Bruno-Zita Mbanangoye scored from a stoppage-time free kick in Gabon's 3-2 win over Morocco on Friday to put the co-hosts into the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals and send the Group C favorite crashing out of the tournament. Mbanangoye's curling right-footed effort decided a hugely dramatic game in which Gabon had hit back from 2-1 down with two goals in a minute before conceding a...

England's Football Association says the national team will play fellow 2012 European Championship qualifier the Netherlands in a rescheduled friendly match at Wembley on Feb. 29. The teams were due to meet in August but the match was canceled for safety reasons following three nights of rioting in London.

Zenit St. Petersburg twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, leaving the host rooted to the bottom of Champions League Group G without a win in three games. Ukrainian champion Shakhtar, a quarterfinalist last season, took the lead in the 15th minute through a curling shot by Willian.

UEFA President Michel Platini expressed confidence that Ukraine will be ready to host next year's European Championship, and that only "some little problems" remain to be sorted out. "We have been completely reassured and we expect to see a very beautiful Euro here in Ukraine," Platini told reporters after touring Kiev, Lviv Donetsk and Kharkiv, the four cities that will be...

The former Italy coach has stated that he doesn't expect De Rossi to leave the Italian capital this summer and is curious to see what Luis Enrique can achieve at his new club

Joel Lindpere scored his second goal in the 85th minute and the New York Red Bulls tied the San Jose Earthquakes 2-2 Saturday night. San Jose went ahead on goals by Khari Stephenson, who equalized in the 37th minute when Red Bulls goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul couldn't handle an inswinging corner, and Steven Lenhart.