West Ham United defender Anton Ferdinand was charged with violent disorder and causing actual bodily harm on Wednesday after a fight outside a nightclub.
More than four months after the World Cup, the German economy is rising, but the same can hardly be said for the country's soccer.
West Ham United ended months of speculation on Tuesday by agreeing an 85 million pounds ($161.3 million) takeover from a consortium led by Iceland Football Association president and UEFA member Eggert Magnusson.
The biggest threat facing soccer is the way in which foreign investors are getting involved who may have no desire to develop the game, according to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Former Brazilian World Youth Cup winner Carlos Alberto was banned for 360 days by a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday for falsifying his date of birth to cut five years off his real age.
In Argentina, few things inspire passion like soccer. But Argentines are increasingly cynical about the national pastime as fan violence, allegations of death threats and suspicions of match-fixing have plunged the game into a deep crisis.
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has thrown his weight behind calls for referees to use video technology, saying that failing to use TV replays was like refusing to use electricity.
CSKA Moscow president Yevgeny Giner has admitted regularly paying incentives to other clubs so that they would play harder against his team's main rivals.
Ukrainian premier league sides Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv Metalist set a national record with three red cards and 10 yellow cards in a weekend match.
Police have confirmed they are investigating letters containing death threats sent to Reading players Stephen Hunt and Ibrahima Sonko.
European football's governing body UEFA has begun an inquiry into reports that a Polish player was offered a bribe to fix the Euro 2008 qualifier with Belgium, Poland's football association said on Thursday.
The head of the Palestinian Football Association said his national team's no-show at an Asian Cup qualifier against hosts Singapore on Wednesday was due to Israel's refusal to allow players to travel from Gaza.
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