LISBON, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — Portugal’s Madeira Airport had its name changed on Wednesday to honor football star Cristiano Ronaldo. “Many thanks for being here. Seeing my name on this airport is something very special, every one knows I am proud of my roots and my land,” Ronaldo said at a ceremony held at the […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Lionel Messi has been handed a four-match international ban for insulting a linesman during Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Chile in Buenos Aires last Thursday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was also fined 10,000 US dollars by the FIFA disciplinary committee, the world football governing body said on Tuesday, […]

SAO PAULO, March 29 (NsNewsWire) — Goals from Philippe Coutinho, Neymar and Marcelo fired Brazil to a 3-0 victory over Paraguay in their World Cup qualifier here as the Selecao extended their winning run to eight matches. The result at Corinthians Arena lifted Brazil to 33 points from 14 matches and all but guaranteed the […]

TEHRAN, March 28 (Xinhua) — China will meet Iran on Tuesday night with the aim of keeping their hopes alive to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Iran, the Group A leaders in the Asian fixture, will move one step closer to the World Cup should they see off China at Tehran’s […]

QINGDAO, March 25 (Xinhua) — Ten out of sixty Chinese young footballers will be selected to represent the country at the FC Bayern Youth Cup finals after a trial in Qingdao, a coastal city of east China, on Saturday. Antonio Vatany, youth coach of the FC Bayern, who watched all the games on Saturday, will […]

CHANGSHA, China, March 23 (NsNewsWire) — Most Chinese fans believe it would be one of the biggest tests for Marcello Lippi in his career when China face South Korea in a vital World Cup qualifier but the Italian World Cup winning coach showed full confidence in his players on Wednesday. China will host South Korea […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Barcelona forward Neymar said on Tuesday he is looking forward to a rest before preparing for the team’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Paraguay. Neymar, Juventus defender Dani Alves and Roma goalkeeper Alisson were the last players to arrive at Brazil’s training camp in Sao Paulo on […]

LONDON, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Manchester United will play five games in the United States this summer, including matches against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City in the Club’s Tour 2017, the English Premier League side announced on Tuesday. United will kick-off their pre-season in North America with two games against Major League Soccer sides, […]

MONTEVIDEO, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — Uruguay will seek to limit Brazil’s “great attacking quality” when the teams meet in their World Cup qualifier here on Thursday, according to Celeste coach Oscar Tabarez. But the two-time World Cup winners will not let Brazil’s vaunted forward line – which includes Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and Willian – distract […]