New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) India’s capital city on Sunday became the fourth venue to be ratified to host next year’s U-17 football World Cup. Thirteen members of the world football governing body FIFA delegation…
Berlin, Oct 23 (IANS) Bayern ended their two-game winless run with a dominating 2-0 win over Monchengladbach, and Berlin edged runners-up Cologne courtesy Niklas Stark’s 2-1 winner in the eighth round of the Bundesliga here….
Madrid, Oct 23 (IANS) Leo Messi scored a penalty with the penultimate kick of the game to claim a dramatic 3-2 win over Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium here. A thrilling game looked set for…
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 23 (IANS) Sao Paulo defeated Ponte Preta to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for next year’s Copa Libertadores. Peruvian midfielder Christian Cueva opened the scoring in the 11th minute at…
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) Atletico de Kolkata (ATK)’s Canadian striker Iain Hume, who scored the winner against Delhi Dynamos from the spot to hand his side their first home win, said he would have liked…
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) Delhi Dynamos skipper and marquee signing Florent Malouda said his team’s failure to ‘kill the game’ despite a plethora of chances cost them three points. Dynamos lost by a solitary penalty…
Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) Ten-man Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) scored their first home victory, riding on Iain Hume’s late penalty to down Delhi Dynamos 1-0 in an Indian Super League (ISL) football match here on…
Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) The Chinese Football Association (CFA) on Saturday named Marcello Lippi as the new coach of China’s national team. The CFA said in a statement that the 68-year-old Italian coach has signed…
Pune, Oct 22 (IANS) FC Pune City will be pleased to have chief coach Antonio Habas in the dugout for their home clash against Chennaiyin FC, hoping the Spaniard can help them out of the…
Madrid, Oct 22 (IANS) Real Madrid will take on Athletic club Bilbao in La Liga on Sunday in a football match where tired legs could be a deciding factor. While Real Madrid have had five…
Madrid, Oct 22 (IANS) Spain’s La Liga leads the list of most watched football leagues in the world with 2.3 billion viewings of their videos on YouTube each month. According to calculations of La Liga,…
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS) Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the highest level, Vitaly Mutko, Deputy Prime Minister for Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy, and head of the “Russia-2018” Organising Committee, said…
Fatorda (Goa), Oct 22 (IANS) The Local Organising Committee (LOC) along with a 13-member FIFA delegation on Saturday carried out an inspection to ascertain Goa’s readiness to host matches and training sessions at the football…
London, Oct 22 (IANS) Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has said memories of his time at Chelsea will not stop him doing his job on Sunday, when his side plays against his former employers for…
Buenos Aires, Oct 22 (IANS) Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi was recalled to Argentina’s football squad for its 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Colombia next month. Messi has not played for…
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 22 (IANS) Injured Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro is expected to be given until the last minute to prove his fitness for Brazil’s 2018 football World Cup qualifiers against Argentina and Peru…
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…