Football

London, March 23 (IANS) Manchester United will play Manchester City in Beijing’s iconic “Bird Nest” stadium on July 25 as part of their Tour in China, the football club said on Wednesday. It said in…

Paris, March 23 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker Edinson Cavani’s agent admits “he could leave” the French football giants and says he would form one of Europe’s strongest partnerships at Juventus with Paulo Dybala. The…

Rosario (Argentina), March 23 (IANS) Argentinian football outfit Sarmiento de Junin’s coach Ricardo Caruso Lombardi got involved in a fist fight with his team’s fans after losing 0-1 to Rosario Central. The incident took place…

Vigo (Spain), March 23 (IANS) Celta Vigo’s Argentine defender Gustavo Cabral has said that his side is “ambitious” to occupy fourth position in La Liga standings to qualify for the European Champions League. Celta Vigo…

Madrid, March 23 (IANS) FC Barcelona’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic has sustained a calf injury that might prevent him from featuring in the upcoming derby match against Real Madrid on April 2, according to Spanish…

Recife (Brazil), March 23 (IANS) Striker Luis Suarez has revealed he and FC Barcelona team-mate Neymar have made a friendly wager ahead of Friday’s World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Uruguay. Suarez will represent Uruguay…

Teresopolis (Brazil), March 23 (IANS) Bayern Munich’s Brazilian winger Douglas Costa has reiterated his admiration for coach Pep Guardiola as he prepares for Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay on Friday. Costa has been in…

Moscow, March 23 (IANS) A football stadium in the city of St. Petersburg may costin excess of $1 billion, Vadim Tyulpanov, head of the Russian Federation Council Committee in charge of preparations for the 2018…

Montevideo, March 23 (IANS) The Uruguayan football team will have a “new Luis”, forward Luis Suarez has announced three days before he will play his first match for the national squad in 21 months. The…

Buenos Aires, March 23 (IANS) Argentina coach Gerardo Martino tried out a team without forward Gonzalo Higuain in a training session ahead of Thursday’s match against Chile in the 2018 Russia World Cup South American…

Barcelona, March 23 (IANS) FC Barcelona centre back Gerard Pique said he likes to stir up the rivalry between his team and arch-rivals Real Madrid. He admitted that he likes to fire up the fans…

Zurich, March 23 (IANS) FIFA’s investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee opened proceedings into Germany’s bid for 2006 World Cup and six officials from the German Football Association (DFB), FIFA has said in its…

Manchester, March 22 (IANS) English football club Manchester United will be returning to China for a pre-season summer tour, the club said in a statement on Tuesday. More than 107 million followers makes China the…

Madrid, March 22 (IANS) Barcelona’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Rakitic has sustained a calf injury that might prevent him from featuring in the upcoming La Liga Clasico against Real Madrid next April 2, Spanish soccer newspaper…

London, March 22 (IANS) English football champions Chelsea’s midfielder Cesc Fabregas says it would be very difficult for him to play for his former club Spanish champions FC Barcelona again. Asked how difficult it would…

New York, March 22 (IANS) Former Chelsea skipper Frank Lampard believes that his ex-coach Jose Mourinho would rise to the challenge at Manchester United, should the London football club turn to him to revive their…

London, March 22 (IANS) Arsenal legend Thierry Henry’s fast completion of the UEFA A license course has received severe criticism with some saying that the course is biased “towards a certain few”. The 1998 World…

Gangtok, March 22 (IANS) While the premier football clubs are on course to clinch the coveted I-League trophy, others are gearing up to book a berth in next season’s I-League. Come this Saturday, Second Division…