Los Angeles, May 8 (IANS) The Los Angeles city council has announced the approval of a project to build a football stadium for the new Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise, the Los Angeles Football Club….
Rio de Janeiro, May 8 (IANS) Former Uruguay international captain Diego Lugano is on track to return from injury for Sao Paulo’s Copa Libertadores quarterfinal second leg against Atletico Mineiro. The 35-year-old has not played…
Moscow, May 8 (IANS) Russias football squad for the 2016 European Championship will be named on May 19, head coach Leonid Slutsky said. “The squad for Euro 2016 will be announced on May 19,” Russian…
Manchester, May 8 (IANS) Belgium national football team captain Vincent Kompany has revealed that he won’t take part in the forthcoming European Championship due to injury. The defender has made just 14 English Premier League…
Moscow, May 8 (IANS) The Kosovo Football Federation (FFK) and the Serbian Football Union should try to separate their teams and prevent their face-to-face contacts in European tournaments, its secretary general Eroll Salihu has said….
Liverpool, May 7 (IANS) Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp on Saturday said fans should not complain about the football clubs meagre ticket allocation for the Europa League final and has asked the ticketless fans to…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone on Saturday praised his footballers for being “proud” of playing for his side and their feelings of belonging to the Spanish club. At a press…
Barcelona, May 7 (IANS) Barcelona’s French defender Jeremy Mathieu received a medical discharge on Saturday to prepare for Sunday’s La Liga game against Espanyol in the penultimate round of the football league. The Frenchman suffered…
Turin, May 7 (IANS) Juventus head coach Massimilano Allegri on Saturday claimed that they are at par with Spanish football powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid, rubbishing calls of transfer of big names for the next…
Turin, May 7 (IANS) Juventus midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah singled out this football season’s triumph as the greatest and the “hardest” of his four consecutive Serie A titles. Juventus struggled in the initial period of the…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) The Spanish La Liga could in theory be decided on Sunday if results go the way of Catalan football giants Barcelona, while Atletico Madrid lose and Real Madrid fail to win….
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Thirteen times Federation Cup champions Mohun Bagan, who have been in rampant form of late, will take on a spirited Shillong Lajong side in the first leg of the semi-final at…
London, May 7 (IANS) Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt said he wanted current Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp at the helm of his favourite club Manchester United instead of incumbent Louis van Gaal. United have stumbled…
Dortmund, May 7 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund have said that their German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will miss the Euro 2016 football championship because of a dislocated kneecap. Gundogan’s injury occurred on Tuesday during training with his…
Turin, May 7 (IANS) Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri has been rewarded with a one-year contract extension that will keep him with the Italian football champions until June 30, 2018. Allegri, who joined Juventus in…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Atletico Madrid midfielder Gabi said Bayern Munich had been his club’s toughest rival in this football season’s European Champions League and that the second leg of their semifinal was their most…
Munich, May 7 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s outgoing coach Pep Guardiola has complained about moles who revealed his hard altercation with the football club’s doctors and physiotherapists after being eliminated from the Champions League semi-final against…
Dortmund, May 7 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund have said that their German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan will miss the Euro 2016 football championship because of a dislocated kneecap. Gundogan’s injury occurred on Tuesday during training, but Dortmund…
Rio de Janeiro, May 7 (IANS) Two-time Brazilian Serie A champions Botafogo are preparing a bid to sign former Argentina international striker Hernan Barcos, according to media reports. Barcos is currently tied to Sporting Lisbon,…
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Brazil football legend Ronaldo has heaped praised on Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane for gaining the respect of his clubs players. Ronaldo and Zidane played together at Real Madrid from…