Football

Amsterdam, March 25 (IANS) Dutch football great Marco van Basten says the late Johan Cruyff was his “idol”. Cruyff lost his battle against lung cancer on Thursday at the age of 68. Van Basten played…

London, March 25 (IANS) Stating that English football has had only one golden generation so far, Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has asked the fans and media not to have unrealistic expectations from the England…

La Paz, March 25 (IANS) An injury-time goal from Edwin Cardona saw Colombia snatch a 3-2 away win over Bolivia in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign here. Star-studded Colombia looked to have squandered a…

Santiago, March 25 (IANS) Angel Di Maria and Gabriel Mercado struck first-half goals to help Argentina overcome the Chilean football team 2-1 in their World Cup qualifier here. Felipe Gutierrez opened the scoring at Estadio…

Quito, March 25 (IANS) Ecuador drew 2-2 with Paraguayan football team at home in their fifth match of the World Cup 2018 Russia South American qualifiers here. Thursday’s match was intense and quite balanced with…

Rio de Janeiro, March 25 (IANS) Colombia international midfielder Juan Quintero is set to join Brazilian football club Internacional on a season-long contract. Quintero has fallen out of favour at French outfit Rennes, having made…

Tehran, March 25 (IANS) Despite an easy 4-0 win over India in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Azadi Stadium here on Thursday, Iranian coach Carlos Queiroz heaped lavish praise on the boys from…

Tehran, March 24 (IANS) A lacklustre India went down 0-4 to Asian football giants Iran in a one-sided 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Azadi Stadium here on Thursday. Ehsan Hajsafi (33rd, 66th minutes) struck…

The Hague, March 24 (IANS) The death of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff on Thursday at the age of 68 caused shock throughout the Netherlands. “With the death of Johan Cruyff, the Netherlands lost a…

By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) One of the greatest exponents of the ‘beautiful game’, John Cruyff will be remembered for being one of the leading stars of the legendary Dutch team of…

Barcelona, March 24 (IANS) Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta on Thursday mourned the death of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff. “A sad day. A legend and a key person for Barca and for football leaves us….

Berlin, March 24 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso has expressed grief over the death of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff, who died after a hard-fought battle with cancer on Thursday aged 68. “The…

Madrid, March 24 (IANS) Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy expressed his condolences on Thursday over the death of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff, whom he considered a “legendary player and a tireless fighter”. In…

Villarreal (Spain), March 24 (IANS) Villarreal coach Marcelino Garcia has given his players three days off before the preparations to face Eibar on April 3 in a Spanish league clash. The team went through a…

Madrid, March 24 (IANS) Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro trained alone again on Thursday at the facilities of the sports city and did not join the group training led by manager Zinedine Zidane. Zidane completed the…

Madrid, March 24 (IANS) Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Thursday mourned the death of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff. “My condolences to the family and friends of Johan. My benchmark. My teacher. My friend. I…

Osijek (Croatia), March 24 (IANS) Wearing their beloved and recently redesigned red & white checkered uniform, Croatian footballers defeated Israel 2-0 in a friendly match. In cold and rainy conditions on Wednesday, Croatia needed only…

London, March 24 (IANS) Former England footballer Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for grooming and sexual activity with a girl aged 15. Sentencing the former Sunderland player, Judge Jonathan Rose on Thursday…

Berlin, March 24 (IANS) Despite being banned from football, former International Federation of Association Football ( FIFA) president Joseph Blatter plans to go to the 2018 World Cup in Russia as a guest of Russian…