BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AP) ― Sudan reached the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations for the first time in 42 years on Monday, beating Burkina Faso 2-1 to end an 11-game winless streak at the tournament and edge out Angola on goal difference.Mudather Tayeb scored both of Sudan’s goals at Estadio de Bata to deliver the nation’s biggest football moment since it won the African Cup on home soil in 1970. It was Sudan’s first victory in the four tournaments it’s played at since that triumph.M

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) ― Valencia advanced to a meeting with Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinals after beating Levante 3-0 thanks to Pablo Piatti’s double on Thursday for a 7-1 aggregate score.Piatti, who has had a subdued role for Unai Emery’s side since his arrival this summer from Almeria, played his best game of the season.The Argentine forward provided a constant threat for the visitors at Ciutat de Valencia Stadium and drew various fouls from Levante’s frustrated defense.Piatti saw his

A high-ranking football official offered to resign on Friday over a corruption scandal involving a dismissed junior colleague.In a statement, Kim Jin-kook, executive director at the Korea Football Association, said he had “no intention of staying in his post” if it hindered development of local football or unity of the KFA.On Thursday, Kim came under fire for paying a former KFA employee a large settlement on his way out, after the employee threatened to disclose corruption within the KFA.The em

The nation’s governing body of football paid an employee suspected of embezzlement a large settlement after he threatened to disclose corruption within the agency, a source said Thursday.According to the source, who is privy to matters at the Korea Football Association, the agency decided on Jan. 13 to pay the employee a settlement of 150 million won ($133,690).The employee, identified by his surname A, was fired on Dec. 31, about a month after he was caught stealing football equipment from anot

A roster of 21 footballers for the nation’s Olympic squad was set Wednesday ahead of the final road trip in the ongoing regional qualification.South Korea will retain most of the stars from the recently concluded King’s Cup tournament in Thailand. The Koreans came out on top with two wins and a draw after round-robin play against Norway, Thailand and Denmark.Forward Kim Hyun-sung and winger Seo Jung-jin, who each scored twice in Thailand, will be on the Olympic team. They’re joined by midfielder

South Korea ranked 30th in FIFA's world football rankings for January, a two-notch gain from the month before, the world's football governing body said Wednesday.The country ranked 29th in September, but lost ground in the following months to end 2011 in 32nd place. This placed it third among Asian-

LONDON (AP) ― Danny Gabbidon headed in Shaun Wright-Phillips’ corner kick in the 73rd minute, and Queens Park Rangers beat the third-tier MK Dons 1-0 in a replay Tuesday night to reach a fourth-round matchup against London rival Chelsea in the FA Cup.Bolton also reached the last 32 of soccer’s oldest knockout competition, defeating fourth-tier Macclesfield 2-0 on goals by Kevin Davies in the first minute and Martin Petrov in the 26th. Bolton will play Swansea next in another all-Premier League m

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ― The outgoing German soccer federation president says it’s time for gay players to come out.Theo Zwanziger called on gay players “to have the courage to declare themselves,” although he conceded it was surely difficult to acknowledge one’s homosexuality within a team. He pointed to the example of Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, who came out years ago.Speaking at a discussion on the subject organized by the federation, Zwanziger said Tuesday that society was more understandi