Madrid, April 12 (IANS) In the memory of former Real Madrid defender Pedro De Felipe, who died on Tuesday morning, the capital football club’s management has decided, with UEFA approval, to observe a minute of…
Madrid, April 12 (IANS) It promises to be a tense 90 minutes of football as Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona battle it out for a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League here on…
Madrid, April 12 (IANS) Getafe football club announced on Tuesday that Argentine coach Juan Esnaider will succeed Fran Escriba, who was fired after poor results in La Liga. Esnaider returns to Getafe as he has…
Milan, April 12 (IANS) Sinisa Mihajlovic was relieved of his duties as the AC Milan coach by the club authorities, the Italian football giants announced on Tuesday. He will be replaced by youth coach Cristian…
London, April 12 (IANS) Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has lamented the heavy 0-3 defeat suffered on Sunday by the football club against Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League (EPL). In his weekly blog,…
Madrid, April 12 (IANS) Former Real Madrid defender Pedro de Felipe died here aged 71, the Spanish football club announced on Tuesday. De Felipe, who was born in Madrid in 1944, won the European Cup…
Rio de Janeiro, April 12 (IANS) Brazil World Cup winner Gilberto Silva could make a one-off appearance for Las Vegas City in a friendly against Miami United next month, according to media reports. Gilberto, 39,…
Rio de Janeiro, April 12 (IANS) Marco Polo del Nero has returned as president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), four months after taking a leave of absence to defend himself against corruption charges. According…
Buenos Aires, April 12 (IANS) Boca Juniors and River Plate, the two most popular football teams in Argentina, are going through a difficult time in the First Division as they are getting further away from…
Moscow, April 12 (IANS) Russias Dinamo Moscow FC, suspended last June from the Europa Leagues 2015-16 season over violations of financial fair-play regulations, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with one of worlds top football…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) East Bengal coach Biswajit Bhattacharya quit on Monday after the city giants’ hopes for winning the I-league crown all but vanished after they went down to Bengaluru FC on Sunday. An…
Valencia (Spain), April 11 (IANS) Valencia have opened disciplinary proceedings and provisionally suspended their Algerian midfielder Sofiane Feghouli, the Spanish football club said in a statement on Monday. “During the processing of said procedure, and…
Madrid, April 11 (IANS) French striker Karim Benzema will be a starter with Real Madrid in the second leg of the European Champions League quarter-finals against Wolfsburg on Tuesday, head coach Zinedine Zidane confirmed on…
Aizawl (Mizoram), April 11 (IANS) Darryl Duffy struck in the first half to ensure a 1-0 victory for Salgaocar against hosts Aizawl FC in a bottom of the table I-League football battle here on Monday….
Beijing, April 11 (IANS) Manchester City head coach Manuel Pellegrini has hailed China as a real rising football power and expected it to play a big role in the near future. The former Real Madrid…
Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Italian Nicola Rizzoli will referee Wednesday’s second leg of the European Champions League quarter-finals between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium, according to UEFA. Rizzoli, who is also…
Lisbon, April 11 (IANS) FC Barcelona’s Neymar has a 49.5 million euros ($56.3 million) deal for five years with the Spanish football giants, according to the Football Leaks website, which published on Monday a copy…
Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazilian Jonas Goncalves of Benfica, and Napoli’s Argentine Gonzalo Higuain are tied for the race to be the top scorer in European football leagues with…
Berlin, April 11 (IANS) Wolfsburg defender Naldo on Monday said the German football club has nothing to lose against Real Madrid in the second leg of the European Champions League quarter-finals in the Spanish capital…
Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Real Madrid finished their training on Monday with all available footballers under the command of French head coach Zinedine Zidane, in preparation for Tuesday’s clash against Wolfsburg in the second leg…