Football

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India have dropped two places to be ranked 162nd in the latest global football rankings, released by world football’s administrative body FIFA on Thursday. India currently have 142 points. India…

Wolfsburg (Germany), April 7 (IANS) Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has claimed that he was not given a penalty even as his side’s Champions League hopes were left hanging by a thread after a disappointing…

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India will face Laos in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers play-off, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Thursday. The draw for play-off was held in Kuala Lumpur on…

Paris, April 7 (IANS) Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes his side are not the favourites to progress despite playing out a 2-2 away draw against Paris Saint Germain in the first leg of their…

Zurich, April 7 (IANS) Global football’s administrative body FIFA has announced it will allocate $4.3 million this year to support social development projects, through 139 organisations in 58 countries all over the globe. According to…

Zurich, April 7 (IANS) World football’s governing body FIFA’s disciplinary committee has announced that Kuwait has forfeited its matches against South Korea and Laos in the Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia….

Bogota, April 7 (IANS) Colombian football club Santa Fe will face Brazil’s Corinthians in the second-leg of their Copa Libertadores de America’s group stage match. The match will take place in the Colombian capital’s El…

La Paz, April 7 (IANS) Players from at least eight of the 12 teams in the Bolivian football league have announced they will not participate in the 2016 Copa America Centennial alleging that they are…

Rio de Janeiro, April 7 (IANS) Brazilian football great Pele has extended his support to embattled Brazil coach Dunga, insisting the 1994 World Cup-winning captain is the best man for the job. Dunga has come…

Paris, April 7 (IANS) Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain found themselves in a difficult situation after drawing 2-2 with former English Premier League winners Manchester City in their first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals…

Buenos Aires, April 7 (IANS) Defending champions River Plate rose to the top of their Copa Libertadores group with a 6-0 victory over The Strongest. First-half goals to Andres D’Alessandro, Ignacio Fernandez, Camilo Mayada, Emanuel…

Pune, April 6 (IANS) Bengaluru FC missed a chance to claim the top spot in the I-League football standings managing only a 1-1 draw with DSK Shivajians here on Wednesday. Bengaluru went ahead in the…

Villarreal (Spain), April 6 (IANS) Villarreal coach Marcelino Garcia Toral on Wednesday warned that Czech football club Sparta Prague will not be an easy opponent when it plays against his Spanish group on Thursday in…

Lisbon, April 6 (IANS) Online whistleblower Football Leaks revealed on Wednesday that Atletico Madrid signed in 2013 an agreement to sell 30 percent of the rights of Spanish defender Koke to Quality Football Ireland, to…

Zurich, April 6 (IANS) World football’s governing body FIFA on Wednesday announced that it will allocate $4.3 million this year to support social development projects through 139 organisations in 58 countries all over the globe….

Rome, April 6 (IANS) Napoli are going to lodge an appeal over the decision to ban Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain for four matches after his red card during last weekend’s 1-3 defeat against Udinese in…

Barcelona, April 6 (IANS) Atletico Madrid will be eyeing their second La Liga win this football season against Espanyol at the Cornella-El Prat on Saturday, where the Rojiblancos have enjoyed the taste of victory only…

London, April 6 (IANS) Leicester’s Mayor Peter Soulsby is considering a plan to rename a number of streets in the city after the stars of the football club Leicester City, which is on the verge…

London, April 6 (IANS) Manchester City’s Argentine defender Martin Demichelis has accepted the charges of “misconduct” levelled against him by the Football Association (FA), for flouting betting rules. The Argentina international, 35, is alleged to…