One of FIFA’s biggest sponsors is U.S. beer behemoth, Budweiser.
Former England captain David Beckham will be returning to the LA Galaxy on a fresh contract to be formally announced on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times has reported.
French footballer Eric Cantona said on Tuesday that he had launched a bid to join the 2012 presidential race. If serious (which it isn't) he would compete against incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in April.
They say anything can happen in a European soccer match. But an episode that happened in the Dutch Cup that was just that -- anything -- has gone viral on the Internet.
The Ajax were leading AZ Alkmaar 1-0 in the 35th minute of the Dutch Cup round of 16 match. A fan raced onto the pitch. He went directly for AZ keeper Estaban Alvarado, known for his fiery, Costa Rica personality. Alvarado proceeded to defend himself, and the team's honor presumably, by kicking the fan -- hard. Alvarado ended up getting a red card for his actions -- go figure.
Yahoo! Inc plans to bid for rights to show online highlights of German Bundesliga soccer matches in the 2013/14 season, its head of German operations told a magazine.
Fans of the English national team have been set a new ticket limit by the organizers of the 2012 European soccer championships; they will be allocated only 5,000 seats for the quarter and semi-finals, assuming Fabio Capello's men actually reach that stage.
Soccer players who have a high rate of heading the ball during games and practices can have brain abnormalities and cognitive problems similar to those experienced by patients with concussions, researchers suggest.
As Libyan's celebrate Saif al-Islam's Friday capture, it brings to mind the question of what happened to all of Gaddafi's children.
IBTimes interview with Paul Kramer.
Testo regrets not going public sooner.
LA Galaxy will face Houston Dynamo in the final of the MLS Cup after beating Real Salt Lake 3-1 in the Western Conference championship.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the world's most expensive player, boosted up his bid to grab the Golden Boot again with yet another sparkling performance. At 83,000-seat Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Ronaldo struck a hat-trick as Spanish leader Real Madrid crushed 10-man Osasuna 7-1 on Sunday.
During a Saturday match, footballer Mohammad Nosrati was caught on camera apparently trying to force his hand between teammate Sheys Rezai's buttocks as the two men and other players mobbed another player immediately after he scored the winning goal. Both men have since been suspended indefinitely by the country's soccer federation. They have both been fined almost $40,000 a piece, and could still get the whip.
Only two days after Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kris Kumphries after a meager 72 days of marriage, gambling Web site Bodog.com is offering odds on the type of person the reality star will date next.
Chelsea's domestic frustration spread into Europe as they drew 1-1 at minnows Genk in the Uefa Champions League.
Defending champions Barcelona became the first team to qualify for the knock-out rounds with a 4-0 win at Viktoria Plzen in the Uefa Champions League.
In the event Terry is found guilty, he would be in danger of losing the England captaincy,
It is not entirely clear why Bhutto named the stadium after Gaddafi.
Arsenal will look to seal progress, or at least make the vital steps towards the knock-out rounds, when they host Marseille in the Uefa Champions League.
The 23-man shortlist for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or is dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid players, who make up more than half of the nominees.
Wayne Rooney will make his return to his childhood club when Manchester United travel to Merseyside to face Everton in the Premiership.
