Football

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The AIFF will be sending three U-19 footballers for training at French second division club FC Metz, president Praful Patel said here on Wednesday. Dehradun’s Anirudh Thapa, West Bengal’s Prosenjit…

Rome, April 20 (IANS) Former Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero has said he sympathises with forward Francesco Totti’s difficult situation at A.S. Roma. The 39-year-old, who has 753 appearances for Roma, appears unlikely to be…

Munich, April 20 (IANS) German football club FC Mainz’s midfielder Elkin Soto returned to training on Wednesday after his absence of one year due to a serious knee injury. The Colombian said he is very…

Madrid, April 20 (IANS) Getafe football club’s head coach Juan Eduardo Esnaider on Wednesday said Thursday’s upcoming La Liga game against Real Sociedad is of great importance to his side. The coach added that there…

London, April 20 (IANS) Arsenal’s French head coach Arsene Wenger on Wednesday dismissed reports that he would leave the helm at the London football club this summer and maintained that he will always respect his…

Moscow, April 20 (IANS) The 2018 World Cup, to be hosted by Russia, will leave the country tremendous infrastructure heritage, world football’s governing body FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday. Addressing senators of the…

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The AIFF is looking to bring its two flagship football tournaments — Indian Super League and I-League — together by 2018 but is averse to the idea of calling it…

London, April 20 (IANS) Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger on Wednesday said midfielder Jack Wilshere is likely to make a comeback from injury in their English Premier League (EPL) game against Sunderland on Sunday. The…

Madrid, April 20 (IANS) Atletico Madrid may or may not win this season’s La Liga title, but one thing clear from figures published in Spanish sports paper Diario AS is that for this season at…

Munich, April 20 (IANS) Bayern Munich goalkeeper Mauel Neuer on Wednesday signed a contract extension with the reigning German champions till 2021. The World Cup winning German international had moved to Bayern from Schalke ahead…

Manchester, April 20 (IANS) Manchester United are undergoing a difficult time this season, but manager Louis van Gaal has insisted that there is very little difference between his team and title contenders Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham…

Newcastle, April 20 (IANS) Manager Rafael Benitez has given Newcastle United a lifeline in the English Premier League (EPL) but he should have been brought in earlier, former club forward Alan Shearer said. Benitez took…

Moscow, April 20 (IANS) FIFA’s decision to set the wintertime period as the time-frame for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar instead of the traditional summertime will not result in huge problems for the world…

London, April 20 (IANS) Manchester City’s Argentine defender Pablo Zabaleta has said he is not currently thinking about leaving the English giants, adding that he will consider his future at the end of this football…

Manchester, April 20 (IANS) Former Argentina midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron had mixed success during his time at Manchester United, but wishes that he had spent the rest of his playing days under then manager Alex…

Nyon, April 20 (IANS) The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has chosen Hawk-Eye technology for the goal-line during all matches of Euro 2016 in France. This system will also be used in the European…

Barcelona, April 20 (IANS) Espanyol and Celta Vigo battled to a 1-1 stalemate here, a disappointing but not disastrous outcome for a pair of football clubs chasing points with only a handful of matches left…

Rio de Janeiro, April 20 (IANS) Atletico Nacional dropped their first points of this year’s Copa Libertadores when they were held to a 0-0 home draw by Huracan. The Colombian outfit still finished the group…

Dusseldorf (Germany), April 19 (IANS) The Court of Dusseldorf ruled in favour of the former president of the German Football Federation Theo Zwanziger on Tuesday, allowing him to call Qatar “a cancer on world football”….