Football has become a victim of its own popularity as shown by the swathe of match-fixing scandals in the past year, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Friday. Speaking after attending the Confederation of African Football's general assembly, the head of world football suggested the problem was becoming an increasingly widespread worry for FIFA.

Zambia prepared for the African Cup final by traveling to an unattractive, rubbish-strewn beach on Thursday to sing songs and lay flowers in honor of the players who died in a plane crash nearly two decades ago. The current players, some without shoes, walked down the nondescript stretch of sand in Libreville not far from where a Zambian military plane crashed into the ocean soon after takeoff in...

Pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast will play Zambia in the final of the African Cup of Nations after another surprise on Wednesday raised the possibility of one more major shock in the last game. Ivory Coast's stars forced their way through with a solo goal from Arsenal forward Gervinho to beat Mali 1-0 in the semifinal in Libreville.