Under-fire French coach Raymond Domenech received the dreaded vote of confidence on Sunday, just hours after the 1998 world champions suffered another setback in their bid to reach the World Cup.
Serbia will qualify for next year's World Cup finals in South Africa if they beat France at home tomorrow, a result which would also leave the 2006 runners-up struggling even for a playoff spot.
France did their World Cup qualifying hopes few favors when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Romania on Saturday.
One person was killed and at least 30 injured when a grenade exploded in a crowd celebrating a win by the national football team, police said Saturday.
A 3-1 home defeat by arch-rivals Brazil has complicated Argentina's hopes of reaching the World Cup finals, coach Diego Maradona said on Saturday.
New AS Roma coach Claudio Ranieri yesterday vowed to ditch the club's attractive style of play for a more results-based system.
Everton signed Dutch defender Johnny Heitinga from Atletico Madrid for 6 million pounds ($9.7 million) just before the transfer window shut on Tuesday.
Scottish club Celtic look set to sign China captain Zheng Zhi this week and further boost their Asian contingent after last week's capture of promising young Korean Ki Sung-yong.
Fans could face 17-hour round trips to see one match at the World Cup next year under a plan aimed at overcoming accommodation problems while combining soccer with safari and beach holidays.
It looks like Carlo Ancelotti made the break from AC Milan at the right time.
Real Madrid have decided to keep midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, the player himself has announced, despite reports he was set to join the Dutch exodus at the club.
Veteran midfielder Patrick Vieira said on Monday that he was massively disappointed when France coach Raymond Domenech snubbed him for upcoming crucial World Cup qualifiers against Romania and Serbia.
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