Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted player of the year by his fellow professionals at FIFPro.
Brazilian soccer team Ipatinga has decided to replace coach Marcio Bittencourt with Enderson Moreira on Sunday.
Palestinians may not have a state, but now they have a way to express their national pride—through soccer.
River Plate's miserable run continued on Sunday when they lost 1-0 at modest Gimnasia-Jujuy in the Argentine championship, their third such defeat in a week.
Tottenham Hotspur appointed Harry Redknapp as their new manager on Sunday after the Premier League club sacked Juande Ramos late on Saturday.
Liverpool wiped out Chelsea's 86-game unbeaten record at home Sunday, and Tottenham won its first game of the Premier League season within hours of Harry Redknapp replacing Juande Ramos as manager.
Atletico Madrid grabbed the unlikeliest of points when they came back with ten men to draw 4-4 at Villarreal in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
Barcelona tore apart Almeria 5-0 with another irresistible first-half display at the Nou Camp to go top of the Primera Liga on Saturday.
The bidding procedure for the next two available World Cups is expected to be announced on Friday, following two days of discussions by world soccer's governing body FIFA.
Cristiano Ronaldo backed himself to win the 2008 Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards after inspiring Manchester United to the Champions League and Premier League double last season.
Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure said on Thursday that the only major obstacle that his side feared was the possibility that tiredness could overcome them.
AC Milan beats Heerenveen 3-1 during their UEFA Cup soccer match in Heerenveen October 23, 2008.
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