Buenos Aires, July 15 (IANS) Ecuador’s Independiente del Valle stunned Boca Juniors 3-2 at La Bombonera in the second leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final, earning its first ticket to a final of South America’s…
Leicester, July 15 (IANS) Leicester City coach Claudio Ranieri on Friday said attacker Riyad Mahrez is certain to stay at the football club for the upcoming season. The Algeria international has been heavily linked with…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) management chose to remain evasive on their marquee player for the upcoming Indian Super League (ISL) season amidst speculation that Uruguayan legend Diego Forlan will don…
Bournemouth, July 15 (IANS) English Premier League outfit AFC Bournemouth have announced that they have completed the signing of Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe for an undisclosed amount. The 20-year-old Englishman has penned a four-year deal…
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) head coach Jose Francisco Molina has said that he hopes to inspire the franchise to another Indian Super League (ISL) title. Atletico had won the trophy in…
By Biswajit Choudhury It’s been almost a week since the Euro 2016 final, but the hangover continues — rather strange because this didn’t happen after the IPL, which was a less taxing tournament to watch….
Rio de janeiro, July 15 (IANS) Portugal have omitted from their Olympic football squad each of the six pre-listed players who took part in the national team’s European Championship triumph. The players left out were…
Paris, July 15 (IANS) French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have announced that legendary Dutch forward Patrick Kluivert has arrived to be the capital club’s Director of Football. “The former Netherlands international will bring to…
Paris, July 15 (IANS) French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have announced that legendary Dutch forward Patrick Kluivert has arrived to be the capital club’s Director of Football. “The former Netherlands international will bring to…
Rio de Janeiro, July 15 (IANS) Sporting Lisbon striker Teofilo Gutierrez and Levante midfielder Jefferson Lerma have been named in Colombia’s football team for next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The pair were…
Rome, July 14 (IANS) Argentine striker Lucas Ocampos is proud to play for the Italian football club Genoa, which he on Thursday described as Italy’s “number one club”. Ocampos said in an interview published by…
Barcelona, July 14 (IANS) Barcelona’s new French signing Lucas Digne said on Thursday, during his presentation by the Catalan football club, that although he likes to have an attacking role, he is aware that a…
London, July 14 (IANS) Chelsea’s new chief coach Antonio Conte on Thursday asked his footballers to forget the disastrous previous season as he demanded hard work to bring the club back to the European Champions…
Seville (Spain) July 14 (IANS) Sevilla intends to sign Italian midfielder Franco Vazquez, striker of Palermo, for the next five football seasons for 15 million euros ($16.7 million), officials close to the deal said on…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The appeals panel of the Indian Super League (ISL) has postponed the verdict on the appeals by the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) and FC Goa against sanctions imposed on…
Moscow, July 14 (IANS) Brazilian footballer Mario Fernandes who now holds a Russian passport wants to play for the Russian national team and will do everything he can to be useful to the country. Earlier…
Madrid, July 14 (IANS) Atletico Madrid forward Borja “Baston” Gonzalez broke a bone in his left arm while training with the football club on Thursday. Baston suffered a left ulna fracture during exercises, the club’s…
Valencia, July 14 (IANS) Right-back Antonio Barragan will no longer train with Valencia as he is closing a deal with English football club Middlesbrough. Following the agreement between the two clubs on Wednesday, the Spaniard…
Granada (Spain), July 14 (IANS) La Liga club Granada announced on Thursday that Brazilian left-back Gabriel Silva is joining the side on loan from Italian football club Udinese. Granada reported in a statement on Thursday…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A brilliant 6-1 win in the Asian Cup qualifier against Laos last month propelled India to No. 152, a leap of 11 spots, in the latest global football rankings. Among…