Football

Paris, March 30 (IANS) France returned to the Stade de France in a thrilling way as N’Golo Kante’s first international goal and a Dimitri Payet stunner helped the Euro 2016 hosts win 4-2 over Russia…

London, March 30 (IANS) Striker Jamie Vardy scored on his first start but England fell to a 1-2 defeat against the Netherlands in a football friendly match. The Dutch failed to qualify for the Euro…

Montevideo, March 30 (IANS) Global football’s governing body FIFA’s president Gianni Infantino has said he supported the idea of experimenting with technology to help in referee decisions, but it should be “done with care”. Infantino…

Buenos Aires, March 30 (IANS) Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has revealed he was close to joining Atletico Madrid before opting to return to his original club Boca Juniors last year. The striker was contacted by…

Cordoba (Argentina), March 30 (IANS) Star striker Lionel Messi scored his 50th international goal to guide Argentina to a 2-0 win over Bolivia in a 2018 World Cup qualifier. The win helped Argentina jump to…

Barranquilla (Colombia), March 30 (IANS) Striker Carlos Bacca struck on either side of the halftime as Colombia defeated Ecuador 3-1 in their World Cup football qualifier. The AC Milan striker opened the scoring in stifling…

San Jose, March 30 (IANS) Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas has said he is proud of being part of Costa Rica’s football team. Costa Rica will face Jamaica on Wednesday night in the CONCACAF (Confederation…

Madrid, March 29 (IANS) The president of the Spanish Football League (LFP) Javier Tebas on Tuesday said he believes Real Madrid will win Saturday’s “Clasico” derby match away to leaders FC Barcelona. Tebas has never…

Rome, March 29 (IANS) Italian football club AS Roma’s Spanish left winger Iago Falque, who grew up in the youth ranks at Spanish champions FC Barcelona, has said that superstar Lionel Messi was a “very…

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos FC will be conducting an open trial for young and budding footballers with the opportunity to participate in the Reliance Foundation Young Champs…

London, March 29 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he is not thinking about stepping down from his post, as he revealed his intention to stay for at least another season at the…

London, March 29 (IANS) Manchester United’s defender Marcos Rojo has revealed he plans to return to his childhood football club, Argentina’s Estudiantes once his contract with the English football giants ends in 2019. “I miss…

Barinas (Venezuela), March 29 (IANS) Chile are favourites to beat Venezuela despite the absence of several stars in a 2018 World Cup football’s South American qualifying round. The Chilean team, led by Argentine coach Juan…

Mexico City, March 29 (IANS) Canada coach Benito Floro has said it is possible to defeat Mexico as part of the regional qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. “Football is a game…

Bogota, March 29 (IANS) Colombia need to be patient and play intelligently against Ecuador in their 2018 World Cup South American qualifiers, former Colombia coach Reinaldo Rueda has said. Colombian Reinaldo Rueda has coached both…

Vienna, March 29 (IANS) Rapid Vienna has said it has been fined 20,000 euros ($22,400) by European football’s governing body UEFA after the Austrian football club’s ultras raised a banner with rude and offensive language…

Montevideo, March 29 (IANS) Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has praised the maturity of Luis Suarez ahead of their World Cup football qualifier against Peru. Tabarez gave Suarez the captain’s armband for Uruguay’s Russia 2018 qualifier…

Mexico City, March 29 (IANS) Honduras’ former president Rafael Callejas has entered a plea of guilty for the accusations related to world football’s governing body FIFA bribery scandal. According to Cuban news agency Prensa Latina,…