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Man United pale in comparison to Wolves, relishing their days in the sun

24 Sep 2018 - 5:03pm

Comedy own goal and comeback shows Chinese Super League at best and worst

24 Sep 2018 - 12:24pm 1

Peripatetic Gus Poyet on coaching in China, France, Spain and Greece

18 Sep 2018 - 9:42am

Man United away fans face another farcical price hike at Valencia

10 Sep 2018 - 3:10pm

Rooney and Iniesta refusing to fade away highlights lack of polish in China

26 Aug 2018 - 3:00pm

Putin’s playbook: like Trump, Fifa tries to silence critics

18 Aug 2018 - 9:03pm 1

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Ozil resignation offers peek at Germany’s political dilemma

28 Jul 2018 - 9:00pm 1

Ozil struggles and France win both hint at China’s future football success

28 Jul 2018 - 7:21pm

More on 2018 Fifa World Cup Asian qualifying

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Aussie coach Postecoglou ready to quit, reports say

11 Oct, 11:30am

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Cahill scores late winner to keep Australia’s World Cup hopes alive

10 Oct, 11:27pm

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Miracle of Sydney? Weakened Syria eye World Cup upset

9 Oct, 9:30pm

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‘Thank Allah, I’ve lost it!’ Tearful Syrian commentator goes viral

7 Sep, 4:04pm

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China soccer fans praying Marcello Lippi stays on as coach

6 Sep, 10:59pm

More on 2018 Fifa World Cup European qualifying

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Italy fire boss Ventura after failing to qualify for World Cup

16 Nov, 4:36pm

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Denmark look to World Cup as Irish soul-searching begins

15 Nov, 10:20am

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Sweden a long-time jinx to Italy’s major tournament hopes

15 Nov, 9:24am

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‘It’s over’ – dismay, disbelief as Italy miss World Cup

14 Nov, 9:52am 1

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Italy fail to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 60 years

14 Nov, 9:28am

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Sweden beat Italy in World Cup play-off first leg

11 Nov, 9:10am

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Penalty ‘worse’ than 2009 Henry call, says Northern Ireland’s Evans

10 Nov, 10:49am

More on Fifa World Cup 2018

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Online poker businessman behind Juventus, PSG’s cryptocurrency token plans

26 Sep, 6:03am 1

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Fifa The Best: Modric, Marta and Mo Salah win big in Paris awards

25 Sep, 12:25pm

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Russia’s World Cup hero Cheryshev in doping investigation

13 Sep, 10:01am

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World Cup star Maradona wants fresh start as he joins Mexican strugglers

11 Sep, 10:34pm

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World Cup star Maradona wants fresh start as he joins Mexican strugglers

11 Sep, 9:56am

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Watch: the Bale, Messi, Ronaldo and Salah strikes among Puskas Award nominees

4 Sep, 5:13pm

French entrepreneur Alexandre Dreyfus’s Malta-based Mediarex Group is owner of the Global Poker Index, equivalent to the ATP rankings in tennis. His latest venture is signing up professional sports teams to sell cryptocurrency tokens to fans

Online poker businessman behind Juventus, PSG’s cryptocurrency token plans

Armchair managers rejoice!Diehard soccer fans may soon be able to demonstrate they really know better if a French entrepreneur’s idea of selling voting rights on club decisions through cryptocurrency tokens takes off.

26 Sep 2018 - 6:03am 1 More on Blockchain

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Indonesian policemen present eight Bandung supporters at a press conference. More than a dozen people have been arrested after an Indonesian football fan was clubbed to death with iron bars and wooden planks by supporters of a rival team, police said on September 24. The deadly incident happened on September 23 before a match between host club Bandung and Persija Jakarta, bitter rivals in Indonesia’s top flight professional league. Photos: AFP

Indonesian football fan beaten to death by rival supporters

25 Sep 2018 - 5:16pm 2

Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale scores with an overhead kick in the Champions League final against Liverpool. Photo: Reuters

Fifa farce: Bale snub for Puskas Award is shameful

25 Sep 2018 - 3:47pm

Real Madrid’s Luka Modric with the Best Fifa Men’s Player award and Brazilian international Marta with the Best Fifa Women's Player award for 2018. Photo: EPA

Fifa The Best: Modric, Marta and Mo Salah win big in Paris awards

25 Sep 2018 - 12:25pm

Parma's Gervinho celebrates scoring during the Serie A match between Parma and Cagliari. Photo: AP

Wonder goals, player-owners and Christian rap – life after Chinese football

25 Sep 2018 - 9:04am

Wolverhampton Wanderers have impressed on their Premier League return so far this season. Photo: AFP

Man United pale in comparison to Wolves, relishing their days in the sun

24 Sep 2018 - 5:03pm

Dario Conca scores in the AFC Champions League 2013 for Guangzhou Evergrande. Photo: Xinhua隊。新華社記者盧漢欣攝

Bold move for former third-best paid footballer in the world Dario Conca

24 Sep 2018 - 1:20pm 1

Eran Zahavi of Guanghzou R&F celebrates scoring during the 2017 Chinese Super League. Photo: Xinhua 州恒大队。新华社记者刘大伟摄

Comedy own goal and comeback shows Chinese Super League at best and worst

24 Sep 2018 - 12:24pm 1

Will Barcelona meet Real Madrid in Asia one day? Photo: Xinhua

Spanish football should be proud of foreign interest, says La Liga

23 Sep 2018 - 11:00pm

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo netted for his new club last weekend. Photo: Handout

FIFA 19 Review: Our first play of Uefa Champions League, House Rules and the end of The Journey in EA Sports annual classic

19 Sep 2018 - 8:21pm

Zhao Chongshan, 63, takes part in a training session in Tonglu in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. Photos: AFP

Still going strong at 63, meet China’s ‘Maradona’

19 Sep 2018 - 1:24pm

Tainjin Quanjian pack the far stand as their team lose to Kashima Antlers in Macau’s Olympic Stadium. Photos: Jonathan White

Macau the real winner of AFC Champions League match

19 Sep 2018 - 12:05pm

Zhou Junchen celebrates his Shanghai Shenhua debut. Photo: Twitter/@shanghaishenhua

Chinese FA hands teen star 12-month ban for eating dinner

19 Sep 2018 - 10:48am

Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his second goal against PSV Eindhoven. Photo: Reuters

‘Masterful’ Messi overtakes Ronaldo with record hat-trick

19 Sep 2018 - 9:59pm

Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar checks out the Anfield pitch ahead of their game against Liverpool. Photo: Reuters

Champions League TV schedule for Hong Kong

18 Sep 2018 - 3:46pm

Uruguayan manager Gus Poyet has endured many highs and lows during his career. Photo: AFP

Peripatetic Gus Poyet on coaching in China, France, Spain and Greece

18 Sep 2018 - 9:42am

Tianjin Quanjian’s Alexandre Pato celebrating after scoring during the AFC Champions League last-16 football match against Guangzhou Evergrande. Photo: AFP

Game on: Macau AFC Champions League game to go ahead as planned

17 Sep 2018 - 4:34pm

Guangzhou Evergrande’s Anderson Talisca reacts during their 2018 Chinese Super League match against Guizhou Hengfeng. Photo: AFP

Champions head to Chinese Super League pretenders for Shanghai showdown

17 Sep 2018 - 2:01pm

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores against Toronto. Photo: USA TODAY Sports

Watch Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 500th goal – straight out of Shaolin soccer

16 Sep 2018 - 6:36pm 1

Sergio Ramos lifts the trophy after Real Madrid’s Champions League final win against Liverpool in Kiev. Photo: Xinhua

Champions League shake-up as i-Cable, Now TV share rights

14 Sep 2018 - 4:26pm

Fabio Cannavaro is at the centre of a close title ace. Photo: AFP

Crunch time for Cannavaro’s Evergrande in Chinese Super League

14 Sep 2018 - 4:22pm

Sunderland have sacked wantaway defender Papy Djilobodji. Photo: Twitter

Sunderland sack Senegal flop Papy Djilobodji after he returns nine weeks late

14 Sep 2018 - 1:50pm

Brazilian football players Hulk (L) and teammate Oscar of Shanghai SIPG attending a season launch event in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

Ronaldo moves to China? That can finally happen ... in Fifa 19

14 Sep 2018 - 8:02am

Guangzhou Evergrande play against Beijing Guoan in the 2015 Chinese Super League. Photo: Reuters

Barijat and Mangkhut storm into the Chinese Super League title race

13 Sep 2018 - 10:40pm

Liverpool have opted not to renew their sponsorship deal with Tibet Water. Photo: Reuters

Tibet campaigners claim victory as Liverpool’s controversial water deal ends

13 Sep 2018 - 11:30am

Denis Cheryshev celebrates scoring Russia’s second goal against Egypt at the World Cup. Photo: Reuters

Russia’s World Cup hero Cheryshev in doping investigation

13 Sep 2018 - 10:01am

Brazil's Paulinho gestures during a press conference at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Photo: AP

Fifa 19: Paulinho tops Chinese Super League ratings according to leaks

12 Sep 2018 - 11:04am

Diego Valdes (circled) pictured doing a derogatory gesture with a South Korean fan. Photo: Twitter/Fare

Chile player apologises for ‘racist’ gesture in photo with South Korean fan

11 Sep 2018 - 12:02pm 7

Argentinian soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona waves to fans during his first training session as coach of Dorados. Photo: Reuters

World Cup star Maradona wants fresh start as he joins Mexican strugglers

11 Sep 2018 - 10:34pm