(150712) — MADRID, July 12, 2015 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas speaks during the press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, July 12, 2015. The 34-year-old Iker Casillas will leave…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Capital football club Atletico Madrid’s forward Fernando Torres on Thursday said he is saving a goal for the UEFA Champions League final, after he failed to score a penalty against Bayern…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) The Spanish national professional football league, LFP announced on Thursday that the new La Liga season will start on August 21 next and end on May 21, next year. The Copa…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Real Madrid’s star forward Gareth Bale has praised coach Zinedine Zidane saying he has given the outfit freedom and belief since taking over the reins midway during the season. Bale forced…
Lisbon, May 5 (IANS) The Portuguese press highlighted on Thursday that Real Madrid’s qualification for the Champions League final in Milan will put star forward Cristiano Ronaldo equal to the record of late Portuguese soccer…
Zurich, May 5 (IANS) Argentina remains on top of the football rankings issued on Thursday, which saw very few changes and did not affect the top 50, with Spain still in the sixth place. Argentina…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Capital football club Atletico Madrid returned to training on Thursday after qualifying to the UEFA Champions league final. All available players joined the training session, except for Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak…
Leicester, May 5 (IANS) A victory parade will be organised to celebrate Leicester City’s stunning English Premier League football success on May 16. It is believed the route will go from the King Power Stadium…
Rio de Janeiro, May 5 (IANS) Brazilian football legend Ronaldo wants Neymar to stay at Spanish giants FC Barcelona and reject interest from the likes of other top European clubs Manchester United and Paris Saint…
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) The Chinese sports industry will amount to over three trillion yuan ($460 billion) by the end of 2020, according to the Asian country’s five-year sports development plan released on Thursday. “China’s…
Turin, May 5 (IANS) Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina feels he can be a “key figure” after being part of the city-based football giants’ triumphant campaign in his first season in Serie A. Juventus rewarded Lemina…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Following their loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final, Manchester City head coach Manuel Pellegrini has said neither team deserved to win as both the first and second leg…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has heaped praise on his footballers for putting up an impressive performance that helped them beat Manchester City 1-0 in the second leg of the…
Canberra, May 5 (IANS) Australian footballers playing in the Chinese Super League (CSL) are matching up on “top quality” opposition and are constantly being pushed to get better, national team head coach Ange Postecoglou said…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Real Madrid star forward Cristiano Ronaldo has said that “a final against Atletico is always special” after the Spanish football giants beat Manchester City 1-0 in the second leg of UEFA…
Mexico City, May 5 (IANS) Mexico’s Under-23 football team will debut against France, host team of the Toulon Tournament, which will be a warm-up towards Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. According to Mexican sports daily…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Hundreds of Real Madrid fans gathered around the Plaza de Cibeles in the city here to celebrate Real Madrid’s victory in the semi-final of the Champions League. Real Madrid ended Manchester…
Quito, May 5 (IANS) Ecuador’s Attorney General has summoned for trial former Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) president Luis Chiriboga, who is being investigated for alleged money laundering, the Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced. Chiriboga has…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart described Fernando’s own goal – the only one of two-legged Chamopions League semi-final – as “Real’s lucky goal” that handed the Spanish giants a passage to…
London, May 5 (IANS) Arsenal ‘s Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla has said that playing in this summer’s Euro 2016 in France has been a dream of his, and despite his long inactivity in recent months,…