2010 World Cup

Netherlands midfielder Wesley Sneijder announces retirement from international football

A creative midfielder with an eye for incisive passes, Sneijder's illustrious career saw him play at top clubs including Ajax, Real Madrid and Inter Milan.

Xavi Hernandaz set to retirement at end of season, eyes coaching career as future option

Xavi collected 133 caps for Spain during a 14-year international career, winning the 2010 World Cup and the European Championship in 2008 and 2012.

Gerard Pique reveals he planned to quit Spain national team amid Catalonian unrest, but decided against it

Gerard Pique suggested that he would be open to walk away from national team if coach Julen Lopetegui or his team mates felt uncomfortable with his presence

Spanish football president Angel Maria Villar suspended, replacement expected to be named on Wednesday

Villar, who is also a senior vice president of FIFA, and his son Gorka were detained by police on 18 July in a series of early morning raids on federation headquarters.

La Liga: Prosecutors demand Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar be jailed

Prosecutors called on a Madrid judge on Thursday to jail Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villar and his son Gorka following their arrest on corruption charges

Football set for a radical upheaval? Changes proposed for penalty goals, corners and other rules

Penalty goals for handling the ball on the line could be a thing of the future if proposals compiled by the International Football Association Board's (IFAB) technical director are accepted.

France's Franck Ribery loses appeal against author who described him as "scum"

Former France international footballer Franck Ribery on Thursday lost an appeal against the author of a book in which he was described as "scum".

Euro 2016: Playing against France special, but we're not afraid, says Germany's Toni Kroos

Toni Kroos said the pressure is also on hosts France when they meet in a mouthwatering Euro 2016 semi-final clash that will set up a final with Portugal.

Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning team played better than current one, says Diego Maradona

Argentine legend Diego Maradona has implied, during a chat with former teammates, that the 1986 World Cup winning team played better than the current one.

Euro 2012: For Italian fans, losing against Spain is humiliating

Glum Italian fans filed away from the ancient Circus Maximus in Rome well before four giant television screens recorded the end of an emphatic 4-0 defeat to Spain in the European Championship final on Sunday.