Antonio Conte is set to take legal action against Chelsea over damage to his career and loss of future earnings following his sacking by the Premier League club, according to reports on Friday. Conte is believed to be furious Chelsea made him return to pre-season training before finally...

Euphoria gave way to a mixture of disappointment and pride for Croatia fans after their national team lost to France in its first ever World Cup final. The entry into the World Cup final in Russia brought the country of 4 million people to a standstill Sunday after officials and the media...

BREAKING: France wins its 2nd World Cup title, beats Croatia 4-2 in final.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday handed over the mantle of World Cup host to the emir of Qatar, whose country will stage the 2022 edition of the tournament. The ceremony marked a handover from the world's largest country by landmass to one of the smallest. Qatar has a population...

Croatia have relied on mental strength to defy limited resources and become the smallest nation in 68 years to reach a World Cup final, said defender Dejan Lovren. Zlatko Dalic's men have taken the long road to a meeting with France in Moscow on Sunday after three lots of extra-time and...

The youth football team rescued from a cave in Thailand will be unable to accept FIFA’s invitation to attend the World Cup final. “We have been informed by the Football Association of Thailand that due to medical reasons, the boys will not be in a position to travel to Moscow for the...

Yes. Real Madrid are above any player, even the biggest. What happened to Cristiano Ronaldo and his move to Juventus, would have happened sooner or later. It is the law of life. The player is fully amortized leaving behind a historical, almost unrepeatable, trajectory at Los Blancos....

FIFA said Sunday it is investigating a video of a Croatia player praising Ukraine after his team beat World Cup host Russia. The video shows Croatia defender Domagoj Vida shouting "glory to Ukraine" before the retired ex-player Ognjen Vukojevic adds "this win is for Dynamo and Ukraine...

Russia's fairytale as the hosts of the World Cup is over. It ends after an engrossing clash with Croatia that saw them take the lead before going behind in extra-time only to get a new lease on life and score an equaliser to send the quarter-final to penalties. Denis Cheryshev sent...

Sweden barged their way into the World Cup quarter-finals when Emil Forsberg's heavily deflected shot gave them a 1-0 win over Switzerland in a scrappy last-16 contest on Tuesday. Forsberg was allowed time to tee up his shot on the edge of the penalty area and, although goalkeeper Yann...

Belgium booked their place for the Friday night showdown against Brazil with a last gasp effort from Nacer Chadli against Japan on Monday night. Having looked lost at sea midway through the second half, Belgium fought back and won the game in the dying seconds thanks to a razor sharp...

Croatia beat Denmark 3-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Sunday after the round of 16 clash finished deadlocked at 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. Luka Modric had the chance to send his team into a...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia shockingly eliminated Spain from the World Cup, surviving two hours of dominance by the 2010 champions in a 1-1 draw and then winning a penalty shootout 4-3. Russia's captain and goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev saved spot-kicks from Jorge "Koke" Resurreccion and Iago...

Global soccer governing body FIFA said Saturday it had fined World Cup hosts Russia 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,098.97) after their fans displayed a discriminatory banner during the country's 3-0 loss to Uruguay. Russia play Spain on Sunday after the country reached the World Cup knockout...

Tunisia's Wahbi Khazri set up the first goal and scored the second to give the North African side their first World Cup win in 40 years with a 2-1 victory over debutants Panama in their final Group G match on Thursday. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef turned in Khazri's perfect cross in the 51st...

Germany coach Joachim Loew said he would take time to consider his position after the defending champions tumbled out of the World Cup in the opening round for the first time since 1938. The 58-year-old, who took over in 2006 and recently signed a contract extension through to 2022,...

South Korea coach Shin Tae-yong thinks his side have a "one per cent chance" of beating Germany and qualifying for the World Cup knockout phase when they face each other in Kazan on Wednesday. 100/1 chance for South Korea Although Korea have lost each of their two Group F...

An injury-time penalty from Karim Ansarifard secured Iran a 1-1 draw with Portugal in Saransk on Monday but was not enough to prevent the European champions reaching the last 16 of the World Cup as Group B runners-up. After Ansarifard struck, Vahid Amiri then hit the side-netting in the...

A goal from Iago Aspas in second-half stoppage time earned Spain a dramatic 2-2 draw against Morocco and top spot in World Cup Group B on Monday night at the Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad. It was far from convincing from La Roja, but enough to earn them first place in the group...

Iranian fans have spent several overnight hours surrounding the hotel where Portugal's national team is based, making loud noises in an attempt to disrupt their opponents' sleep before a decisive World Cup match later Monday. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was filmed by Portuguese TV RTP...