Grasshopper Zurich, Switzerland's most decorated football team, blew their chances of a swift return to the top division on Sunday after being hit for six on the final day of the season.... more »
French side Lille moved to within a step of this season's Champions League group stage despite being held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Grasshoppers of Switzerland on Tuesday in the third qualifying round.... more »
"Der General" Ottmar Hitzfeld will step down at the end of the World Cup after almost 30 years as a coach and more than 40 years in football.... more »
A kind draw on Sunday means England's path to the 2016 European Championship in France should not prove too rocky, although a meeting with Roy Hodgson's old team Switzerland will add intrigue to their campaign.... more »
FIFA president Sepp Blatter played down concern about sluggish World Cup preparations on Thursday, though his deputy warned Curitiba must prove it can finalize work to remain a venue.... more »
Brazil and FIFA on Thursday played down concern about sluggish World Cup preparations, with President Dilma Rousseff insisting stadiums would be ready.... more »
FIFA chief Sepp Blatter on Thursday played down spats with 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil, despite warnings over sluggish preparations, insisting that confidence was the watchword.... more »
Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer on Friday insisted that the Bavarian club's French winger Franck Ribery deserves to win the Ballon d'Or having been "the most complete player" in 2013.... more »
Bayern Munich's France midfielder Franck Ribery has said he is "keeping his fingers crossed" having been named amongst the three finalists for the Ballon d'Or.... more »
The conditions of workers in 2022 World Cup host state Qatar is unacceptable, FIFA boss Sepp Blatter said Wednesday, as football's governing body called for concrete steps by March to resolve the issue.... more »
Switzerland will aim to recruit former international Marcel Koller as their manager when German Ottmar Hitzfeld bows out after the World Cup.... more »
France manager Didier Deschamps, who captained France's 1998 World Cup-winning side, is praying the footballing gods smile on his team in Monday's eight-team European zone play-off draw.... more »