Thessaloniki (Greece), Aug 9 (IANS) PAOK conceded two goals in the first leg of their Champions League third-round qualifier against Spartak Moscow here before bouncing back to win 3-2. The visitors led 2-0 less than…
Vila-real (Spain), Aug 9 (IANS) Spanish-league club Villarreal played to a draw for the fifth time in the pre-season, tying second-division side Zaragoza 1-1 in a friendly match. Villarreal dominated possession at the outset of…
Bilbao (Spain), Aug 8 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao’s goal-keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is set to be the most expensive goalkeeper in club football with his 80 million euros ($92.6 million) release clause triggered by English outfit Chelsea…
Copenhagen, Aug 8 (IANS) Erik Hamren, former head coach for the Sweden national team, was presented on Wednesday as the new coach of Iceland, succeeding Heimir Hallgrimsson, who resigned after the 2018 FIFA World Cup…
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Days after city football giants East Bengal roped in a high-profile investor, the club’s cavalier attitude came to the fore when Costa Rican World Cupper Johnny Acosta’s first press briefing could…
Paris, Aug 8 (IANS) Serie A runners-up Napoli on Wednesday confirmed the acquisition of French right-back Kevin Malcuit from Ligue 1 side Lille. Born in Chatenay-Malabry, France, Malcuit came through the youth ranks at Monaco…
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Approximately 100 underprivileged football fans will be taken to the colossal Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona to promote the upcoming FC Barcelona and Mohun Bagan legends exhibition match scheduled to be…
Turin, Aug 8 (IANS) Juventus’ young winger Marko Pjaca has joined ACF Fiorentina on a season-long loan, with the Florence-based club having the option to buy the Croatian international for 20 million euros ($23.1 million)…
Amsterdam, Aug 8 (IANS) Standard Liege battled back from a two-goal deficit to salvage a 2-2 draw away against hosts AFC Ajax in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League third-round qualifier. The hosts…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India U-16 football team coach Bibiano Fernandes highlighted the teams “self-belief” after they finished their engagements in the WAFF U-16 Championship in Amman, Jordan. “We have now learnt how to…
Eindhoven, Aug 8 (IANS) PSV have acquired defender Trent Sainsbury on a free transfer from Chinese football club Jiangsu Suning, signing a three-year deal with the Australian international. The 26-year-old Sainsbury returns to the Netherlands…
Berlin, Aug 8 (IANS) Joachim Loew is facing problems galore after Germany’s early World Cup exit. While still in charge of the 2014 world champions, the 57-year-old is the subject of heated debates among fans…
East Rutherford (US), Aug 8 (IANS) Real Madrid continued life without former star and five-time Ballon DOr winner Cristiano Ronaldo with a pre-season International Champions Cup win over Serie A side AS Roma. With the…
Buenos Aires, Aug 8 (IANS) Estudiantes de La Plata survived going a man down to beat reigning champions Gremio 2-1 in the first leg of their Copa Libertadores round of 16 tie here. The Argentine…
Amman (Jordan), Aug 7 (IANS) The India U-16 football team defeated Yemen 3-0 to maintain their winning streak in the five-nation WAFF U-16 Championship here on Tuesday. Centre-back Harpreet Singh headed in the first goal…
Berlin, Aug 7 (IANS) Left back Aaron Martin has joined Mainz from RCD Espanyol on loan, both football clubs said on Tuesday. With the transfer, Mainz bolster their defence for the upcoming season as Espanyol’s…
Berlin, Aug 7 (IANS) VfL Wolfsburg have signed left back Jerome Roussillon from French outfit Montpellier, the German football club announced on Tuesday. Wolfsburg completed their fifth summer transfer after Roussillon put pen to paper…
London, Aug 7 (IANS) US sports mogul Stan Kroenke, who owns a controlling stake in the London-based Arsenal Football Club, has struck a deal to buy Russian metals magnate Alisher Usmanovs 30 per cent share,…
Melbourne, Aug 7 (IANS) Legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, known for his love for football, will join Australian club Central Coast Mariners for an “indefinite training period”. “I am very excited about coming to Australia,”…
Alicante (Spain), Aug 7 (IANS) Bengaluru FC suffered a 1-5 thrashing at the hands of UAE Pro-League side Shabab Al Ahli Dubai FC in their second game of the 2018 Spain Tour at the Meli?…