CANBERRA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government should put more money into football diplomacy as Australia prepares for the 2015 Asian Cup and use the Asian Cup to strengthen Australia's ties with Asia, an Australian think tank said in a late...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's reigning FIFA Club World Cup champions Corinthians have been ranked second behind France's Paris Saint-Germain among the world's highest spending clubs so far in 2013. At the midway point of FIFA's Europea...
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- South Africa will successfully host the biggest African soccer festival, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), like they did with the 2010 World Cup, a government official said on Wednesday. Briefing the media in Pretor...
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top sports official said here on Wednesday that more favorable policies and financial support will be provided for the development of the popular ball sports, especially football, by the government. Liu Peng, dire...
MANAGUA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid plans to open a football school next year in Nicaragua, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. A delegation from the team will visit the Central American nation next week as part of the club's...
Kaka is my idol: Neymar WROCLAW, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazil international striker Neymar admitted on Monday his excitement at the prospect of playing alongside Real Madrid playmaker Kaka for the first time. The Brazil squad gathered in Wroclaw, Poland...
NY's Yankee Stadium to Host International Football Match Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York is home to one of the worlds greatest baseball teams, the New York Yankees. On July 22, the stadium will host a World Football Challenge match as European...
Giants Football Team Gets Ticker Tape Parade An estimated one million New York Giants fans lined the streets of Lower Manhattan Tuesday for a ticker tape parade up Broadway. With confetti, office and toilet paper raining from skyscrapers, the winning...
Martin : The game will soon begin. Belinda : I can't wait to watch the game. This is the first time I've ever been to a soccer game at a stadium. I always watch them on TV at home. Martin : This is no...
Broadcast: Jan 26, 2003 The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2003, with former Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen and former Kansas City Coach Hank Stram leading the class. The cla...
