The footballers of Chapecoense changed to the doomed plane after Brazilian officials prevented them from taking a charter flight, it has been claimed.

Football managers can often be prone to histrionics, but Toulouse coach Pascal Dupraz definitely overdid things.

According to a survey published on Tuesday, pro football is far from the image of owning fast cars and living in mansions.

Almost two dozen of the world's biggest football clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Juventus have joined

Darts legend Eric Bristow has caused uproar after a series of insensitive tweets about the football sex abuse scandal. The MBE

The stats behind Manchester United's worst start in 27 years are not good viewing for manager Jose Mourinho.

So much has happened to Andy Woodward since he first revealed last week that he was a victim of the serial paedophile Barry Bennell.

COMMENT: English football faces the biggest crisis in its history... and the FA are trying to apply a sticking plaster to a gaping exit wound, says Oliver Holt.

A former English football player who has revealed he suffered sexual abuse by a youth team coach said his NZ family will be shocked by hearing him talk about it.

Goals have proved hard to come by in Round Six of the Stirling Sports Premiership so far as the Wellington Phoenix U-20s and Auckland

All Whites coach Anthony Hudson is excited about his team's draw for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and said his side is determined

Swansea came from behind to snatch a thrilling 5-4 win over Crystal Palace in an amazing see-saw game.

The All Whites will play host nation Russia in the opening match of next year's Fifa Confederations Cup. New Zealand were drawn alongside

Pep Guardiola insists he has no intention of signing Lionel Messi, saying he wants the Barcelona star to see out his career at the Nou Camp.

Steven Gerrard has reflected on his phenomenal career following his decision to retire from professional football. The former Liverpool

Most of us struggle to wake up for work, hitting snooze on the alarm clock multiple times before crawling out of bed. However the

Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement a week after confirming he would not be returning

The row with Fifa over the Armistice Day commemorations took another extraordinary twist overnight.

Auckland City are looking into the possibility of joining the A-League as the Football Federation Australia look to add two teams

A number of key concerns have been raised over Qatar's ability to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

When Wheelchair Football becomes a Paralympic Sport, these Cambridge sportsmen will be Paralympians. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The All Whites have completed their first two matches in stage three of Oceania qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, picking up

English Premier League side Manchester City are reportedly preparing a staggering $352 million offer to sign FC Barcelona star Lionel

A guest at the now infamous wedding party Wayne Rooney attended threatened to knock the England skipper out, it has been claimed

The Wellington Phoenix U-20s have made headlines in the Stirling Sports Premiership today by upsetting the favourites Auckland City

England midfielders Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana have been accused of partying with strippers before taking on Spain at Wembley

Eastern Suburbs lead the way after five rounds of the competition, taking over from Auckland City who slumped to a surprise defeat.

Winston Reid returned from injury this morning only to find himself having an early bath after being sent off in West Ham United's

Former Ecuadorean national soccer federation president Luis Chiriboga has been given a 10-year jail sentence stemming from the FIFA scandal.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has joked that his players will play better if they have more sex.