Football

Madrid, March 24 (IANS) FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi will match the record of his countryman Diego Simeone as Argentina’s fourth most capped player in history when he turns out for his national side on…

Wuhan (China), March 24 (IANS) China rocked Maldives 4-0 with midfielder Jiang Ning’s hat-trick to keep their hope of qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup alive at their penultimate match of Group C in…

Barcelona, March 24 (IANS) Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff has died of cancer, his official website announced on Thursday. “On March 24, 2016 Johan Cruyff (68) died peacefully in Barcelona, surrounded by his family after…

Madrid, March 24 (IANS) Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli, winner of the 2015 Copa America with Chile, and who doesn’t currently helm any team, said his countryman and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messie is uncontrollable on the…

Madrid, March 24 (IANS) Valencia is in talks with FC Barcelona to acquire the services of young Croatian midfielder Alen Halilovic, a media report said. Halilovic, 19, is currently on loan to Sporting Gijon, as…

Abuja, March 24 (IANS) Samson Siasia, interim head coach of Nigeria’s football team, has said it is ready to take on Egypt in an African Cup of Nations qualifier slated for Friday. He said the…

Barcelona, March 24 (IANS) Spanish giants FC Barcelona are looking to acquire the services of Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender Marquinhos to strengthen their defence next season, according to news reports on Thursday. According to Spanish…

Rio de Janeiro, March 24 (IANS) Former Real Madrid and Brazil international forward Julio Baptista has joined Major League Soccer (MSL) club Orlando City Orlando City. Baptista, 34, was signed on Wednesday as a free…

Buenos Aires, March 24 (IANS) Argentina chief coach Gerardo Martino has highlighted the importance of beating Chile and Bolivia in the upcoming 2018 World Cup South American football qualifying matches. “It is important for us…

Rio de Janeiro, March 24 (IANS) Brazil goalkeeper Diego Alves has rejected claims by Uruguay striker Luis Suarez that they are vulnerable in defence ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Friday. And…

Turin, March 24 (IANS) Juventus striker Alvaro Morata believes teammate Paul Pogba can become one of the top three footballers in the world. The 23-year-old French midfielder is one of the most sought after players…

Berlin, March 23 (IANS) Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been ruled out from the upcoming friendly football matches against England and Italy, due to a ligament tear in his right knee. According to the German…

Madrid, March 23 (IANS) Whistleblowing website Football Leaks, which specialises in publishing secret documents from the football world, has revealed that when Argentine forward Sergio Aguero was transferred to Manchester City in 2011, Atletico Madrid…

London, March 23 (IANS) English football giants Manchester United are reportedly trying to sign Borussia Dortmund’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in an offer estimated at 75 million euros ($85 million). The Red Devils, according to…

Madrid, March 23 (IANS) Enzo Zidane, son of Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane, participated in Wednesday’s training session of the Spanish football giants’ first team. The training session was marked by the absence of…

London, March 23 (IANS) Italian football club Napoli’s Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly is on the radar of both Manchester United and Bayern Munich, British newspaper Daily Mail reported on Wednesday. Koulibaly, 24, was also targeted…

Madrid, March 23 (IANS) The amount of money invested in shirt sponsorship in European football leagues has grown by 13 percent since the last season, according to the sports market research group Repucom on Wednesday….

Paris, March 23 (IANS) French Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Secretary of State for Sport Thierry Braillard on Wednesday asserted that Euro football championship will be held in France as scheduled from June 10 to…