Latest Football Headlines and News updates

Ex-mayor, ex-footballer go head-to-head to govern crisis-hit Rio

Modric ends Ronaldo-Messi era to be crowned world's best

UEFA orders 'further investigation' of PSG over financial fairplay

Croatia's Luka Modric wins FIFA best player of the year award

Modric named best player, Salah rewarded for best goal

Croatia's Luka Modric was named the world's best player at the Best FIFA Football Awards in London tonight.

Implant helps paralysed man walk again

Spinal implant helps paralysed man walk again: US clinic

Five years after he was paralysed in a snowmobile accident, a man in the US has learned to walk again aided by an electrical implant, in a potential breakthrough for spinal injury sufferers.

France to host Davis Cup final against Croatia in Lille

The French Tennis Federation announced on Monday that it was returning to Lille for the Davis Cup final on November 23-25.

Spanish players union veto Liga game in Miami

The Spanish players union (AFE) on Monday rejected plans by La Liga to stage a regular-season game in the United States, following a similar refusal by the Spanish football federation (RFEF).

Ranieri coy on Roma link

Former Roma coach Claudio Ranieri remained tight-lipped on Monday amid talk that he could be in line to replace under-fire Eusebio Di Francesco in the Stadio Olimpico hotseat.

Elite club moves football pre-quarter finals

Elite Club moved in the pre-quarter finals after beating Pak Sporting Club by 2-1 goals in the Aman Football tournament here at NIH ground.

Indonesian football fan beaten to death by rival supporters

More than a dozen people have been arrested after supporters of a rival team clubbed an Indonesian football fan to death with iron bars and planks, police said Monday.

Sky shares soar on Comcast takeover victory

Shares in British broadcaster Sky soared Monday after US cable giant Comcast outgunned Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox in a dramatic auction for the pan-European television operator.

Modric threatens to end Ronaldo-Messi era as world's best

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's decade-long domination of football's individual awards is under threat from Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric and Liverpool's Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah when FIFA's player of the year is announced on Monday.

Results and standings after Sunday's National Football League games

Results and standings after Sunday's National Football League games