side football team participation in the first stage of the fifth edition of the "Great Prize of Brazil in Futsal" was considered as reasonable by a top official of this sport, Luís Mourão.

THE Sokhaya tournament, a soccer event designed for women living with HIV and Aids, is now going places.

They are now second in Africa and 29th on the world stage.

ONE of Zimbabwe's biggest football fans, Promise Chabata, has blasted the leadership of the Zimbabwe National Soccer Supporters' Association for chaotic arrangements that resulted in the bungling of the trip to watch the Confederations Cup final.

Onochie, How I wish you are watching South Africa's Bafana Bafana match and Spain. When will Nigeria's Super Eagles play with this type of zeal and determination? Again, I wish coach Amodu Shuaibu can learn about the current kick and

HIBERNIAN manager John Hughes will this week be boosted by the return of Moroccan duo Merouane Zemmama and Abdessalam Benjelloun but appears to have conceded defeat in his bid

STEPHEN McManus could be set to lose the Celtic captaincy after manager Tony Mowbray revealed he had yet to decide who his skipper will be.

HEARTS have bolstered their squad further ahead of the new season with the arrival of Polish defender Dawid Kucharski.

RANGERS manager Walter Smith admits every single player is still up for sale this summer.

FORMER Liverpool captain and manager Graeme Souness has tipped Michael Owen to rebuild his career after sealing a surprise move to English champions Manchester United.

The Palestinian national football team will travel to Iraq this week for a friendly, the first international match staged in the war-torn country since 2003, officials said on Sunday.

Egypt revived hopes of appearing at the World Cup for the first time in 20 years with a 3-0 triumph over Rwanda in Cairo Sunday.

Russia International Yuri Zhirkov has flown to London to undergo a medical with Premier League side Chelsea, according to reports in his native Russia.

Serie A club Lazio's president Claudio Lotito has stated that Goran Pandev, Cristian Ledesma and Lorenzo De Silvestri can leave the club if their valuation is met.

Premier League Portsmouth target Fernando Belluschi is reportedly said to have held talks over a possible move to Porto this weekend.

Fabio Capello is ready to launch England's World Cup preparations in Austria ahead of next summer's World Cup in South Africa.

Burnley and Wolves must cough up £3million from their transfer warchests if they want to recruit Doncaster defender Matthew Mills this summer.

Bolton boss Gary Megson wants Manchester City misfit Gelson Fernandes - and will try to wrap up a deal for West Brom's Paul Robinson this week.

New boss Roberto Di Matteo accepts West Brom will be "one of the favourites" to win the Championship - but is relishing the 'expectations'.

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal is looking to end the speculation surrounding Franck Ribery as he believes "it is not good for the club".