Cluj (Romania), March 27 (IANS) Spain midfielder Juan Mata said that his national football team will need to be at its best form and have luck to win the Euro 2016 for the third consecutive…
Berlin, March 27 (IANS) England coach Roy Hodgson has termed his side’s 3-2 comeback win against World Cup holders Germany as his “finest night as England manager”. Germany dictated the pace for more than sixty…
Buenos Aires, March 27 (IANS) Superstar Lionel Messi said it’s no easy job in the 2018 World Cup’s South American football qualifiers while appreciating his Argentine team’s away triumphs against Colombia and Chile. “The qualifiers…
Berlin, March 27 (IANS) World champions Germany lost 2-3 to England in a football friendly international match after taking a 2-0 lead on home soil at the Olympia stadium here. Germany dictated the pace for…
Rio de Janeiro, March 27 (IANS) Brazil coach Dunga has called up Santos striker Gabriel and Corinthians centre-back Felipe for the team’s World Cup football qualifier against Paraguay in Asuncion on Tuesday. The uncapped pair…
Modena (Italy), March 27 (IANS) Former Argentina striker Hernan Crespo has been fired from his position as the head coach of Serie B outfit Modena. He was given a contract in June 2015 with Modena…
Aizawl, March 26 (IANS) Debutants Aizawl FC produced an impressive performance to outclass defending champions Mohun Bagan 2-1 in an I-League football match at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Saturday. Joel Sunday opened the…
Barcelona, March 26 (IANS) Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu on Saturday opened a memorial space in the Camp Nou grandstand here to mark the passing of Johan Cruyff, who died on Thursday at 68. During…
Cluj (Romania), March 26 (IANS) The last train with a ticket to this summer’s European Championships pulls out of the station when the Spanish football team play Romania here on Sunday evening. The game will…
Kochi, March 26 (IANS) The Indian football team arrived here on Saturday morning for their 2018 World Cup Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 match against Turkmenistan, slated to be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium…
Recife (Brazil), March 26 (IANS) Football striker Luis Suarez scored in his first international match in almost two years as Uruguay held Brazil to a 2-2 draw in their World Cup qualifier here. Douglas Costa…
The Hague, March 26 (IANS) The Netherlands was in shock, still mourning the death of a great sportsman the whole nation could identify with, Johan Cruyff. Football legend Cruyff died at the age of 68…
Algiers, March 26 (IANS) Algeria defeated visiting Ethiopia by a massive margin of 7-1 to maintain the top spot in Group J of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying tournament. Valencia ace Sofiane…
Rio de Janeiro, March 26 (IANS) Football legend Ronaldinho is set to sign with a Chinese or United States based club in what could be the final contract of his decorated career. The 36-year-old former…
Santiago, March 26 (IANS) Chilean midfielders Diego Valdes, Esteban Pavez and Jaime Valdes from local clubs Audax Italiano and Colo Colo were urgently called up by their national football team coach Juan Antonio Pizzi for…
Bilbao (Spain), March 25 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao defender Aymeric Laporte sustained on Thursday a fracture of his right leg and a dislocation of his right ankle during the match between the Under-21 football teams of…
Turin, March 25 (IANS) Juventus striker Alvaro Morata says there is a possibility he might return to his former football club Real Madrid. The possibility that I return to Real Madrid is real, Morata was…
Kiev, March 25 (IANS) Ukraine secured a 1-0 win over Cyprus in an international friendly match at the Chernomorets stadium in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa. The game on Thursday night was a warm-up…
Madrid, March 25 (IANS) Defender Sergio Ramos left Spain’s football team’s training camp on Friday morning due to lower back pain that struck him on Thursday night during the friendly match against Italy, which ended…
Madrid, March 25 (IANS) Real Madrid footballers and coaching staff led by head coach Zinedine Zidane, observed a minute of silence on Friday in the sports city of Valdebebas in memory of Dutch legend Johan…