Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez called a truce in his power struggle with chief executive Rick Parry after holding clear the air talks at Anfield.

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has revealed Northern Ireland striker David Healy is set to have a medical at Sunderland on Thursday ahead of his proposed move to the Stadium of Light.

Everton midfielder Tim Cahill won´t rush his return from a broken foot because the Australian wants to make an immediate impact for club and country.

The move of France striker Djibril Cisse to Sunderland on a season-long loan from Marseille was officially signed and sealed on Thursday.

Fiorentina´s French keeper Sebastien Frey said he will not play for the national team while Raymond Domenech is at the helm, according to the news agency Ansa on Thursday.

MEXICO CITY (SW) — Mexico won Sven-Goran Eriksson’s debut as coach, rallying to beat Honduras 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier Wednesday night as Pavel Pardo scored twice in the second half.

In a friendly match on Wednesday in Lviv between the two Euro 2012 co-hosts, Ukraine beat Poland 1-0. Coach of the latter team, Leo Beenhakker, forbid players to leave the hotel after the defeat.

Football legend Pele on Thursday criticised Brazil´s Olympic campaign which ended in a demoralising 3-0 quarter-final defeat to bitter rivals Argentina.

AC Milan’s search for a defender has brought Czech national team player Radoslav Kovac into the picture.

Dutch midfielder Evander Sno has moved from Celtic to Ajax, the club where he started his career, on a three-year-contract, the Dutch club said on its website Thursday.

China must put in place short and long-term plans and seek continuity of programs if it is to make an impact in international football, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said here Thursday.

MADRID (Reuters) - Vicente del Bosque began his reign as Spanish coach with his side’s 3-0 win over Denmark but said there was plenty of room for improvement for the European champions ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers.

Philippe Saint-Jean has resigned as coach of Belgian first division side Mons on Thursday, citing medical reasons.

Australia defender Lucas Neill has started talks with West Ham over a new contract.

John Terry admits England need clear the air talks to avoid any repeat of their friendly flop against the Czech Republic in next month´s World Cup qualifiers.

Portsmouth signed winger Jerome Thomas on a permanent one-year contract on Thursday just a week after taking him on loan from Charlton.

Fabio Capello insists England are ready for next month´s World Cup qualifiers despite his side´s lacklustre display in a 2-2 draw against the Czech Republic.

It may have taken extra-time and a victory by the slimmest of margins but Carli Lloyd's 20 yard strike was enough to secure gold for the US women's soccer team...

The most hotly anticipated game of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was undoubtedly the South American showdown between Brazil and Argentina and it more than lived up to it's pre-game billing....