LIMA – Peru’s all-time leading goal-scorer Paolo Guerrero will lead the South American side, overcoming an injury scare to be included in the squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against the All Whites. The […]
SANTIAGO – Back-to-back defending Copa America champions Chile stay put in 9th place in the latest FIFA World Rankings, despite recent results confirming they will definitely miss out on the World Cup in Russia after […]
BUENOS AIRES – Latin America has placed eight professional soccer players in the list of 30 candidates for the 2017 Golden Ball. In addition to Argentine’s Lionel Messi playing for Spanish pro club Barcelona, appear […]
HAVANA – Panama President Juan Carlos Varela has declared Wednesday to be a national holiday after the country qualified for the World Cup for the first time ever. Varela said on Twitter: “The voice of […]
SAO PAULO – Brazil ended Chile’s slim hopes of reaching the World Cup as their victory pushed Alexis Sanchez and company from third to sixth in the qualifying group. The reigning Copa America champions were […]
SANTIAGO – Arturo Vidal has retired from international duty at the age of 30 after Chile failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The Bayern Munich midfielder said his decision comes with his “soul […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been suspended from international football because of what world governing body FIFA describes as undue third-party interference in the country’s football federation (PFF). FIFA said in a statement Wednesday that the […]
KOLKATA – Police in India have arrested seven persons from outside Salt Lake stadium for allegedly selling match tickets on black. The men were arrested from outside Gate no. 1 of the stadium on Sunday […]
KOLKATA – Jadon Sancho helped England thrash Chile in first match of the FIFA Under 17 World Cup at the renovated Salt Lake stadium in Indian city of Kolkata on Sunday. Sancho, who joined Borussia […]
BUENOS AIRES – This week, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay formally launched South America’s three-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup and said Argentina would likely host the majority of the tournament’s stadiums. The presidents […]
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