Barcelona, June 8 (IANS) Argentina’s preparations for FIFA World Cup suffered a blow as attacking midfielder Manuel Lanzini was ruled out of the 32-nation football tournament after suffering a suspected serious knee injury during training…
London, June 8 (IANS) Asserting that he was pleased with the preparations ahead of next week’s FIFA World Cup in Russia, England manager Gareth Southgate said on Friday that he is yet to decide on…
Schruns (Austria), June 8 (IANS) Peru’s national football team head coach Ricardo Gareca on Friday led his team’s practice regimen in the Austrian city of Schruns, in preparation for the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup…
Jalandhar, June 8 (IANS) Raj Kumar sat at his roadside repair shop in Jalandhar on Friday, the sound of pneumatic drills and passing cars and motorbikes threatening to drown out the traditionally Punjabi Bhangra music…
Rio de Janeiro, June 8 (IANS) At least 60,000 citizens of Brazil will travel to Russia to support the national team during the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, Brazilian Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes said. “At…
London, June 8 (IANS) Asserting that England has no chance of winning the 2018 FIFA World Cup, legendary striker Gary Linekar said that current coach Gareth Southgate should give youngsters a chance to gain experience…
Innsbruck (Austria), June 8 (IANS) World Cup-bound South Korea had plenty of possession and chances in an international friendly against Bolivia here, but the contest ended 0-0. Bolivia, who failed to qualify for the World…
Lisbon, June 8 (IANS) Portugal cruised to a 3-0 victory over Algeria in their final pre-World Cup international friendly with superstar forward Cristiano Ronaldo making a successful return to the national football squad after a…
Montevideo, June 8 (IANS) Uruguay’s national football team bid farewell to their fans at the Centenario Atadium here with a 3-0 win over Uzbekistan, which included goals from Giorgian De Arrascaeta, Luis Suarez and Jose…
Seoul, June 8 (IANS) All teams have ambitions to go as far as possible at the FIFA World Cup, but there are always teams who don’t have much of a chance. South Korea have a…
Madrid, June 8 (IANS) Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has admitted that he had a touch of nerves in an interview published in the Spanish media on the day his side flew to Russia to continue…
Bern, June 8 (IANS) Switzerland fans have waited a long time to see their expectations exceeded at a major tournament. And while the team appears good enough on paper to progress to the knockout stages…
Brussels, June 8 (IANS) After a disappointing quarter-final defeat to minnows Wales at Euro 2016, Belgium’s golden generation now have another, possibly final chance to fulfil their potential at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. With…
Lagos, June 8 (IANS) In spite of recent poor performances in international friendlies against England and the Czech Republic, Nigeria are confident of a rebound heading into the 2018 FIFA World Cup, an official has…
London, June 8 (IANS) Brazil suffered an injury scare during their pre-World Cup camp here when midfielder Fred left a training session early with an ankle problem. National team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said Fred suffered…
Abuja, June 8 (IANS) Nigeria have dropped to 48th in the FIFA’s global rankings in June, a week away from the start of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Its World Cup opponents Argentina, Croatia,…
Moscow, June 8 (IANS) Latin American fans are leading global demand for tickets to the World Cup in Russia, football governing body FIFA has said. Some 2,403,116 tickets have been sold since sales began September…
London, June 8 (IANS) England concluded their World Cup preparations in impressive fashion by comfortably beating Costa Rica 2-0 at the Elland Road stadium here. Manager Gareth Southgate made 10 changes from Saturday’s win against…
Tehran, June 8 (IANS) Iran national football team’s head coach Carlos Queiroz has called on FIFA to intervene after US sportswear giant Nike said it would not provide shoes to Iranian players in the World…
Madrid, June 7 (IANS) Spain’s king on Thursday bid his country’s national football team farewell before their trip to the Russian city of Krasnodar, La Roja’s homebase for World Cup play which kicks off on…