Football

Madrid, May 13 (IANS) Gareth Bale scored twice in Real Madrid’s 6-0 rout of Celta and could therefore qualify to start in the Champions League final in Kiev. Real Madrid looked at ease on its…

Girona, May 13 (IANS) A goal by Luciano Vietto in the 61st minute decided the clash between Valencia and home team Girona at Montilivi Municipal Stadium, which marked the end of First Division soccer here…

Reykyavik, May 12 (IANS) FIFA World Cup debutant Iceland has announced its 23-man football squad for the quadrennial tournament to be held in Russia later in the summer. Gylfi Sigurdsson, the attacking midfielder from English…

Madrid, May 12 (IANS) FC Barcelona have to avoid defeat in just two more games in order to become the first Spanish side in history to go an entire season in the La Liga without…

Madrid, May 12 (IANS) Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos was left out of the roster issued on Saturday for the La Liga match against Celta Vigo, as was injured right back Dani Carvajal and star…

Rio de Janeiro, May 12 (IANS) Injured Brazil forward Neymar has revealed that he will need to overcome a psychological barrier as he bids to return to full fitness ahead of the FIFA World Cup…

Berlin, May 12 (IANS) Bayern Munich have equipped young attacking midfielder Franck Evina with a long term professional contract, keeping him with the German football champions until June 2021. “Franck is a fast paced midfielder…

Kiev, May 12 (IANS) Kiev has spent 870,000 euros (about $1.03 million) on the preparations for UEFA Champions League final, the local media reported on Friday. The match between Real Madrid and Liverpool will be…

Berlin, May 12 (IANS) Hamburger SV and defender Stephan Amrosius have agreed on a new contract that will see the 19-year-old remaining with the German football club until June 2021. “Stephan has developed absolutely positively…

Paris, May 12 (IANS) Florian Thauvin salvaged Marseille one point away against Guingamp, with the match in a 3-3, a result that leaves the latter in the fourth position in the Ligue 1 football championship….

Asuncion, May 12 (IANS) Alejandro Dominguez was unanimously re-elected on Friday as president of the South American footall confederation Conmebol at its 69th annual congress here. Dominguez, 46, a Paraguayan national, was the only candidate…

London, May 12 (IANS) Everton head coach Sam Allardyce said Friday that forward Wayne Rooney, rumoured to be negotiating a move to Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit D.C. United, has not officially requested to leave…

Miami, May 12 (IANS) Roughly 200 objects associated with soccer greats such as Pele and Diego Maradona will be auctioned online on June 30, Futbolasta CEO Ariel Gonzalez said. The items, which include jerseys, pennants,…

Buenos Aires, May 12 (IANS) Argentinian Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and the Russian ambassador to the country, Viktor Koronelli, have signed a cooperation agreement in Buenos Aires to help prevent the presence of soccer hooligans…

Moscow, May 11 (IANS) The Russian Football Union (RFU) on Friday published a list of 28 players selected to enter the preliminary roster of the national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which kicks…

Seoul, May 11 (IANS) The head coach of the South Korean football club Incheon United has decided to step down following his team’s poor performance this season. Incheon said on Friday that it had decided…

Liverpool, May 11 (IANS) Egyptian star Mohamed Salah has asserted that his superb first season at Liverpool FC is just the beginning of a long, successful stint at the English Premier League (EPL) outfit. Salah…

Moscow, May 11 (IANS) The Russian Football Union (RFU) on Friday published a list of 28 players selected to enter the preliminary roster of the national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which kicks…