Rio de Janeiro, April 14 (IANS) Portuguese football giants Benfica are in talks to sign highly rated Brazilian attacker Felipe Vizeu, according to media reports. Benfica representatives travelled to Brazil earlier this month to discuss…
Amsterdam, April 14 (IANS) Davy Klaassen fired a brace as AFC Ajax took a big step towards reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League by defeating German football club Schalke 2-0 here. Ajax, who had…
London, April 13 (IANS) Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp on Thursday said club legend Steven Gerrard will likely take charge of an Academy team at Liverpool next season. Gerrard took on a coaching role at the…
Madrid, April 13 (IANS) Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare rued poor decision-making by the referee after his team was defeated by Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final here. Atletico eked…
Turin, April 13 (IANS) Argentine striker Paulo Dybala renewed his contract with Serie A side Juventus until 2022, the Turin club announced on Thursday. The Bianconeri explained in a statement that Dybala’s original contract, valid…
Turin, April 13 (IANS) Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has renewed his contract with the club until June 2022, the Italian champions announced on Thursday. “I’ve always just wanted to succeed in everything that I do…
Monaco, April 13 (IANS) Playing just a day after their team bus was attacked outside the team hotel, it was not easy for Borussia Dortmund’s players, Monaco striker Radamel Falcao said. “It was difficult to…
Rio de Janeiro, April 13 (IANS) First-half goals from Paolo Guerrero and Diego steered Flamengo to a 2-1 victory over Brazilian rivals Atletico Paranaense in their Copa Libertadores group match here. Former Bayern Munich striker…
Madrid, April 13 (IANS) A first-half penalty from Antoine Griezmann was enough to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 victory in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at home to Leicester City. The…
Berlin, April 13 (IANS) Real Madrid snatched a 2-1 comeback win after Christiano Ronaldo scored twice to beat 10-man Bayern Munich in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final. Bayern were unable to…
Rio de Janeiro, April 13 (IANS) Chapecoense defender Helio Neto has resumed training with the Brazilian club, almost five months after a plane crash that killed 19 of his teammates. The 31-year-old was one of…
Dortmund, April 12 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra underwent successful surgery to his arm and hand which were hurt in a bomb attack on the German football club’s bus ahead of the Champions League…
Shillong, April 12 (IANS) Shillong Lajong FC held Mohun Bagan to a 1-1 draw in a fiercely contested I-League encounter here on Wednesday afternoon. Bagan drew first blood in the 75th minute when Jeje Lalpekhlua…
Dortmund, April 12 (IANS) German police on Wednesday arrested a suspect with “Islamist links” after the previous day’s bomb attack on the bus of Borussia Dortmund football club ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first-leg…
Granada (Spain), April 12 (IANS) Having taken over as manager at Granada CF, former England defender Tony Adams wants to win every match as the Spanish top division football club battles to avoid relegation. Granada…
Moscow, April 12 (IANS) Russia has a rather ambitious security concept for the 2017 football Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Russian Football Union Vitaly Mutko…
Munich, April 12 (IANS) The Munich police said that there are no signs of a threat to Wednesday’s Bayern-Real Madrid Champions League quarter-finals match, however, intense security measures will be applied. A spokesman for the…
Turin, April 12 (IANS) Paulo Dybala scored a first-half brace to lead Juventus to a 3-0 victory against Barcelona in the first leg, giving the Catalan football giants a huge task in the second leg…
Turin, April 12 (IANS) Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon has warned the Italian football giants that they should not take FC Barcelona for granted despite a 3-0 lead in the first leg of their Champions League…
Turin, April 12 (IANS) FC Barcelona chief coach Luis Enrique has taken the entire blame for the Catalan football giants’ 0-3 defeat to Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-finals tie here….