Marseille (France), April 27 (IANS) Olympique Marseille took a big step toward a third Europa League final berth by defeating Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 here at the Velodrome Stadium, with Florian Thauvin and Clinton N’Jie…
Sao Paulo (Brazil), April 27 (IANS) Brazilian football club Cruzeiro put up a fierce fight for the Copa Libertadores round of 16 as they drubbed Universidad de Chile 7-0, which saw two of their players…
Buenos Aires, April 27 (IANS) Argentine club River Plate defeated Ecuador’s Emelec 2-1 to take top spot in Group D of the Copa Libertadores football tournament. With the two goals made by Lucas Pratto and…
London, April 27 (IANS) Down to 10 men and without their coach less than 15 minutes into their Europa League semi-final first leg here against Arsenal, Atletico Madrid came from behind to secure a 1-1…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Famous city football club Mohammedan Sporting on Thursday announced the appointment of Mridul Banerjee as its new head coach, after parting ways with Biswajit Bhattacharya. The club, former Head Coach Biswajit…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) City football giants East Bengal on Thursday sacked head coach Khalid Jamil just one year into his tenure, keeping Subhash Bhowmick as the club’s technical director. “Miserable performance by Khalid Jamil….
Sao Paulo, April 26 (IANS) The price people in Brazil must pay to fill up their 2018 FIFA World Cup Panini albums with stickers of all the teams’ players is the lowest in the world,…
Madrid, April 26 (IANS) The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Thursday announced that it would be opening disciplinary proceedings against Bayern Munich regarding its fans’ behaviour at the Champions League semi-final first leg…
Munich, April 26 (IANS) A clinical Real Madrid came from behind to secure a vital 2-1 away victory over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League’s semi-final here. The “Bavarians” opened…
San Jose, April 26 (IANS) Costa Rica will offset its national football team’s carbon footprint during the 2018 World Cup in Russia by purchasing bonds that help fund an environmental project, officials said. The initiative…
Montevideo, April 26 (IANS) Uruguayan football club Nacional won their first victory in the Copa Libertadores, beating the Peruvian Real Garcilaso 4-0 in the fourth round of Group F here. Wednesday’s result catapulted the Uruguayan…
Buenos Aires, April 26 (IANS) Brazil’s Palmeiras defeated Argentina’s Boca Juniors 2-0 at the Bombonera Stadium here to enter the second round of the Copa Libertadores football tournament. Goals by Keno and Lucas Lima allowed…
London, April 26 (IANS) Liverpool FC midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the remainder of his club season and also be unavailable to play for England in the World Cup due to a knee-ligament injury, the…
Munich (Germany), April 26 (IANS) Real Madrid came from behind to beat FC Bayern Munich for the third straight time at the Allianz Arena here, a 2-1 victory that brings the title holders’ quest for…
Male, April 25 (IANS) Goals from Ali Fasir and Ali Ashfaq consigned Bengaluru FC to their first defeat in the 2018 AFC Cup campaign as New Radiant beat the visitors 2-0 at the National Stadium…
Rome, April 25 (IANS) AS Roma on Wednesday condemned the acts of violence carried out by two fans shortly before the first leg of UEFA Champions League semifinals against Liverpool, leaving a supporter of the…
London, April 25 (IANS) Arsenal football club got a run out at its London training ground on Wednesday ahead of its first leg Europa League semi-final game against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates. That game,…
London, April 25 (IANS) Arsenal players Mesut Ozil, Petr Cech, Sead Kolasinac and Jack Wilshere on Wednesday returned to practice on the eve of the first leg match of the Europa League semifinals against Atletico…
London, April 25 (IANS) New York City FC’s French coach Patrick Vieira on Wednesday said that if asked to, he would be ready to lead Arsenal after the departure of his compatriot Arsene Wenger. Vieira’s…
Las Palmas (Spain), April 25 (IANS) The president of the Spanish football team Las Palmas was arrested on Wednesday in connection with allegations of fraud. Miguel Angel Ramirez was detained after landing at Gran Canaria…