Nico Hidalgo was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2021. Getty Spanish footballer Nico Hidalgo has died aged 32 following a lengthy battle with lung cancer, his former clubs said on Saturday.

How footballers' fingers and height can predict their exercise performance New research examines the role physical characteristics play in levels of lactate produced by female professional ...

South Korean international footballer Hwang Ui-jo has received a suspended jail term for filming sexual encounters with a woman without her consent, the country’s Yonhap news agency said.

Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole thinks Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri is probably the “most exciting footballer in Europe” right now. The Gunners destroyed PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night ...

A BRAZILIAN footballer has died moments before he was set to play a match. Tributes have poured in for Gabriel Popo after he passed away aged 26. Gabriel Popo has passed away aged 26 Popo was ...

Lucas Bergvall visited a primary school in Edmonton, Enfield, today (Tuesday 4 March) to show his support for the Club’s ongoing work to develop young footballers in our local community. The Swedish ...

A Nigerian asylum seeker and former footballer, Quaham Babatunde, was tragically stabbed to death in Dublin, Ireland, during a violent incident in the early hours of Saturday morning. It was ...

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Guo had been playing in a game against Spanish side RC Alcobendas at a camp organised by the Beijing Football Association. Guo, an academy recruit of Chinese Super League (CSL) club Beijing Guoan ...

Nick Campo's family has welcomed the guilty pleas. A teenager has pleaded guilty over a fatal crash that killed a young footballer in Perth's south last year. The 18-year-old, who can't be named ...

Brazilian footballer Gabriel Popo has tragically passed away at the age of 26, just moments before he was due to play in a match. It is understood that the player suffered a medical emergency and ...

London-born street footballer Kego has landed a professional contract at Spanish fifth tier side UD Ibarra, managed by Diego Maradona's son; the young forward was on the books at Crystal Palace ...