Scottish football player Phil O'Donnell has died today after collapsing during a game in which his team Motherwell F.C., of which he was captain, were playing Dundee United in a Scottish Premier League match.

AC Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka have been named FIFA World Player 2007, beating fellow nominees Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Russian soccer fans planning to support their team at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland will be able to apply for a special 'Eurovisa,' an Austrian tourist board official said on Thursday.

Hello folks, and welcome to live minute-by-minute coverage of the Euro 2008 ball draw. As you know the final result for Euro 2008 ball draw is announced on Dec 2nd, 2007.

Five men, including Harry Redknapp, the manager of the English football club Portsmouth, and former Portsmouh chairman Milan Mandaric (now at Leicester City) have been arrested by British police in an investigation into alleged corruption in British football transfers.

When AC Milan playmaker Kaka quits playing soccer, he will become an evangelical minister.

At least seven people have died and dozens were injured when part of a spectator stand collapsed at a stadium in north-eastern Brazil during a professional soccer match, local media said.

A total of national soccer teams discovered the hurdles they must overcome to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ today when the FIFA Preliminary Draw took place in Durban. It proved to be a thrilling ceremony, decorated by the presence of iconic figures from within the sport and performances that attested to the magical tournament that South Africa promises to deliver.

Ruud Gullit was one of the best players of his generation. Now he will take over the vacant head coaching position with the Los Angeles Galaxy, officially on Friday. His previous managerial experience, included stints at Chelsea, where he won the FA Cup, Newcastle and Feyenoord.

FC Pyunik beat Ararat a city rival 4-1 on Wednesday to win their seventh straight Armenian league with a game to spare.

Brazil has today been named Host Nation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ by the FIFA Executive Committee. The South American country was the only one bidding to host the tournament, which was due to be staged on the continent under FIFA's rotation system.

Scotland were defeated 2-0 by Georgia in Group B of UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.