Ghana and Mali completed the quarter-final cast list as the first round at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations concluded in a tense climax on Wednesday. Ghana’s 100th Nations Cup goal earned the Black Stars a 1-1 draw with Guinea up in Franceville, while in the Gabonese capital Mali progressed with a 2-1 win over [...]

Internacional made it into the Copa Libertadores proper as they drew 2-2 with Once Caldas in a thriller in Colombia on Wednesday. Having won the competition in 2006 and 2010, the Brazilians progressed to Group 1 and will play against compatriots Santos, Peru’s Juan Aurich and Bolivian giants The Strongest after a 3-2 aggregate win. [...]

Defending champions Borussia Dortmund are looking to turn up the heat on German league leaders Bayern Munich when they take on Nuremberg on Friday even though arctic temperatures are forecasted. Dortmund are second in the Bundesliga, but level on 40 points with both leaders Bayern Munich and third-placed Schalke and Borussia have the chance to [...]

New Zealand captain Ryan Nelsen says is delighted with a pending move to high-flying Tottenham after seven years at Premier League rivals Blackburn Rovers. Nelsen, 34, said the switch to the London club, arranged on the final day of the January transfer window, was an “absolute no-brainer”. “It’s just an exciting opportunity at this stage [...]

Botswana exited their maiden CAF Africa Cup of Nations appearance on Wednesday night with a third defeat, but a keenly contested final game with Mali will have lifted their spirits as they head home. The Zebras were one of the shock qualifiers for the finals, writing a new chapter in their football history with a [...]

Arsene Wenger has insisted Arsenal can still finish in the top four of the Premier League and qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League, despite a disappointing goalless draw at Bolton. But the Gunners boss said every match between now and the end of the season will be like a “cup final” for his side [...]

It is now three months since Marcel Koller was appointed Austria head coach. The 51-year-old took the reins from Dietmar Constantini, with the brief of leading the nation lying 71st in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ finals. And the former Switzerland international – by his own admission a “passionate player” [...]

By any standards, last year was a disastrous one for United Arab Emirates giants Al Ain. Their humiliating fight to avoid relegation from the country’s top-flight UFL was matched by a continental calamity, as they failed to qualify for the group stage of the AFC Champions League. Given such a dismal showing, followers of the [...]

FIFA is deeply saddened by the tragic incidents which led to the death of football fans and others at last night’s match in Port Said (Egypt). As expressed by President Blatter in a letter to the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) today (see the PDF on the right hand side), FIFA is in mourning and our [...]

Ghana have dispelled doubts about their chances of winning a fifth CAF Africa Cup of Nations title, even after a laboured performance with Guinea in their closing first-round game. The Black Stars drew 1-1 with ten-man Guinea to finish top of Group D, and will face 2004 champions Tunisia on Sunday for a place in [...]