The international friendly football match between Canada and Panama will now be played on neutral ground.

Rock-bottom J-League club JEF United Chiba are making ambitious moves to sign England striker Michael Owen, a newspaper said Tuesday.

Alex Ferguson has won two Manager of the Year awards in recognition of Manchester United´s Premier League triumph.

Didier Drogba insists there is no chance he or John Terry will miss Chelsea´s Champions League final showdown against Manchester United.

And so it came to pass that South Korean team Chunnam Dragons were playing Melbourne Victory of Australia to preserve their faint hopes of reaching the last eight of the Asian Champions League. Melbourne had been even worse than the Dragons in the competition but the A-League outfit at least had the excuse that it was their first time. Chunnam's centred on injuries to their best players. As excuses go, it was reasonable. The club was without three or four of its best players for every match. It doesn't however, explain why with all but one of those stars recovered, coach Park Hang-seo chose to leave out four first-team regulars. They watched the action from the stands accompanied by dried squid and ricecakes - snacks that keep mouths busy for hours. There was some football to keep eyes occupied but neither team seemed especially interested playing in front of a tiny crowd in the unusual setting of Gwangyang stadium. In the crowded country that is South Korea,few places are really remote but Gwangyang, located around the middle of the south coast, is a trek to get to -though a very pleasant one at that. The place itself is small. Basically Gwangyang is a huge steel works and container port with a small town attached. The stadium is on the edge of POSCO's steelworks. With the huge complex to the right behind the stadium and lush mountains to the left, the compact arena makes for a great place to watch football. It wasn't so great last Wednesday but it was entertaining enough. Perhaps coach Park was right to field a weak team. Runaway leaders Gamba Osaka later won in Thailand to confirm their place as Group G's representative in the quarter-finals. Copyright: John Duerden & Soccerphile Bet with Bet 365 World Soccer News Soccer betting tips Soccer Books & DVDs Tags Soccer News soccer football J-League K-League Betting

The defender Naldo, from Werder Bremen, has plenty of reasons to rejoice at the end of this season, even with his team not winning the the Bundesliga

AC Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf will not be making an appearance for his national team at the upcoming European Championships.

Birmingham managing director Karren Brady has accused Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung of being instrumental in her team´s relegation from the Premier League.

Swiss national football coach Jakob "Kobi" Kuhn said he was taking a gamble by including defender Patrick Muller in his initial Euro 2008 squad released on Tuesday.

Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, out of contract at Arsenal this summer, is in discussions to join Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart according to German tabloid Bild on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo has denied reports that he would consider a move to Real Madrid by insisting Manchester United is the perfect club for him.

Rock-bottom J-League club JEF United Chiba are making ambitious moves to sign England striker Michael Owen, a newspaper said Tuesday.

Brazilian Bundesliga star DIEGO has announced two more Brazilian top-class players for the smart beach soccer charity „DIEGO and FRIENDS vs

Stefan Bia³as has been named as the new coach of Polish side Jagiellonia Bia³ystok

Former France coach Roger Lemerre is to take over from compatriot Henri Michel as coach of Morocco, the Moroccan Football Federation announced on Tuesday.

Austrian Bundesliga side SV Ried have signed three new players from lower league sides as they prepare for next season

Grenoble Foot 38 secured promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time since 1963 with a 0-0 home draw against LB Châteauroux securing them at least a third-placed finish in France and #039;s second division

Stefan Bia and #322;as has been named as the new coach of Polish side Jagiellonia Bia and #322;ystok

Germany and Denmark have earned places in the first qualifying round of next season's UEFA Cup thanks to their associations' placing in UEFA's final Fair Play rankings for the 2007/08 season

FC Barcelona and #039;s Gabriel Milito and Yaya Touré will undergo surgery for their respective injuries on Tuesday