Football

Rome, June 26 (IANS) Former Italy and Juventus midfielder Mauro Camoranesi on Sunday said only Wales’ Gareth Bale has lived up to expectations at the Euro 2016 football tournament. The Real Madrid winger has been…

Huizhou (China), June 26 (IANS) Defending champion Serbia enjoyed a comfortable victory 10-6 (2-0, 3-1, 3-0, 2-5) over the United States to retain the champions’ title at the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League Super…

Berlin, June 26 (IANS) Schalke have completed the transfer of Swiss striker Breel Embolo in a five-year deal, the German football club confirmed on Sunday. The 19-year-old Swiss striker talent, who played at the EURO…

Rome, June 26 (IANS) Veteran playmaker Andrea Pirlo on Sunday assured that the Italian football team does not need him and said he has done his job he needed to do for the national team….

Lens (France), June 26 (IANS) Ricardo Quaresma scored in late extra time to gift Portugal a 1-0 win over Croatia in their second-round clash at the Euro 2016 here. Portugal will face Poland, which eliminated…

Paris, June 25 (IANS) Wales defeated Northern Ireland 1-0 in the round of 16 clash here on Saturday to enter the quarter-finals of the European Championship football tournament. Northern Ireland’s Gareth McAuley scored an own…

London, June 25 (IANS) Spain’s lack of variety and aggression in the ongoing European football championship could give Italy the upper hand in the pre-quarterfinal clash, according to incoming Bayern Munich head coach Carlo Ancelotti….

Montpellier (France), June 25 (IANS) Italy winger Antonio Candreva was on Saturday ruled out due to a right hamstring injury from the pre-quarterfinal against Spain in the Euro football championship on Monday. “Antonio Candreva will…

Saint-Martin-de-Re (France), June 25 (IANS) The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) subjected 10 Spanish players on Saturday to doping tests at a hotel on the island of Re, France, where the Euro 2016 is…

Lisbon, June 25 (IANS) Argentine winger Franco Cervi has arrived in Lisbon to join his new football club Benfica, aiming to emulate the success of his compatriots Nico Gaitan and Angel Di Maria. In statements…

Paris, June 25 (IANS) Facts couldn’t have been more convincing: 87.5 per cent of his passes in Germany’s last group match against Norther Ireland found their man, he won nearly 60 per cent of his…

Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) India football great Prasun Banerjee has demanded All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel’s resignation as he expressed concern about the state of football in the country after Goan club…

Buenos Aires, June 25 (IANS) Social networks have become the main way for thousands of soccer fans to congratulate Argentine star Lionel Messi on his 29th birthday. Two days before the 2016 Centennial Copa America…

Abuja, June 25 (IANS) Nigeria’s Under-23 football team will open its training camp in the United States ahead of the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said on Friday…

Moscow, June 25 (IANS) Chilean football coach Manuel Pellegrini did not receive an offer from the Russian Football Union (RFU) to helm the national team, his agent Jesus Martinez has confirmed. A Spanish sports daily…

Saint Martin de Re (France), June 25 (IANS) Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets has said that his team must be realistic rather than being optimistic or pessimistic on the upcoming match against Italy in the pre-quarterfinals…