Madrid, Aug 15 (IANS) Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Argentine forward Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) and Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) made the cut for the short list of three candidates for the Best…
Madrid, Aug 15 (IANS) Real Madrid entertain FC Barcelona in the return leg of the Spanish Supercup late on Wednesday night knowing that they are very close to lifting their second trophy of the new…
Madrid, Aug 15 (IANS) Real Madrid’s French coach, Zinedine Zidane, on Tuesday lost his famous smile and harshly criticised the five-match ban imposed on his side’s star forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Spain’s football federation imposed the…
Liverpool, Aug 15 (IANS) Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has said that he cannot influence star winger Phillipe Coutinho into staying at the club, adding that he will nonetheless talk to the Brazilian and attempt to…
Kochi, Aug 15 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Kerala Blasters on Tuesday announced the signing of former Manchester United defender Wes Brown for the upcoming season. The 37-year-old, who spent 13 years at Manchester…
Milan, Aug 15 (IANS) In a startling revelation, former Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci has revealed that his spat with chief coach Massimiliano Allegri was one of the reasons he left the Turin football giants for…
Shanghai, Aug 15 (IANS) If reports in Chinese media are to be believed, striker Carlos Tevez has been granted permission by Shanghai Shenhua football club to return to Argentina for treatment of a calf injury…
Rome, Aug 15 (IANS) Monaco winger Gil Dias has joined ACF Fiorentina on loan for two football seasons with a permanent purchase option, the Italian club announced on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Portuguese player is set…
Rome, Aug 15 (IANS) Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain has apologised to Juventus fans after the Turin football giants lost the Italian Super Cup to Lazio. The poor performance of Juventus during its 2-3 defeat to…
Berlin, Aug 15 (IANS) Schalke secured their progression with a 2-0 victory over BFC Dynamo, while Hertha Berlin carved out a 2-0 win at Hansa Rostock in the first round in the German Cup football…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Chapecoense air disaster survivor Alan Ruschel said on Monday that he will auction the shirt he wore during his return to football against FC Barcelona and donate the proceeds…
Berlin, Aug 15 (IANS) German football club Borussia Monchengladbach has extended its contract with seasoned defender Oscar Wendt till June 30, 2019. “Oscar developed into a key player. He is our team skipper. We are…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Brazilian football club Flamengo on Monday confirmed the appointment of Colombian Reinaldo Rueda as its head coach. Rueda, 60, replaces Ze Ricardo, who was sacked after the side’s 2-0…
Madrid, Aug 14 (IANS) The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Monday imposed a five-match ban on Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who had lightly pushed the referee after being shown a red card…
Madrid, Aug 14 (IANS) Real Madrid’s 3-1 win away against FC Barcelona in the first leg of the Spanish Supercup on Sunday night may have come a week before the new La Liga football season…
Windhoek, Aug 14 (IANS) Namibia’s football team, the Brave Warriors, resumed training on Monday to prepare for their return clash against Comoros in their 2018 CAF African Nations Championships qualifiers final round on August 20…
Paris, Aug 14 (IANS) Neymar Jr. scored on his Ligue 1 debut as Paris Saint-Germain comfortably won the away match against Guingamp 3-0. Having failed to submit his registration in time to feature last weekend,…
Barcelona, Aug 14 (IANS) Catalan football giants FC Barcelona on Monday announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Paulinho on a four-year contract from Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. The 29-year-old Paulinho, whose transfer cost 40 million…
Manchester, Aug 14 (IANS) Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho said he does not want to get complacent after his side’s resounding 4-0 triumph over West Ham United in their English Premier League (EPL) opening…
Liverpool, Aug 14 (IANS) Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho will not be travelling to Hoffenheim for Liverpool’s Champions League tie as he has been omitted from the squad. Liverpool play a Champions League playoff tie against…