Paris: Laurent Blanc's regeneration of the French national team continued apace on Wednesday as his side defeated 10-man Brazil 1-0 in a friendly match at the Stade de France.

Karim Benzema capped a

Berlin: Germany coach Joachim Loew on Tuesday hinted ex-captain Michael Ballack may no longer have a future in the national side after saying the veteran is not his first choice in midfield.

Ballack,

London, Jul 29: England midfielder David Beckham has promised to inform West Ham soon whether he will play for them or not.

West Ham is once again in the hunt to bring David Beckham to Upton Park.

New Delhi, July 27: The continuing wait for his Major League Soccer debut despite being with the Kansas City Wizards for four months has left Indian striker Sunil Chhetri frustrated.

Though he was fi

London, Jul 26: England’s Olympics chief Sebastian Coe has slammed football team coach Fabio Capello over the Three Lions World Cup flop.

Coe, chairman of the London 2012 organising committee, said:

Kolkata, July 24: After former World Cup stars Romario and Branco, it is now the turn of a current football celebrity Diego Forlan to visit Kolkata at the month end.

The Uruguayan, who received the g

Washington, July 23: British footballer David Beckham’s confession of his passion for LEGO and that he was building a replica of the Taj Mahal has sent sales of the toy soaring up by 633 percent in ju

London, Jul 22: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has admitted that the club is still trying to sign US star striker Landon Donovan.

The City manager’s first approach for the LA Galaxy forward wa

London, Jul 22: Ace French striker Thierry Henry has admitted that he was persuaded to join New York Red Bulls by David Beckham.

Ex-Arsenal striker Henry’s first game since leaving Barcelona will be

Kansas City (USA), Jul 22: Indian striker Sunil Chhetri is all set to rub shoulders with international stars like Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Dimitar Berbatov as he will take the field for his Major