Football's world governing body approved the nationality switch for the French player ahead of the tournament which starts on Wednesday.

 London (BBC Sports) Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz has been appointed as the new coach of Portugal. The 55-year-old, who had a previous spell in charge of Portugal in the 1990s,...

(BBC Sport) Striker Emmanuel Adebayor appeared to send out mixed messages when he went back on an initial claim that he was staying at Arsenal. But later he then added: "We will have to meet with...

VIENNA (Reuters) - Germany will be sweating on the fitness of captain Michael Ballack as they prepare to face Spain in Sunday's European Championship final in Vienna (1845 GMT). Ballack, Germany&#...

BBC Sports - Three-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o hopes that a three-day visit to Kenya and Uganda will prove an inspiration to young people. The Cameroon striker and former Indo...

Namibia coach Ari Schans has resigned from his post after three successive defeats in World Cup qualifiers this month, officials confirmed on Friday.