Football

Madrid, March 29 (IANS) The president of the Spanish Football League (LFP) Javier Tebas on Tuesday said he believes Real Madrid will win Saturday’s “Clasico” derby match away to leaders FC Barcelona. Tebas has never…

Rome, March 29 (IANS) Italian football club AS Roma’s Spanish left winger Iago Falque, who grew up in the youth ranks at Spanish champions FC Barcelona, has said that superstar Lionel Messi was a “very…

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos FC will be conducting an open trial for young and budding footballers with the opportunity to participate in the Reliance Foundation Young Champs…

London, March 29 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he is not thinking about stepping down from his post, as he revealed his intention to stay for at least another season at the…

London, March 29 (IANS) Manchester United’s defender Marcos Rojo has revealed he plans to return to his childhood football club, Argentina’s Estudiantes once his contract with the English football giants ends in 2019. “I miss…

Barinas (Venezuela), March 29 (IANS) Chile are favourites to beat Venezuela despite the absence of several stars in a 2018 World Cup football’s South American qualifying round. The Chilean team, led by Argentine coach Juan…

Mexico City, March 29 (IANS) Canada coach Benito Floro has said it is possible to defeat Mexico as part of the regional qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. “Football is a game…

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…