SHAH ALAM -- Former Denmark under-21 striker Ken Ilso hopes that the 2017 Malaysia FA Cup will provide the missing piece in his career puzzle -- a Cup final victory.

The ex-S.League star Ilso, who will lead the line for Kedah against Pahang in front of 80,000 fans at Shah Alam Stadium, has lost two previous Cup finals in Denmark and Singapore.

Playing for FC Midtjylland, Ilso tasted defeat in the 2010 Denmark Cup final, with his side going down 2-0 after extra time against FC Nordsjælland....

The contest to host the 2024 European Championship is set to be between Germany and Turkey after the Nordic nations decided against a joint bid.

The deadline for countries to formally declare an interest in bidding is Friday. The host will be decided by UEFA's executive committee in September 2018.

The Nordic group of football federations from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden was exploring a bid.

But Swedish federation president Karl-Erik Nilsson told The Associated Press on Friday that the plan...

Christian Eriksen has stressed the importance of pressing in midfield, saying it's no longer possible for a No. 10 to "chill" while defending at Tottenham.

Striker Harry Kane may wear the No. 10 for Spurs, but Eriksen -- who wears it on international duty with Denmark -- fills that traditional role when on the ball, but he has also developed a reputation for harrying opponents on the ball.

And he said the system employed by Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino demands constant pressing.

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Germany will play Denmark in June 2017 in a match marking the 25th anniversary of the Scandinavian country's historic 1992 European Championship triumph.

To celebrate their famous 2-0 victory over Germany, which came after Denmark had been invited to the tournament as the result of Yugoslavia's expulsion, the Danish FA requested the friendly take place.

Germany accepted the invitation and a game will be played on June 6, 2017, in Copenhagen.

"It will be a fantastic occasion to play against Denmark,...