Football

London, June 29 (IANS) Former England defender Jamie Carragher believes that current United States’ head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will be the right person to replace the country’s football team chief coach Roy Hodgson. The ex-Manchester…

London, June 29 (IANS) Former England striker Gary Lineker believes that the current national football team lacks the mental strength to overcome difficult situations which could have reulted from a dearth of success. England were…

Montevideo (Uruguay), June 29 (IANS) Uruguay striker Luis Suarez believes that Argentina star and his Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi will reverse his decision to quit international football. Messi called time on his international career in…

Lisbon, June 29 (IANS) Brazilian goalkeeper Helton has terminated his contract with Porto after 11 football seasons at the Portuguese club. The club on Tuesday announced that the decision had been taken by common agreement…

Shanghai, June 29 (IANS) Brazil forward Hulk is set to join Chinese top-flight football club Shanghai SIPG on a four-year deal for a reportedly record transfer fee of 55 million euros ($60.9 million). It was…

Santiago, June 29 (IANS) After winning the 2016 Centennial Copa America, Chile’s football team should should set their sights on the World Cup 2018 in Russia, said defender Gonzalo Jara. “I have always said: the…

Rio de Janeiro, June 29 (IANS) English football champions Leicester City are preparing a second offer for Brazilian forward Eduardo Sasha, media reports said. Brazilian Serie A outfit Internacional have already rejected a nine million…

Paris, June 29 (IANS) French football champions Paris Saint-Germain have named Sevilla’s Europa League-winning chief coach Unai Emery as their new coach for two years, replacing Laurent Blanc. “Paris Saint-Germain is happy to announce the…

London, June 28 (IANS) Liverpool made official on Tuesday the signing of Senegalese striker Sadio Mane from Southampton for the next five football seasons. Mane, 24, joins Liverpool in a deal that cost 34 million…

Turin, June 28 (IANS) Veteran Brazilian right-back Dani Alves on Tuesday said he is relishing the challenge of joining Juventus and vowed to take the Italian football giants to next level after putting pen to…

Seville (Spain), June 28 (IANS) Spanish club Sevilla FC on Tuesday roped in former Chile chief coach Jorge Sampaoli for the next two football seasons. “Jorge Sampaoli has signed as new coach of Sevilla FC…

Paris, June 28 (IANS) Germany coach Joachim Loew on Tuesday warned that Italy, his rivals in the Euro football championship quarter-finals, are not just about strong defence because they have a good list of forwards…

Bordeaux (France), June 28 (IANS) Playmaker Eden Hazard and defender Thomas Vermaelen did not take part in the Belgium football team’s training session on Tuesday. Hazard, who played a great role in Belgium’s victory in…

Madrid, June 28 (IANS) Although nothing has yet been made official, Vicente del Bosque’s eight-year reign as Spain coach came to an end as his side lost its Euro football championship pre-quarterfinal 0-2 to Italy…

London, June 28 (IANS) Former England captain Alan Shearer described his country’s European Championship defeat at the hands of Iceland as the “worst performance” he has ever seen from the national team and has put…

Paris, June 28 (IANS) Italy’s legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said he is proud of his team’s form in the ongoing Euro football championship after being vastly underrated by critics ahead of the start of the…

Kochi, June 28 (IANS) Ahead of the third edition of the Indian Super League (ISL), franchise Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) on Tuesday announced the appointment of former India international N. P. Pradeep as the official…

Buenos Aires, June 28 (IANS) As Lionel Messi collapsed to his knees and planted his forehead into the MetLife Stadium turf, it was hard not to feel some compassion for the Argentine forward. Minutes earlier,…