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Dortmund, Liverpool close in on Europa League quarters

Liverpool, March 11 (IANS) Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Villarreal and Shakhtar closed in on the Europa League football quarter-finals with significant victories in the first-leg matches. Dortmund were the biggest round of 16 first-leg winners, prevailing…


Newcastle close to signing Benitez as coach

London, March 11 (IANS) Relegation-threatened English football club Newcastle United is close to signing Spanish coach Rafael Benitez, who was sacked by Real Madrid last January after just seven months in charge, reports have said….



Spanish clubs prevail in Europa League

Madrid, March 11 (IANS) Spanish football clubs prevailed in the last 16 of the Europa League with Athletic Club Bilbao, Villareal and Sevilla registering wins. A scoreless away draw was good enough on Thursday for…





Cuca could be named new Palmeiras coach

Rio de Janeiro, March 10 (IANS) Cuca could be named the new coach of Brazilian football club Palmeiras following the sacking of Marcelo Oliviera. Oliveira, who won two Brazilian league titles with Cruzeiro in 2013…




Ibrahimovic calls on PSG to take ‘the next step’

London, March 10 (IANS) Star Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has challenged his club Paris Saint Germain’s (PSG) teammates to seek inspiration from his show-stopping performance in their 4-2 aggregate against Chelsea in the Champions League…



Man U should buy Lukaku next season: Saha

Manchester, March 10 (IANS) Former Manchester United forward Louis Saha believes that the club should buy Everton striker Romelu Lukaku next summer in order to strengthen their presence upfront. The Belgium international is the second…