London, Oct 22 (IANS) English football champions Leicester City announced that Austrian left-back Christian Fuchs’ contract has been renewed for the next three seasons, until 2019. Fuchs, 30, arrived to Leicester in the summer of…
Vienna, Oct 22 (IANS) Austrian football team’s goalkeeper Robert Almer will have to be out for at least six months due to injury he suffered during the Europa League match that his club Austria Vienna…
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS) A wolf has been chosen as mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, according to the results of public voting announced live on a TV channel on Saturday. The…
Barcelona (Spain) Oct 22 (IANS) Brazilian striker Neymar da Silva signed on Friday the renewal of his contract with FC Barcelona until June 30, 2021, as reported by the Catalan club. The player signed the…
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) FC Goa defeated Mumbai City FC 1-0 in the 19th match of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Friday. Richarlyson Barbos scored in the 41st…
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Iterating that the Indian Super League (ISL) was growing well, Delhi Dynamos head coach Gianluca Zambrotta on Friday hoped that it would be on par with other marquee football leagues of…
Valencia (Spain), Oct 21 (IANS) Valencia coach Cesare Prandelli will play a recovered striker Luis Almeida “Nani” on Saturday against Barcelona in the ninth round of La Liga football tournament. Valencia will only be missing…
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata may have had a sluggish start in the ongoing third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL) football tournament, but their head coach Jose Molina says he is…
Madrid, Oct 21 (IANS) Croatian midfielder Luka Modric, who underwent an operation on his left knee earlier this month, joined Real Madrid’s training session on Friday for their upcoming La Liga football match. The Balkan…
Turin, Oct 21 (IANS) Italian football giants Juventus’ head coach Massimiliano Allegri is expecting a tough contest as the Serie A leaders go into Saturdays clash with AC Milan in high spirits, but wary of…
Valencia (Spain), Oct 21 (IANS) FC Barcelona will need to overcome the loss of central defender Gerard Pique on Saturday when they make the difficult trip to play Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium. Pique twisted…
Kiev, Oct 21 (IANS) Kiev’s Olympic stadium is prepared to host the 2018 Champions League final, European football governing body UEFA’s president Aleksander Ceferin said on Friday. “As always, there is some renovation work, but…
Madrid, Oct 21 (IANS) Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco extended his contract with Atletico Madrid by two years, until 2022, the Madrid team announced on Friday. Carrasco, who joined Atletico in the summer market last season,…
Greater Noida, Oct 21 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Rivaldo on Tuesday lamented the lack of competition in the Spanish La Liga, saying that Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are dominating because of lesser…
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) and Delhi Dynamos will look to ending their string of draws with a win when the two sides renew acquaintances in an Indian Super League (ISL) football…
Greater Noida, Oct 21 (IANS) Brazilian legend Rivaldo feels India should have a domestic league that runs at least six months to develop into a strong footballing nation. Both Indian Super League (ISL) and the…
Kazan (Russia), Oct 21 (IANS) The majority of Russian football arenas selected to host matches of the 2018 World Cup matches have an adequate level of preparedness and raise no concerns, Alexei Sorokin, director general…
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 21 (IANS) Former Middlesbrough and Brazil international midfielder Doriva has quit as coach of Santa Cruz, just 10 weeks after taking charge of the Brazilian Serie A club. In a statement…
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 21 (IANS) A Brazilian sports tribunal has reversed a decision to suspend the result of Flamengo’s 2-1 victory over local rivals Flamengo last week in a football match. The Sports Justice…
Guwahati, Oct 20 (IANS) North East United FC lost their second game of the Indian Super League (ISL) as defending champions Chennaiyin FC shaded the table-toppers 1-0 here on Thursday. Italian striker Davide Succi (49th…