
This year's Copa America will happen in Brazil, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) announcedon Monday.

SomadrarelyventuresbeyondhisimpoverishedJakartaneighbourhood,butthe14-year-oldisnowgearingforatriptoRussianextmonthasaplayerinthe2018StreetChildWorldCup.It'sthe

SouthAmericanfootballconfederationCONMEBOLhaslentsupporttoajointbidbytheUnitedStates,MexicoandCanadatohostthe2026WorldCup.WorldfootballgoverningbodyFIFAisduetoa

Shortlyaftersunrise,agroupofyoungwomenarrivesatafootballpitchinMogadishu,wheretheyshrugofftheirhijabs--somechangingunderneaththebillowingveil--torevealtheirteam

Beforethissetoffriendlies,wecanfocusonRussia2018contenders,darkhorses–andEngland–butalsothedesperateneedforasuccessfultournament.Asthefriendlyinternationalsprin

Ourtipstersfindfootballmakesagreatfocalpointforacitybreak,whetherit’swatchinganeliteEuropeancluboronewherethehotelwaitermoonlightsasthecentre-forward.Littleandl

ARussianwastakenintocustodyinMarseilleonMondayinconnectionwithanattackthatleftanEnglishfootballfaninaseriousconditionafterfightingattheEuro2016footballtournamen

Thirty-fivewomenhavebeendetainedfortryingtoattendaTehranfootballderby,accordingtotheBBC.ThematchbetweenEsteqlalandPersepoliswaswatchedbyGianniInfantino,thepresi

Twenty-timetennisgrandslamchampionRogerFedererhaswonthe2017LaureusWorldSportsmanoftheYearandComebackoftheYearawards.The36-year-oldSwisswontheAustralianOpenandWi

IraqishostingafootballinternationalagainstSaudiArabiaonWednesdayforthefirsttimeinalmostfourdecades,inafriendlyencounterwithhighdiplomaticandpoliticalstakes.With

Atthereferee'swhistle,theyoungforwardleansonhiscrutchesandpuntsthefootballwithhisonlyleg,kickingoffamatchbetweenwaramputeesinSyria'sbatterednorthwest.Whatfollow

TherehavebeenworseaircrashesinvolvingfootballteamsyetthetragedythatstruckManchesterUnitedisalwaysperceivedasthemostpoignantEachtimeasignificantanniversaryoftheM

TherehavebeenworseaircrashesinvolvingfootballteamsyetthetragedythatstruckManchesterUnitedisalwaysperceivedasthemostpoignantEachtimeasignificantanniversaryoftheM

Four-timeOlympicchampionMoFarahhasbeennominatedforthe2017LaureusWorldSportsmanoftheYearaward.Farah,whowasnamedBBCSportsPersonalityoftheYearinDecember,isoneoffou

Thelastyearoffootballhasseentriumphsandsetbacksfortheworld'steamsbothonandoffthepitch.Let'stakealookbackatsomeofthedefiningmomentsofthebeautifulgamein2017.RealM

BrazilfootballgreatRomariosaidTuesdaythatheplanstorunforpresidentoftheBrazilianFootballConfederation(CBF)followingthesuspensionofMarcoPoloDelNero.DelNero,whohas

AlthoughfootballhaslongbeenAmerica’sfavoritechildamongprofessionalsports,thereareclearindicatorsthattheolepigskinisstartingtodeflateinfans’eyes.Footballfanatics