Jose Mourinho admitted he spoke to a ball boy during Chelsea's shocking 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday because he feared a confrontation between the youngster and one of his players.
Brazil's Arena da Baixada World Cup stadium officially reopened on Saturday after more than two years of construction work.
Football's governing body FIFA said it is still seeking guarantees that temporary structures will be built in time for the opening World Cup match at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium on June 12.
Manchester United greats Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers are teaming up again to buy non-league club Salford City.
Lionel Messi scored a hat trick to give Barcelona a 4-3 win at 10-man Real Madrid in an electrifying and contentious "clasico" match that kept the three-way Spanish league title race wide open.
Teachers from public schools protest against the 2014 World Cup in front of Planalto Palace in Brasilia, March 19, 2014.
Brazil has secured a 7.2 million US dollars deal with iRobot, a US-based company that makes defense and security robots for the US military, who will create 30 new robots tasked with protecting and monitoring 12 cities during this year's World Cup.
China will not bid for the 2015-2016 or 2017-2018 Club World Cup as the Chinese Football Association received no application from local football associations till Tuesday.
Marcello Lippi decided to conclude Guangzhou Evergrande's recent winless streak against teams from South Korea on Tuesday's meeting with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the AFC Champions League.
Portuguese football legend Luis Figo high-fives with teenage football players during an interaction session at the opening ceremony of the Figo football acedemy in Beijing, March 15, 2014.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is mystified as to why he was sent off in his side's stunning 1-0 loss to Aston Villa on Saturday and says he is eagerly awaiting the referee's report to discover if he faces any further disciplinary action.
Manuel Pellegrini hailed the professionalism of his Manchester City squad after it maintained its English Premier League title challenge with victory at Hull City on Saturday - despite playing with 10 men for 80 minutes.
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