Two seasons ago Ronaldinho was the undisputed king of world football, enjoying a hero-like status at Barcelona having steered the club to back-to-back league titles and victory in the Champions League.
Manchester City are leading the race to sign Brazil forward Ronaldinho from Barcelona, the Primera Liga club said on Monday.
Sir Alex Ferguson said he will take his time to appoint a new assistant after seeing Wayne Rooney inspire Manchester United to a 2-0 friendly win at Aberdeen on Saturday.
England's David Beckham is one of five players to make the Major League Soccer All-Stars for the first time after voting results were announced by the league on Thursday.
World soccer's governing body FIFA has reminded clubs that they must release any players aged under 23 who are called up by their countries for next month's Olympic Games in Beijing.
Ronaldinho plans to play for Brazil at the Olympics in defiance of the wishes of his FC Barcelona club.
Only God can prevent South Africa from hosting the 2010 World Cup, South African Local Organizing Committee (LOC) chief executive Danny Jordaan said on Tuesday.
Eight people have been detained here over the past week, following a crack down on illegal gambling on soccer matches, police said on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of ecstatic Spaniards lined Madrid's streets and packed into a central square on Monday to raucously cheer home their soccer heroes, after Spain's Euro 2008 final victory in Vienna.
Fernando Torres' goal gave Spain a deserved 1-0 win over Germany and the much-coveted European Championship trophy, their first-ever major silverware in 44 years, ending a three-week buzz with no Greece-alike fairy tale but never short of surprises and glamour.
Germany coach Joachim Loew committed that Spain have been the better team to win the Euro championship after his side lost 1-0 to the Spaniard here on Sunday.
Spain finally ended their 44-year wait for a trophy when Fernando Torres's exquisite first-half goal gave them a deserved 1-0 victory over Germany in a fast and furious Euro 2008 final on Sunday.
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