Football

Brazilian football wants Diego Costa's Brazilian citizenship to be voided because the striker chose to snub Brazil and play for Spain.

Flamini could be out for two to three weeks after injuring his groin in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win at Crystal Palace.

I-League CEO Sunando Dhar has thrown a lifeline to some of these players promising to absorb them in the national Pro-league.

Ancelotti complained about referee Undiano Mallenco after his side lost to Barcelona 1-2 in the all important El Clasico at the Camp Nou Stadium.

Mikel Arteta scored a penalty before being sent off as Premier League leader Arsenal won 2-0 at managerless Crystal Palace.

The Spain midfielder said he would love to return one day, possibly as a coach after his playing days are over.

Ibrahimovic escaped a ban on Thursday for mimicking pointing a gun at the opposition bench in a Ligue 1 game against Toulouse last month.

Tournament favorite Tottenham ground out a 2-0 win at FC Sheriff to stay undefeated in the Europa League.

The world players' union has criticised European soccer's governing body UEFA for failing to enforce its own guidelines on racism.

Dalglish will soon be seen coaching one of the eight franchise teams in the much-awaited Indian Super League scheduled to start next January.

Dortmund, Arsenal and Napoli all have six points after three matches and Marseille are on the brink of elimination with zero points.

The publishers certainly guarded Alex Ferguson's latest book of revelations with more reverence than most football autobiographies.

Germany conceded a staggering seven goals in their two qualifiers against second-placed Sweden, their toughest opponent in the group.

However, European names like France, Portugal and Greece were consigned to the playoffs.

Andre Schuerrle grabbed a second half hat-trick as Germany fought back from 2-0 down to sink Sweden 5-3.

Alvaro Negredo and substitute Juan Mata struck in a comfortable 2-0 home win over minnows Georgia.