little in the grand scheme of things, the Confederations Cup has provided an entertaining two weeks of soccer in the middle of June —...

Just under a year away but teams are starting to confirm attendance at the event that will kick off in Johannesburg on June 11th. South Africa, as host, are confirmed but they've also been joined by Japan, Australia, South Korea, North Korea and Netherlands.

IT ALL began amidst a wave of apathy as a crowd of around 8,000 spread themselves around the old Hampden for the opening fixture of the 1989 FIFA Under-16 World Cup betwee

Chelsea announced Friday they had signed teenage striker Daniel Sturridge from Premier League rivals Manchester City on a four-year deal after the player´s contract at Eastlands expired.

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As a South African and a fan of football I was overjoyed when FIFA awarded my home country the rights to host the 2010 World Cup. As a football journalist with a thorough knowledge of the inner workings of FIFA and a curmudgeonly old pessimist to boot, I knew one thing for certain the moment [...]

If you’ve ever caught any clip of French football commentary (in French), chances are that you’re familiar with the rough, enthusiastic voice of Thierry Gilardi. For more than twenty years he provided commentary for French football and rugby. His voice is inseparable for me from French football in general, and in particular inseparable [...]

Andriy Shevchenko has announced to Chelsea management that he wants to return to Italy at the end of the season. Italian press claims that he met with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and that little resistance was offered to the suggestion. Former Real Madrid striker Ronaldo was the last wash-up to land on the shores of Italy, after a lackluster spell, it appears his career may be over due to injury. For Shevchenko the loss of Ronaldo leaves an opening for a cut rate return to his former club. He should have better luck there with Alberto Gilardino a world class flop and only Pato to compete with for a place. The Shevchenko's have apparently already been house hunting in their old stomping grounds. Wouldn't it be comedy to see Mourinho take over at Milan now?