FIFA Sport News

FC Twente secured a 1-0 victory over 10-man Ajax in the Dutch Supercup as Uruguay's Luis Suarez was sent off for two yellow cards.

Australian international midfielder Tim Cahill scored a hat-trick as Premier League Everton defeated second-tier Championship newcomers Norwich City 4-2 on Saturday in a pre-season friendly.

Fabio Aurelio has been offered a second chance at Liverpool after new manager Roy Hodgson opted to re-sign the Brazilian full-back.

Russian Premier League leaders Zenit St Petersburg stretched their lead to 10 points on Saturday with a confident 2-0 home win over reigning champions Rubin Kazan.

AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri has admitted that LA Galaxy's David Beckham is unlikely to return to the San Siro for another loan spell.

Arsenal new-boy Marouane Chamakh showed why Arsene Wenger spent nearly a year trying to sign him with a clinical finish in Saturday's 1-1 draw against AC Milan in the Emirates Cup.

Spanish giants Barcelona have confirmed that Mexico captain Rafael Marquez will leave the club by mutual agreement, paving the way for his possible move to the United States.

Celtic rebounded from their UEFA Champions League loss to battle back to earn a 2-2 draw against Lyon in the Emirates Cup on Saturday.

President Joseph S. Blatter called Germany 2010 a "successful dress rehearsal" for the FIFA Women's World Cup next year and hailed the global development of the women's game.

Hangzhou Lucheng came from a goal down to beat Chinese Super League leaders Shandong Luneng 2-1 and move third in the table.

Two goals from Dejan Damjanovic gave FC Seoul a 2-0 win over Jeju United in a crunch clash that saw the hosts go top of the K-League.

Midfielder Takuya Nozawa scored twice as defending champions Kashima Antlers beat Vissel Kobe 3-0 to keep their lead at the top of the J-League.

Sir Alex Ferguson described new signing Javier Hernandez as "first class" after the striker scored against Manchester United in their 3-2 defeat by Chivas Guadalajara.

Brett Emerton and Morten Gamst Pedersen got the goals as Blackburn finished their Australia tour with a win over Sydney FC.

Australian Nathan Burns scored the only goal as Rangers lost their final Sydney Festival of Football match to AEK Athens.

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal maintains he has too many strikers and that signing another is out of the question, even if one of his current crop were to be sold.

She is already a fixture in the German senior team but a place in the final of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2010 is an extra-special occasion for Kim Kulig. 

Nigeria has been enthralled by the exploits of their team at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and Falconets coach Ndem Egan says not to count them out against the host Germans in the final.

Rangers manager Walter Smith is confident he will have signed at least two new players before the start of the new season.

A dramatic late goal from substitute Alexandre Lacazette earned hosts France a 2-1 victory over Spain in the final of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.