Football

News Hour: Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award on Thursday after winning both last season’s Champions League and Euro 2016 with Portugal, reports BSS. Ronaldo, 31, received the accolade...

News Hour: U.S. Soccer handed goalkeeper Hope Solo a six-month ban from internationals on Wednesday after she branded opponents Sweden “a bunch of cowards” at this month’s Rio Olympics, reports Reuters. The Swedes beat the United...

News Hour: As Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City advance upon the Champions League group phase, previously maligned winger Raheem Sterling appears to have been reborn. Sterling, 21, joined City from Liverpool in a fractious 44 million pounds...

News Hour: Captain Neymar was in tears after he delivered Brazil’s first Olympic men’s football gold medal, scoring the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout victory over Germany. Nigeria beat Honduras to bronze. “This is one...

News Hour: U.S. Football team goalkeeper Hope Solo called Sweden “a bunch of cowards” after they knocked the United States out of the Olympic women’s football tournament on penalties on Friday. “I think we showed a...

News Hour: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane says he will not rush Cristiano Ronaldo back into action as he continues to recover from a knee injury he suffered playing for Portugal in the final of Euro...

News Hour: Argentina, still reeling from the shock resignations of captain Lionel Messi and coach Gerardo Martino, have chosen Edgardo Bauza as their new coach, the Argentine FA said on Monday, reports Reuters. Bauza guided LDU...

News Hour: Spanish giants Atletico Madrid crashed to a 1-0 loss to A-League side Melbourne Victory on their Australian pre-season tour in Geelong on Sunday, reports BSS. The European Champions League runners-up fell behind to a...

News Hour: The acting head of Argentina’s FA, Armando Perez, insisted he would do all he could to lure Lionel Messi out of international retirement during an upcoming visit to the Barcelona superstar in Spain. “We...

News Hour: Gonzalo Higuain aims to repay Juventus for splashing out 90 million euros ($99.74 million) to sign him from Napoli and make the Argentina striker the third most expensive player in world football. The 28-year-old...