Male, April 26 (IANS) Brimming with confidence after a resounding 5-0 win over I-League champions Bengaluru FC, Indian football giants Mohun Bagan will look to book a place in the pre-quarterfinals when they face Maziya…
(140616) — SALVADOR, June 16, 2014 (Xinhua) — Germany’s Philipp Lahm (R) competes for a header during a Group G match between Germany and Portugal of 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Arena Fonte Nova…
Turin, April 26 (IANS) Coach Massimiliano Allegri will be given a new contract next week as a reward for winning the Serie A title, Italian football club Juventus’ director Giuseppe Marotta confirmed on Tuesday. Juventus…
Buenos Aires, April 26 (IANS) Argentine football legend Diego Maradona believes Italian club Napoli will sell its star striker Gonzalo Higuain, who has had a brilliant season, at the end of the summer to raise…
London, April 26 (IANS) Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has been banned for another game and fined 10,000 pounds for “improper conduct” during a match against West Ham United on April 17, the Football Association…
Munich, April 26 (IANS) Chilean star midfielder Arturo Vidal believes that Bayern Munich are “the best team in the world”, adding that he wants to spend the rest of his football career with the five-time…
Madrid, April 26 (IANS) Atletico Madrid entertain Bayern Munich in a Champions League first leg semifinal clash at the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday in what promises to be a fascinating contest between two sides…
Munich, April 26 (IANS) Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has said their Champions League football semi-final opponents Atletico Madrid have “the best defence in La Liga” and they are expecting a tough contest. The German…
Kuala Lumpur, April 26 (IANS) A Malaysian royal family member has denied that he was buying AC Milan despite earlier report on his interest in the seven-time European football champions. In a post on social…
Vigo (Spain), April 26 (IANS) A pair from Iago Aspas allowed Celta Vigo to leapfrog Athletic Club Bilbao into fifth place in the La Liga with a 2-1 win over Granada, who remain just one…
Madrid, April 26 (IANS) European football governing body UEFA has put English referee Mark Clattenburg in-charge of the Champions League semifinals clash between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The Englishman, born in 1975,…
Dortmund, April 26 (IANS) Defender Marcel Schmelzer has extended his contract ahead of schedule to stay with German football club Borussia Dortmund until 2021. The Germany international, whose contract expires in summer 2017, had his…
Rio de Janeiro, April 26 (IANS) Embattled Brazil coach Dunga has declared that he has no interest in proving others wrong after his team’s poor start to the 2018 football World Cup qualifiers. The Selecao…
Berlin, April 26 (IANS) German football club Wolfsburg has terminated striker Nicklas Bendtner’s contract with immediate effect. The Bundesliga club on Monday said both sides were not satisfied with each other. The Dane joined Wolfsburg…
Rio de Janeiro, April 26 (IANS) Brazilian football club Santos has placed a 10 million-euro price tag on Brazil under-23 international Zeca, according to media reports. The 21-year-old left-back has attracted interest from Atletico Madrid…
Manchester, April 25 (IANS) Manchester City will be without injured midfielder Yaya Toure but the English football giants have been boosted by the return of ace defender Vincent Kompany for the European Champions League semi-final…
Munich, April 25 (IANS) German football champions Bayern Munich’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has said he is upset with how Schalke fans treat him since his departure from the club in 2011. The German World Cup…
Istanbul, April 25 (IANS) There was shock and disbelief in Turkey on Monday following Sunday’s incident when the Super Lig match between Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor was suspended after a supporter of the latter stormed the…
London, April 25 (IANS) Leicester City head coach Claudio Ranieri has denied calling his former ward and beleagured Roma captain Francesco Totti to the English football club. The Roma icon will turn 40 in September…
London, April 25 (IANS) Italian football giants Juventus will play West Ham United on August 7 in a pre-season friendly at the latter’s new stadium — Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The stadium which was used…