Teresopolis (Brazil), March 23 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s Brazilian winger Douglas Costa has reiterated his admiration for coach Pep Guardiola as he prepares for Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Friday. Costa has been in…
Moscow, March 23 (IANS) A football stadium in the city of St. Petersburg may costin excess of $1 billion, Vadim Tyulpanov, head of the Russian Federation Council Committee in charge of preparations for the 2018…
Madrid, March 23 (IANS) Spain striker Pedro Rodriguez has said he was confident that he and his teammates would not be at risk during this summer’s European Football Championship in France from June 10 to…
Montevideo, March 23 (IANS) The Uruguayan football team will have a “new Luis”, forward Luis Suarez has announced three days before he will play his first match for the national squad in 21 months. The…
Buenos Aires, March 23 (IANS) Argentina coach Gerardo Martino tried out a team without forward Gonzalo Higuain in a training session ahead of Thursday’s match against Chile in the 2018 Russia World Cup South American…
Barcelona, March 23 (IANS) FC Barcelona centre back Gerard Pique said he likes to stir up the rivalry between his team and arch-rivals Real Madrid. He admitted that he likes to fire up the fans…
Zurich, March 23 (IANS) FIFAs investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee opened proceedings into Germanys bid for 2006 World Cup and six officials from the German Football Association (DFB), FIFA has said in its…
Manchester, March 22 (IANS) English football club Manchester United will be returning to China for a pre-season summer tour, the club said in a statement on Tuesday. More than 107 million followers makes China the…
Madrid, March 22 (IANS) Barcelona’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic has sustained a calf injury that might prevent him from featuring in the upcoming La Liga Clasico against Real Madrid next April 2, Spanish soccer newspaper…
London, March 22 (IANS) English football champions Chelsea’s midfielder Cesc Fabregas says it would be very difficult for him to play for his former club Spanish champions FC Barcelona again. Asked how difficult it would…
Brussels, March 22 (IANS) The Belgian football squad’s training was suspended as a result of the terrorist attacks that occurred on Tuesday morning at Brussels Airport and in the metro, killing about 28 people and…
New York, March 22 (IANS) Former Chelsea skipper Frank Lampard believes that his ex-coach Jose Mourinho would rise to the challenge at Manchester United, should the London football club turn to him to revive their…
London, March 22 (IANS) Arsenal legend Thierry Henry’s fast completion of the UEFA A license course has received severe criticism with some saying that the course is biased “towards a certain few”. The 1998 World…
Gangtok, March 22 (IANS) While the premier football clubs are on course to clinch the coveted I-League trophy, others are gearing up to book a berth in next season’s I-League. Come this Saturday, Second Division…
Rome, March 22 (IANS) Juventus defender Daniele Rugani has been called up to the Italy football squad to replace clubmate Andrea Barzagli. Barzagli pulled-out of the squad on Monday, as hes suffering from a muscle…
Manchester, March 22 (IANS) Manchester United striker Juan Mata believes that teammate and teen sensation Marcus Rashford is “a great player in the making”. The 18-year-old footballer once again stole the show on Sunday after…
Rome, March 22 (IANS) Italy football team head coach Antonio Conte has said that Spain are one of the favorites to win Euro 2016. The Italian coach on Monday delivered his statement after his squad…
Madrid, March 22 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz has admitted that returning back to the Spain football squad at the age of 35 is unusual. At a press conference held on Monday, Aduriz said:…
Lusaka, March 22 (IANS) The head of Zambia’s football governing body Kalusha Bwalya has conceded defeat and congratulated the winner of the election. Bwalya lost to business executive Andrew Kamanga in the Football Association of…
Tehran, March 22 (IANS) The Indian football squad which will play Iran in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at the majestic Azadi Stadium here on Thursday has been denied the match venue for training purposes….