Munich, May 10 (IANS) Bayern Munich on Tuesday signed fierce rivals Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels in a five-year contract in their first big signing that will boost their defence next football season. The 2014…
Bangkok, May 10 (IANS) Indonesia wants to hire Jose Mourinho to coach its national football team, the country’s minister of Youth and Sports said on Tuesday. Dutchman Guus Hiddink is their second preferred candidate. Hiddink…
Jakarta, May 10 (IANS) The Indonesian sports ministry is to lift the suspension of the country’s football association, PSSI, before the FIFA congress on May 13, allowing termination of the world governing body’s sanction, Sport…
London, May 10 (IANS) Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has said they want to finish above arch rivals Arsenal in the English Premier League (EPL) — something they have not done since the 1995 football…
Munich, May 10 (IANS) The German Football Federation (DFB) has welcomed the resignation of Michel Platini as European football chief president, which according to its statement, clears the way for a new beginning in the…
Shanghai, May 10 (IANS) Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has said he is backing China to win the football World Cup within the coming 15-20 years. Eriksson, head coach of leading Chinese Super League team…
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) Real Madrid midfielder Lucas Vazquez has sustained an injury to his left knee and will miss the final La Liga game against Deportivo La Caruna on Saturday. Real Madrid medical staff…
Geneva, May 10 (IANS) The Swiss Federal Court has upheld the extradition of Julio Rocha, former president of the Nicaraguan football federation, to the United States after he was detained for about one year on…
BARCELONA, May 9, 2016 (Xinhua) — FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi regrets a missed goal during the Spanish LIGA match between FC Barcelona and Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, May 8, 2016….
Cardiff, May 10 (IANS) Wales football coach Chris Coleman has announced the 29-player list for the pre-Euro 2016 training camp without selecting forward Gareth Bale, who will appear for Real Madrid in the Champions League…
Asuncion, May 10 (IANS) Six leaders from Argentine soccer club Boca Juniors’ fan groups will be expelled from Paraguay and will be unable to re-enter the South American country for two years due to incidents…
Moscow, May 10 (IANS) UEFA chief Michel Platini does not deserve such a long suspension from football-related activities, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. The statement came after the Court of Arbitration for Sport…
Managua (Nicaragua), May 10 (IANS) The Swiss Federal Court has ruled Julio Rocha, the former president of the Nicaraguan Football Federation, can be extradited to the United States, the local press reported. According to Nicaraguan…
Buenos Aires, May 10 (IANS) The coach of Argentina’s national soccer team, Gerardo Martino, said the squad should win 2016 Centennial Copa America tournament in the United States from June 3-26. According to Mexican sports…
Munich, May 9 (IANS) Former Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes believes that the clubs outgoing head coach Pep Guardiola deserves all the credit for his sides recent successes after they became the first team to…
Barcelona, May 9 (IANS) FC Barcelona will prepare for the next season at St. George’s Park, the sports complex of the English Football Association, where the squad will stay between July 25 to 30, the…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos FC on Monday announced three summer camps for its junior members across the Delhi-National Capital Region. The enrolment in the youth football summer…
Leicester (England), May 9 (IANS) Jubilant fans of newly-crowned English football champions Leicester City sparked a record earth tremor with their celebrations, academics revealed on Monday. The noisy eruptions of excited fans at the King…
Rome, May 9 (IANS) Italian football club Inter Milan’s coach Roberto Mancini has said AS Roma captain and club legend Francesco Totti deserves a contract renewal. The veteran forward is in talks with the club…
Yaounde (Cameroon), May 9 (IANS) The Cameroon Football Federation has announced the death of Femina Stars Ebolowa goalkeeper Jeanine Christelle Djomnang. The 26-year-old goalkeeper collapsed during her warm-up before a Femina Stars Ebolowa match in…