Danish international Johan Absalonsen has joined A-League club Adelaide United.

Absalonsen, a 31-year-old who has spent 14 seasons in Denmark's top-flight, has inked a one-year deal to join the Reds.

The winger, who has been capped three times for Denmark, follows Turkish international Ersan Gulum in signing with Adelaide for the looming A-League season.

New Adelaide United coach Marco Kurz hopes the duo will be joined by other experienced players.

"I still want two or three more experienced players...

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...