Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been banned from the Albiceleste’s next four competitive internationals for swearing at a match official in Thursday’s 1-0 win over Chile.

Emotions were raw as Chapecoense played their first match since most of their players died in a plane crash.

Turin (Italy) - A show of solidarity from two football stars in Turin in Italy.

FIFA said Tuesday that its council voted unanimously in favour of a proposals to expand the World Cup from 32 teams to 48 from 2026. The group stage will be made up of 16 groups of three teams, following by a knockout stage for the remaining 32.

Argentina forward Carlos Tevez has become the latest high-profile player to join the Chinese Super League after Shanghai Shenhua confirmed on Thursday they have signed the 32-year old from his boyhood club Boca Juniors.

Brazil’s Chapecoense football club were presented with the Copa Sudamericana trophy three weeks after suffering the loss of almost all their players in a plane crash.

Kashima Antlers became the first Asian team to reach the final of the FIFA Club World Cup after the Japanese side beat Colombia’s Atletico Nacional 3-0 in the semis in Osaka.