Football

London, July 14 (IANS) Manchester United are currently looking to sign Chelsea’s Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas in the upcoming football season, according to media reports. Chelsea’s new coach Antonio Conte showed interest in signing midfielders…

Lisbon, July 14 (IANS) FC Porto have announced the signing of Brazilian left-back Alex Telles from Turkish football club Galatasaray for the next five seasons. The Portuguese club said in a statement on Wednesday that…

Berlin, July 14 (IANS) German international Leroy Sane is about to join Manchester City football club, according to information published on Thursday by German newspaper Bild. The paper reported that there is already an agreement…

London, July 14 (IANS) Portugal’s European Championship winning captain Cristiano Ronaldo is a “special footballer” of his generation, according to former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. The legendary coach was on hand to witness Ronaldo…

Melbourne, July 14 (IANS) Australia’s China-based football superstar Tim Cahill looks set to play in Australia’s premier competition, the A-League, after turning down a contract extension this week from his Chinese Super League club, Hangzhou…

Paris, July 14 (IANS) France international defender Lucas Digne joined FC Barcelona on a five-year deal from Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain, the Spanish club has confirmed. The 22-year-old left back spent last season…

Medellin (Columbia), July 14 (IANS) Colombia U-23 international striker Miguel Borja scored twice as Atletico Nacional defeated nine-man Sao Paluo 2-1 to advance to the Copa Libertadores final. Atletico Nacional, who won last week’s first…

Madrid, July 13 (IANS) Spain and Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez believes his former football club would love to sign French midfield sensation Paul Pogba, who has been heavily linked with a move out of…

London, July 13 (IANS) Sunderland on Wednesday confirmed that their head coach Sam Allardyce has held talks with the Football Association regarding the vacancy for England coach. Roy Hodgson left his position as chief coach…

Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) I-League champions Bengaluru FC (BFC) on Wednesday revealed their plans of a full-fledged residential academy at the JSW Township in Vijayanagar, Bellary. The club will conduct trials in five different locations…

Rio de Janeiro, July 13 (IANS) Brazilian female football player Miraildes Maciel Mota, known as Formiga (Ant), who was selected for Brazil’s Olympic squad will take part in a record sixth Olympics. On August 3,…

Barcelona, July 13 (IANS) FC Barcelona announced Wednesday the signing of French defender Lucas Digne from Paris Saint-Germain, for five football seasons and a transfer fee of 16.5 million euros ($18.3 million). The 22-year-old spent…

Rio de Janeiro, July 13 (IANS) Brazilian superstar Neymar has admitted that he was quite overwhelmed when he first saw Lionel Messi and other FC Barcelona icons before his debut for the Catalan giants. The…

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) FC Pune City on Wednesday announced the signing of home-grown talents in defenders Narayan Das and Augustin Fernandes for the upcoming edition of the Indian Super League (ISL). Left back…

London, July 13 (IANS) The shirt worn by legenadry footballer Geoff Hurst in England’s 1966 World Cup final 4-2 victory over West Germany went unsold at Sotheby’s auction house. The shirt, worn by Hurst who…

Paris, July 13 (IANS) French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet has reiterated that striker Karim Benzema is not ruled out “forever” from the national team, but declined to give an answer on his…

London, July 13 (IANS) Liverpool chief coach Jurgen Klopp has said he does not see any future for Italian striker Mario Balotelli at the football club. The German coach, however, on Tuesday said Balotelli has…

London, July 13 (IANS) French football great Thierry Henry has left his position as youth coach at Arsenal club but will continue to work as a commentator in the United Kingdom with Sky Sports. Henry,…