Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda said he hopes to be a useful addition at his new club Pachuca, in the Mexican League, after he was unveiled as a member of the squad on Tuesday.“I am happy to be a member of the team and hope ...
Police arrested the head of Spain’s soccer federation, throwing the leadership of the sport in the World Cup-winning nation into disarray a year before the next round of the elite championship takes place in Russia.Federation president Angel Maria Villar, 67, as well as three ...
Midfielder Gaku Shibasaki has signed a four-year contract with promoted Spanish top-flight side Getafe, the La Liga club announced Monday.Shibasakispent the past half season in the second division with Tenerife, which missed out on promotion after losing to Getafe in the playoff final. The ...
Francesco Totti confirmed his retirement on Monday, the Roma legend announcing “a new adventure” in his storied career as he takes up a directorship role at the Serie A club.The 40-year-old played his final game for Roma in May after 24 years with the ...
Peter Bosz said he was pleased to pick up his first win as manager of Borussia Dortmund after the Bundesliga side edged Urawa Reds 3-2 in a preseason friendly on Saturday.“Today’s match was only a friendly but I am delighted,” said Bosz, whose side ...
Andre Schurrle struck a late winner as Borussia Dortmund beat Urawa Reds 3-2 on Saturday to score their first win under new coach Peter Bosz in a preseason friendly for the Bundesliga side.The Reds more than held their own against Dortmund and Shinzo Koroki ...
Kyle Walker became the most expensive defender of all time when he joined Manchester City from Tottenham, the player’s management company said on Friday.Based on Base Soccer Agency’s tweet , the undisclosed transfer fee would eclipse the £50 million (then $84 million) that Paris ...
Shinji Kagawa has extended his contract with Borussia Dortmund by two years until June 2020.“Shinji feels a very strong connection to this club, the city and our fans,” Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc said. Dortmund announced his contract extension Friday after landing in Tokyo ...
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has cleared former 2018-2022 World Cup bids inspector Harold Mayne-Nicholls to return to soccer duty.CAS said its panel cut the Chilean official’s three-year ban by FIFA to two years on appeal for a conflict of interest in seeking ...
Midfielder Keisuke Honda revealed on his Instagram account on Friday that he has transferred to Mexico’s Club Pachuca.The 31-year-old Honda was out of a contract at AC Milan, where his performance failed to match the hype that came with his January 2014 transfer from ...
Ajax midfielder Abdelhak Nouri has been diagnosed with severe and permanent brain damage, five days after he collapsed due to an irregular heartbeat during a friendly game in Austria.Dutch club Ajax said on Twitter that it “received very bad news” regarding Nouri’s condition, after ...
The charade only ended in the final years of Chuck Blazer’s life.Stripped of his extravagances, soccer’s gregarious and greedy dealmaker was forced to admit to his years of corruption and confined to a New Jersey hospital. The eccentric bon vivant who once strode across ...
