Football Extras: Messi back in Argentina squad

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Messi has not played for his country since their last-16 exit at the hands of eventual champions France, opting to take a......

Football Briefs: Barcelona's Coutinho ruled out for three weeks

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: FC Barcelona's new record signing Philippe Coutinho (right) puts pen on paper in presence of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu......

Soccer player banned for throat-slit gesture

Werder Bremen's on-loan Chelsea defender Papy Djilobodji has received a three-match ban for making a throat-slitting gesture in Saturday's 1-1 Bundesliga draw with Mainz. The German FA (DFB) said......

Beard ban for footballers!

‘Is this an imam-hatip school? You are a sportsman. You should be a model for the youth’ Selcuk Inan of Galatasaray. Photograph: Burak Kara/Getty Images A leading Turkish soccer club......