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Vuvuzelas have been banned from UEFA matches, European football's governing body said on Wednesday, as it sided with chanting and singing in Europe's stadiums. UEFA told its 53 member associations that it had adopted the ban to protect "Europe's football culture and tradition", adding that "the atmosphere at matches would be changed by the sound of the ...

BERNE (Reuters) - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competition after UEFA said that the plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game. The plastic horns became a hallmark of the World Cup in South Africa, producing a monotonous droning sound which provided a backdrop for every match. But they will not be allowed in ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati refused on Tuesday to confirm whether he had talked to any other coaches before signing up incumbent Bob Bradley to four more years in the role. Bradley, who had been linked with the Fulham and Aston Villa vacancies in England's Premier League, inked the new deal on Monday after unconfirmed ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Being chosen to host the 2018 World Cup would be a fitting end to a year in which Spain were crowned world champions, Spanish sports minister Jaime Lissavetzky said on Tuesday. FIFA delegates started their four-day inspection visit of facilities in Spain and Portugal on Monday to assess their joint bid to host the finals in 2018 or ...

Theo Walcott refuses to blame anyone for his failure to make England's World Cup squad and believes he is ready to reignite his international career in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria. Arsenal winger Walcott was surprisingly omitted from Fabio Capello?s World Cup squad amid rumours his lack of progress and inability to follow orders had left ...

Englishman Howard Webb, who refereed the 2010 World Cup final, returned to football action this season by taking charge of a pub match, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The eyes of the world were on Webb as he dished out 14 yellow cards and one red as Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 in Johannesburg in July. But only a handful of ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bob Bradley has agreed to stay on as United States coach for another four years to include the 2014 World Cup, U.S. Soccer said Monday. The 52-year-old, who steered the U.S. to the second round at this year's World Cup finals in South Africa, will retain the job until the end of 2014 after agreeing ...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Francisco Varallo, remaining survivor of the first World Cup final in 1930, has died at the age of 100, Argentine media reported on Monday. Varallo, who played for the Argentina side that lost 4-2 to Uruguay in the 1930 final in Montevideo, died in his home town of La Plata, 50 km south of Buenos Aires. He ...

Mali coach Alain Giresse on Friday named a 22-man squad for next month's 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Cape Verde, but has to do without several of his key players. Mali, who did not qualify for the World Cup in South Africa, will be without Sevilla striker Freddie Kanoute, Barcelona's Seydou Keita and Juventus midfielder Mohamed ...

FIFA inspectors began a four-day visit to inspect England's 2018 World Cup bid on Monday with the campaign boosted by encouraging words from FIFA president Sepp Blatter. A six-man FIFA inspection team was to be greeted by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at Downing Street and also meet England manager Fabio Capello before taking a tour of Wembley Stadium ...