Brazil

Neymar and Memphis Depay are among the stars to criticise Brazil's Football Confederation's new rule to punish players that stand on the ball with both feet.

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili revealed on Saturday that he'd bet Vinícius Júnior that he'd save the Real Madrid forward's first-half penalty in Valencia's 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Luis García and Shaka Hislop debate why Vinícius Júnior is taking Real Madrid's penalties.

When Antony was packed off on loan from Manchester United to Real Betis, the Spanish club were convinced they were signing a player who would improve the club's fortunes and not the forlorn figure who had struggled so badly in the Premier League.

Rob Dawson discusses Savinho's place in the top 10 of ESPN's 39 best U21 players.

Spanish state prosecutors said Wednesday that they plan to appeal the recent acquittal of soccer player Dani Alves on rape charges, opening the door to the case reaching the country's Supreme Court.

Wolves forward Matheus Cunha has said that he is keen to leave the club this summer, saying he has "made it clear that I need to take the next step."

Brazil has dismissed head coach Dorival Júnior following Tuesday's deflating loss to rivals Argentina, Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF) announced Friday.

Carlo Ancelotti hit out at Javier Tebas on Friday, saying the LaLiga president is "obsessed" with Real Madrid and "lacked respect" for coaches after Tebas' latest comments in the row over players' rest between games.

On "Futbol Americas", Gustavo Hofman explains Brazil's options for a new manager should they decide to part with Dorival Júnior.