Madrid, July 8 (IANS) Fernando Hierro on Sunday stepped down from his role as sporting director of the Spanish football federation RFEF following the Round-of-16 exit at the FIFA World Cup. Hierro was tasked to…
Moscow, July 8 (IANS) England midfielder Eric Dier feels the team can inspire future generations after they reached a first World Cup semifinal since 1990 here. “It means a lot to us,” Dier was quoted…
Rome, July 8 (IANS) Serie A giants AC Milan announced on Sunday the signing of Hamburger SV midfielder Alen Halilovic for the next three seasons. Born in Dubrovnik in 1996, Halilovic joins the Italian football…
Samara (Russia), July 8 (IANS) The 2018 FIFA World Cup now has its four semi-finalists after a typically thrilling set of quarter-finals. Here are four things we learned as eight contenders for the title were…
Kazan, July 8 (IANS) While many people feel sorry to see Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar leaving the FIFA World Cup pitches earlier than expected, some young footballers stood out to show that they…
Moscow, July 8 (IANS) Following are the top scorers at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russia: 6 – Harry Kane (England) 4 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 4 – Romelu Lukaku (Belgium) 4 – Denis…
Sochi, July 8 (IANS) Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said the FIFA World Cup quarter-final was rather a fight or a battle than a game in which his team edged out hosts Russia on penalties here…
Sochi, July 8 (IANS) Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov spoke highly of his team despite the penalty shootout loss to Croatia in the World Cup quarter-finals here on Saturday. “We trusted ourselves. We could only prove…
Kazan (Russia), July 8 (IANS) Neymar has described Brazil’s elimination from the FIFA World Cup as the “saddest moment” of his football career. The five-time world champions and tournament favourites exited football’s showpiece event after…
Sochi (Russia), July 8 (IANS) Croatia halted valiant hosts Russia’s splendid run with a 4-3 (2-2) win via penalty shootout at the Fisht Stadium here on Saturday to enter the FIFA World Cup semi-finals for…
Samara (Russia), July 7 (IANS) England broke a 28-year-old jinx as they entered the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup, defeating Sweden 2-0 in a quarter-final match at the Samara Arena here on Saturday. Harry…
Rio de Janeiro, July 7 (IANS) Brazil’s media has directed sharp criticism at the national football team after their 1-2 quarter-final defeat by Belgium, a result that dumped the World Cup favourites out of the…
Moscow, July 7 (IANS) France defender Raphael Varane gave his opinion on Saturday that there are no sure favourites to win the ongoing FIFA World Cup. On July 10, France are set to take on…
Moscow, July 7 (IANS) Graffiti depicting Russia captain and goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev has been painted inside a university in Russia’s Siberian city of Kemerovo after the goalkeeper helped to see his side through to the…
Samara (Russia), July 7 (IANS) Sweden’s preparations for Saturday’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final against England were interrupted this morning when the fire alarm went off at their team hotel. The alarm at the Lotte hotel…
Sochi, July 7 (IANS) Croatias President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic arrived on a chartered flight from Zagreb to Sochi, where she is to attend the FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between Russia and Croatia on Saturday. The…
Berlin, July 7 (IANS) German football club Mainz have signed midfielder Pierre Kunde from Atletico Madrid with immediate effect. The Cameroonian international has penned an undisclosed contract as both sides on Friday agreed to keep…
China, July 7 (IANS) India’s Under-16 team, which is on an exposure trip here played out a 1-1 draw against North Korea in their last match of the Four-Nation Hua Shan Cup CFA International Youth…
Kazan (Russia), July 7 (IANS) In the quarter-final match against World Cup title favourites Brazil, Belgium’s coach Roberto Martinez made tactical changes to his team, which won 2-1 on Friday evening at the Kazan Arena…
Munich, July 7 (IANS) Bayern Munich have signed a three-year professional contract with their home-grown midfield talent Adrian Fein. “Adrian is a home-grown Bayern talent. He has great qualities and is one of the best…