Rio de Janeiro, Sep 2 (IANS) Juventus full-back Alex Sandro and Monaco central defender Jemerson have been drafted into Brazil’s squad for their World Cup qualifier against Colombia on Tuesday. The duo replaced suspended Real…
Lagos, Sep 2 (IANS) Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 4-0 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier in the southern city of Uyo. With the victory, Nigeria top Group B with nine…
Bratislava, Sep 2 (IANS) Slovakia defeated Slovenia 1-0 in Trnava in the 2018 FIFA World Cup European qualifiers, recording its fifth win in a row and the first win ever against Slovenia. Slovakia dominated the…
Mexico City, Sep 2 (IANS) Hirving Lozano’s header in the 53rd minute was enough for Mexico to seal a 1-0 victory over Panama and claim one of the three automatic qualifying spots in the CONCACAF…
Accra, Sep 2 (IANS) Ghana’s Black Stars failed to beat Congo to brighten their chances of qualifying for a fourth straight FIFA World Cup participation. Both sides settled for a 1-1 draw in the power-packed…
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Former England football team captain Wayne Rooney has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, local police announced on Friday. The 31-year-old Everton striker had been temporarily detained earlier…
Porto Alegre, Sep 1 (IANS) Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho is suffering from “anguish and disappointment” due to an ongoing stalemate with the English football club, according to his Brazil teammate Neymar. Coutinho has not played…
Madrid, Sep 1 (IANS) Spain and Italy face off for what will be a decisive match in their World Cup qualifying campaign when they meet in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium here on Saturday. Both sides…
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Indian women’s football team have jumped four places to 56 in the latest FIFA rankings. Currently, India are placed 13th in Asia, sandwiched between Iran and Hong Kong. “Development…
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Reliance Foundation Young Champs, the residential football scholarship academy based at Navi Mumbai, has been adjudged as the No.1 grassroots academy in India by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), it…
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) India football great P.K. Banerjee on Friday urged the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to increase the pool of young players after the U-17 World Cup besides holding on to the…
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) Jamshedpur FC on Friday announced the signing of former Flamengo midfielder Matheus Goncalves better known as ‘Trindade’ for the 2017-18 Indian Super League (ISL) season. The 21-year-old started his career at…
By Debayan Mukherjee Maheshtala (West Bengal), Sep 1 (IANS) When Argentine legend Diego Maradona returns to football crazy Kolkata a month from now, he would be in for a shock: a football school whose foundation…
Panaji, Sep 1 (IANS) FC Goa on Friday completed the signings of midfielder Edu Bedia and striker Adrian Colunga to complete their quota of the foreigners for the fourth season of the Hero Indian Super…
London, Sep 1 (IANS) English football champions Chelsea added more depth to their squad with the signing of England midfielder Danny Drinkwater from Leicester City and Italy right-back Davide Zappacosta from Torino on the final…
Porto Alegre, Sep 1 (IANS) Paulinho and Philippe Coutinho struck second-half goals as the Brazilian football team won its ninth consecutive World Cup qualifier with a 2-0 victory over Ecuador. Paulinho found himself unmarked following…
Berlin, Sep 1 (IANS) Bayer Leverkusen have completed the transfer of young defender Panagiotis Retsos from Greek football club Olympiacos. The 19-year-old defender will strengthen Bayer Leverkusen’s defence as the Greece youngster on Thursday agreed…
Asuncion, Sep 1 (IANS) Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina plan to submit a joint bid to host the centenary World Cup in 2030, the President of Conmebol, South America’s football federation, said. “For Conmebol, it’s priority…
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) A clutch of India’s football greats and members of city giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan were present when the FIFA Under-17 World Cup Trophy was unveiled on Friday by state…
Kampala, Sep 1 (IANS) Uganda climbed to the top of Group E in the African zone 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after a 1-0 win over Egypt. Tanzania-based Emmanuel Arnold Okwi on Thursday netted the…