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| England stars Kelly Smith, Faye White, Alex Scott and Ellen White expect summer games to leave a long lasting legacy, while Hope Powell's side eye gold medal success on home soil |
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| South Korea's 2002 World Cup hero Ahn Jung-hwan has officially retired from football. The 36-year-old striker became famous around the world for scoring the golden goal that eliminated Italy in the second round of the World Cup hosted jointly by Japan and South Korea. South Korea went on to the semifinals, the best ever performance from an Asian team at a World Cup. |
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| Panama will look to gain revenge for its 2011 Gold Cup semifinal defeat. |
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| The Portuguese netted two penalties as his team swept Athletic Bilbao aside to move to the summit of the rankings, with Lionel Messi hot on his heels |
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| With age telling and time running out, will the much talked about Elephants be able to live up to expectation at Gabon-Equatorial Guinea 2012? |
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| Anderlecht forward Matias Suarez has won the 2011 Golden Boot award for the most valuable player in the Belgian league. The Argentine forward on Wednesday edged Belgian Axel Witsel, who moved from Standard Liege to Benfica over the summer, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who left for Atletico Madrid after winning the league with Racing Genk. |
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| Lionel Messi became the first person to win FIFA men's player of the year three years in a row. The Argentine forward, who led Barcelona to the Champions League title, was voted the FIFA Golden Ball Award on Monday, beating out Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez in voting by national team coaches and captains plus selected reporters. |
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| The Azul's brilliant 2011 was built on the back of exceptional youth talent like Eduardo Vargas, which can only be good news for the future of the national team |
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| The Melbourne Heart won their sixth match in a row, overwhelming Sydney FC 4-0 to pull to within three points of first place in Australia's A-League. Eli Bablj, Mate Dugandzic, Jason Hoffman and Alex Terra scored at Sydney to move the Heart into second place. The leading Central Coast Mariners could only manage a 0-0 draw against the last-place Gold Coast on Saturday, but remain in first with... |
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| South Korean club Chunnam Dragons has signed striker Matt Simon from Central Coast Mariners, the Australian team announced Friday. The 25-year-old made his way into the A-League in 2006, having given up on his job as a plasterer, and has made two appearances for Australia's national team. The tall striker will play against Gold Coast United on Saturday and Melbourne Victory on Wednesday before... |
