This year’s World Cup final will be played using a gold-coloured ball – and the winners will use the same design of ball in all their matches for four years. According to a reporty in The Times ...

France playmaker Zinedine Zidane has won the prestigious Fifa Golden Ball award at the World Cup finals. The award comes despite Zidane's being sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi during France's ...

Messina goalkeeper Nicholas Caglioni has tested positive for cocaine and could face suspension. Traces of the drug were found in Caglioni’s blood after Messina and Catania’s game on February 11.

Milan defender Alessandro Nesta has ended speculation about his future by extending his contract with the Serie A club. Nesta had been linked with a return to his former club Lazio, but he has now ...

The Hungarian Football Association have confirmed that they have appointed former Dutch midfielder Erwin Koeman as coach of the national team. Koeman, 46, replaces Peter Varhidi who took over in ...

Lampard was chosen ahead of his Chelsea team-mate John Terry, who picked up the Professional Footballers’ Association player of the year award last month, while Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher came ...

Uefa's executive committee will decide today on the hosts for the 2012 European championship. Italy are the favourites to win the vote although they face strong competition from two joint bids from ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed he is interested in signing Schalke's Leroy Sane and Everton's John Stones.

In this issue… The transfer window might be long closed, but we’ve signed some new additions to give us a boost for this issue. First, World Soccer stalwart Steve Menary begins a new feature taking a ...

Multi-club ownership is a new buzzword in football, particularly in Europe, due to the activities of the City Football Group – owners of Manchester City – and the Red Bull Empire, which stretches from ...

Don’t be fooled by the broad smile that seems etched upon his face. If the explosive Tottenham and South Korea forward is now established as a Premier League, Europe-wide and Asian sensation, it’s ...

Tim Vickery reports on the continuing football violence in Brazilian football which the authorities are struggling to contain.