Bogota, March 29 (IANS) Colombia need to be patient and play intelligently against Ecuador in their 2018 World Cup South American qualifiers, former Colombia coach Reinaldo Rueda has said. Colombian Reinaldo Rueda has coached both…
Vienna, March 29 (IANS) Rapid Vienna has said it has been fined 20,000 euros ($22,400) by European football’s governing body UEFA after the Austrian football club’s ultras raised a banner with rude and offensive language…
Montevideo, March 29 (IANS) Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has praised the maturity of Luis Suarez ahead of their World Cup football qualifier against Peru. Tabarez gave Suarez the captain’s armband for Uruguay’s Russia 2018 qualifier…
Mexico City, March 29 (IANS) Honduras’ former president Rafael Callejas has entered a plea of guilty for the accusations related to world football’s governing body FIFA bribery scandal. According to Cuban news agency Prensa Latina,…
Brazil national soccer team´s coach Dunga speaks during a press conference after a training session at Bei Rio stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 09 June 2015. Brazil will play a friendly match against Honduras on…
Cordoba, March 29 (IANS) Striker Gonzalo Higuain is expected to replace Sergio Aguero in Argentina’s starting line-up for their World Cup football qualifier against Bolivia. The Napoli striker lined up alongside fellow attackers Lionel Messi…
ZURICH, Feb. 27, 2016 (Xinhua) — New FIFA president Gianni Infantino attends his first press conference following his election in Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 26, 2016. FIFA’s member associations Friday elected Gianni Infantino to succeed Sepp…
Kochi, March 28 (IANS) An injury-hit Indian football team will face a stern test when they take on Turkmenistan in the 2018 World Cup preliminary joint qualification Round 2 match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium…
Barcelona, March 28 (IANS) Spanish champions FC Barcelona shelled out $91.6 million for the transfer of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez from English club Liverpool in the summer of 2014, according to the contract papers leaked…
Paris, March 28 (IANS) French champions Paris St-Germain’s (PSG) star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said that English Premier League football clubs are interested in signing him. The 34-year-old, who is out of contract at the end…
Madrid, March 28 (IANS) Spain international goalkeeper Iker Casillas has hinted that he will soon draw the curtains down on his record breaking football career. The 34-year-old former Real Madrid goalkeeper, who now plays for…
London, March 28 (IANS) England national football team manager Roy Hodgson insisted that skipper Wayne Rooney is still a major part of his Euro 2016 plans, even though his side beat World Cup holders Germany…
Rio de Janeiro, March 28 (IANS) Midfielder Luiz Gustavo has admitted that Brazil must defeat Paraguay on Tuesday to provide “tranquility” in their qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup football in Russia. Brazil drew…
Paris, March 28 (IANS) French Prime Minster Manuel Valls has renewed the controversy over Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, by insisting that a sportsperson should be “exemplary” in his behaviour. Valls said that politicians and…
Buenos Aires, March 28 (IANS) Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, currently preparing for the next match in the South American elimination round for the 2018 World Cup football, utilised his weekend night off to watch his…
LOndon, March 28 (IANS) The Netherlands will take on England in an international football friendly match without the injured trio of Jasper Cillessen, Wesley Sneijder and Davy Klaassen, the Dutch football association (KNVB) has announced….
Berlin, March 27 (IANS) England’s 3-2 win against Germany at the Olympiastadion in a football friendly match brings back memories from 2001 when it enjoyed perhaps its highest point in the last two decades. Back…
Barcelona, March 27 (IANS) The Cruyff family will close on Tuesday the Johan Cruyff Memorial with an event in the Auditori 1899 at FC Barcelona, according to a statement issued by the Catalan football Club…
London, March 27 (IANS) English goalkeeping great David Seaman believes Arsenal must retain their head coach Arsene Wenger or risk suffering the same problems as their fooball arch-rivals Manchester United are facing after the retirement…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri on Sunday said his side did not play to its potential in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. In their last game, India were convincingly beaten…