Dempsey scores early but Brooks secures win for USA

The United States got a dream start to their World Cup campaign when Clint Dempsey scored the fifth fastest goal in tournament history but they needed an 86th minute winner from John Brooks to......

Yaya Toure named African Footballer of the Year

Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was named African Footballer of the Year on Thursday. The 28-year-old finished ahead of Mali's Seydou Keita and Ghanaian Andre 'Dede' Ayew in......

Eto'o voted African Footballer of the Year

Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o was named African Footballer of the Year for the third year running on Thursday, edging out Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba by two points in the annual poll. Eto'o became......