​Brazil's Maracana stadium, which hosted the 2014 World Cup final and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympics, was plunged into darkness on Thursday after the electricity was cut off due to unpaid bills.
Manchester United have reached the League Cup final but were made to sweat as Hull City won the second leg of their last-four encounter 2-1 to come within one goal of forcing extra time.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he will accept the misconduct charge levied on him by the Football Association (FA) for appearing to push the fourth official during Arsenal's Premier League win over Burnley on Sunday.
Paul Doswell will not be asking for a lucrative win bonus if minor league Sutton United pull off a second FA Cup giantkilling in their humble history and beat Leeds United on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp has backed his struggling Liverpool players to respond to adversity by getting their season back on track.
Brazilian striker Tulio de Melo had a long career in soccer clubs across Europe but when his former team Chapecoense called last month in the wake of a devastating air disaster, he knew he had no choice but to go back.
Steven Gerrard has admitted to nerves as he prepares to begin work as a youth coach with Liverpool.
Sydney FC have won hand on their first piece of silverware in seven years after making a making the Premiers Plate theirs to lose with a dramatic win over Melbourne Victory.
Victory had the best of a first half that began slowly but gradually built both in pressure and tension as the home team sought to impose themselves on the league leaders and end their long unbeaten record.
Former Socceroo centre back Steve Horvat has emerged as the front man for the bid team seeking to bring a new A-League franchise to Geelong.
Juergen Klopp expressed disappointment at the officiating and his Liverpool side's poor finishing in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final at Anfield on Wednesday after Southampton claimed a late 1-0 victory to book a spot in the final.
Defensive stability and more confidence in front of goal are the priorities for newly confirmed Melbourne City boss Michael Valkanis as he prepares for a challenging match against Newcastle.
Western Sydney Wanderers will stand-by Kearyn Baccus despite the midfielder being charged with assault and allegedly punching a man during a dispute near Sydney Airport
Real Madrid crashed out of Spanish football's Copa del Rey quarter-finals 4-3 on aggregate after being held to a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo in another major setback for the stuttering European champions.
Shane Long struck a stoppage-time winner as Southampton upset Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield on Wednesday to reach the League Cup final with a 2-0 aggregate victory in their last-four clash.
A Western Sydney Wanderers player has been charged with assault and two other players are under police investigation after an altercation near Sydney Airport.
Provocative comments from Kevin Muscat attempted to rattle the nerves of Sydney FC ahead of Thursday's Big Blue with Melbourne Victory, though the Sky Blue's midfielder Milos Ninkovic didn't even flinch.
Sydney FC will put their unbeaten season on the line when they face Melbourne Victory on Thursday, in what is shaping as their biggest challenge of the season.
Sydney FC are riding high at the top of the table with 12 wins and four draws – enough to give them 40 points from their 16 games and put them on course to set all sorts of records in the A-League's 12th season. But are they the best team the competition has seen?
A Super League style rebranding of the A-League will put a tailored competition logo on the front of club jerseys.
Melbourne City's search for a high-profile coach to replace the departed John van 't Schip has been put on hold.
Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold is expecting a fiery Big Blue on Thursday night as Melbourne Victory look to remain in touch with the competition leaders.Â
Could it be a statue and the sack in the same season? Even in the condensed craziness of the Premier League, that would be incredible. But the harsh reality for Claudio Ranieri is that last weekend confirmed that Leicester City – the champions – are in a relegation dogfight.
Socceroos midfielder Massimo Luongo has revealed he regularly snubs mega-money offers from China to continue his pursuit of an English Premier League career.
Ryan Mason, the Hull City midfield player, was conscious and speaking to doctors and visitors in hospital on Monday night as he continued to recover from a fractured skull suffered against Chelsea.
The German club that is said to have influenced the identity of Western Sydney Wanderers is on the cusp of signing their former fan favourite, Kerem Bulut.
Graham Arnold's Sydney side comes to Melbourne on Thursday trying to keep its unbeaten A-League run – which stretches now to 16 matches this season – intact.
Western Sydney players dominate a 26-strong squad selected from A-League clubs for next week's relocated Olyroos training camp.
In a competition that's struggled to build icons and forge club identities, Sydney FC made a giant stride towards further defining their own culture.
Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has suffered a fractured skull in a clash of heads with Chelsea's Gary Cahill and is in a stable condition after having surgery at a London hospital.
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