Category: Football

Defender Bartra makes 100th appearance with Barcelona

Barcelona, March 8 (IANS) Barcelona defender Marc Bartra has become the 10th footballer among the current Blaugrana squad to make…

9 years ago

FIFA sanctions 23 players, officials in new Italian football scandal

Zurich, March 8 (IANS) World football's governing body FIFA on Tuesday confirmed the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed on several…

9 years ago

Winger Willian believes Chelsea can overcome PSG

London, March 8 (IANS) English football champions Chelsea's winger Willian has asked his teammates to back themselves to beat Paris…

9 years ago

Juventus’s Allegri named best coach in Serie A

Rome, March 8 (IANS) Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has been named Seria A's best coach of the last season, in…

9 years ago

India name 28 probables for World Cup football ties

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Captain Sunil Chhetri heads a 28-member squad of Indian football probables for the forthcoming two…

9 years ago

Mata admits first send-off of his career ‘not easy to assimilate’

London, March 8 (IANS) Manchester United's Spanish midfielder Juan Mata has said his maiden send-off after nearly 500 matches as…

9 years ago

Hat-trick for Mineiro boosts Robinho’s confidence

Rio de Janeiro, March 8 (IANS) Brazilian forward Robinho says his first batch of goals for new football club Atletico…

9 years ago

Atletico Paranaense hire Paulo Autuori as coach

Rio de Janeiro, March 8 (IANS) Brazilian football club Atletico Paranaense has announced the hiring of Paulo Autuori as its…

9 years ago

28,000 tickets for Spain-Romania football match sold in 2 hours

Bucharest, March 8 (IANS) Around 28,000 tickets for the March 27 friendly football match between Spain and Romania were sold…

9 years ago

Dembele on Barcelona’s wanted list: Reports

Barcelona, March 7 (IANS) Spanish football champions FC Barcelona are aiming to sign rising French forward Ousmane Dembele, according to…

9 years ago

China qualify for Rio Olympic women’s football event

Osaka, March 7 (IANS) China earned a berth for the Rio Olympic women's football event here on Monday with one…

9 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo leads race for European Golden Shoe

Madrid, March 7 (IANS) Spanish football giants Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo is leading the race for the European…

9 years ago

German World Cup hero Schurrle sees chance of rebuilding reputation

Wolfsburg (Germany), March 7 (IANS) Reigning German Cup winners VfL Wolfsburg's duel with the Belgian side KAA Gent in the…

9 years ago

Real Madrid prepare for Roma Champions League tie

Madrid, March 7 (IANS) Real Madrid held their last training session on Monday in readiness for the second leg of…

9 years ago

Roma defender Rudiger sidelined

Rome, March 7 (IANS) Italian football club Roma has announced that defender Antonio Rudiger will be sidelined for around two…

9 years ago

Firmino replaces Kaka in Brazil squad for World Cup qualifiers

Rio de Janeiro, March 7 (IANS) The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced that Orlando City's attacking midfielder Kaka has…

9 years ago

Zhang Yuning becomes first Chinese to score in Dutch league

The Hague, March 7 (IANS) Forward Zhang Yuning scored his first goal, also the maiden goal for a Chinese footballer,…

9 years ago

Atletico beat Valencia 3-1 to keep La Liga title hopes alive

Valencia (Spain), March 7 (IANS) Capital football club Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 3-1 away in a strong second-half display before…

9 years ago

Eintracht Frankfurt sack head coach Armin Veh

Berlin, March 7 (IANS) German football club Eintracht Frankfurt has announced that it has replaced head coach Armin Veh with…

9 years ago

Hamburg beat Berlin, Mainz and Darmstadt share points in Bundesliga

Berlin, March 7 (IANS) Hamburg stopped Hertha Berlin's winning run with a 2-0 victory while the goalless draw between Mainz…

9 years ago



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