SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Norwegian skier Timon Haugan posted the fastest time in the opening run of the men’s giant slalom at the Alpine world championships on Friday. Haugan edged out ...

Nicolás Otamendi, your childhood dream was to reach 100 caps for Argentina. Fate had a special way of making it happen when ...

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Edson Braafheid played in the 2010 World Cup Final. So he knows about pressurised environments and high stakes. He’s also one of very few people to represent Celtic and Bayern Munich.

Otamendi made his debut for La Albiceleste in 2001. The 21-year old was selected by manager Diego Maradona to appear in a ...

From heated interviews to throwing tantrums on the pitch - these 10 famous football figures could never keep their emotions ...

ROBINHO was hailed from an early age as the new Pele – even by the man himself. But instead of becoming another Brazilian ...

Last week, amid the excitement of the winter transfer window in men's soccer, something seismic happened in Brazilian — and ...

He cemented his status as a national hero when he scored the winner in the 2010 World Cup final, and his performances were so good that year even Zinedine Zidane claimed the Barca stat was robbed ...

Oh, the drama. Nigel de Jong was widely regarded as one of the toughest and nastiest players in the game, and the Dutchman lived up to that status in the 2010 World Cup final when he attacked Spain's ...

An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, has warned of the proposed extension to the Port of Galway, as it would increase the risk of widespread flooding during weather events such as Storm Éowyn.