Manchester, March 10 (IANS) Former Manchester United forward Louis Saha believes that the club should buy Everton striker Romelu Lukaku next summer in order to strengthen their presence upfront. The Belgium international is the second…
Moscow, March 10 (IANS) Benfica beat Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 in the second leg match to win their Champions League knockout stage tie 3-1 on aggregate and claim a berth in the quarter-finals of the…
London, March 10 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) topped Chelsea 2-1 in the second leg match to seal a 4-2 win on aggregate in the contest for a slot in the Champions League quarter-finals. This marks…
La Paz, March 10 (IANS) Bolivian football club Bolivar and Argentina’s Boca Juniors will meet in the Hernando Siles Stadium here for Copa Libertadores de America group match on Friday. The match will be key…
Abuja (Nigeria), March 10 (IANS) Interim head coach of Nigeria’s national footbal team Samson Siasia said he plans to crush Egypt with goals when the two nations meet twice in an African Cup of Nations…
Buenos Aires, March 10 (IANS) Fans of Argentinian football club River Plate have begun a campaign via Twitter to try to persuade goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to stay with the club. With the hashtags “NoTeVayasTrapito” (Don’t…
Bengaluru, March 9 (IANS) A young and resilient Bengaluru FC (BFC) side battled hard but went down 1-0 to Malaysian outfit Johor Darul Ta’zim team in an AFC Cup Group H game at the Kanteerava…
Hong Kong, March 9 (IANS) A scintillating display of offensive football by a rampaging Mohun Bagan enabled them to thump a 10-man Hong Kong’s South China 4-0 and go top of their AFC Cup group…
Madrid, March 9 (IANS) Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone plans to bring back Argentinian midfielder Augusto Fernandez, absent against Valencia because of a suspension, for his starting line-up on Saturday against Deportivo La Coruna…
Paris, March 9 (IANS) The French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed on Wednesday that its headquarters was searched at the request of the Swiss judicial authorities, indicating that documents on the cooperation between former UEFA head…
Harare, March 9 (IANS) Zimbabwe’s football governing body board member Edzai Kasinauyo has been suspended on allegations of trying to manipulate results of the national team’s 2017 Nations Cup qualifiers against Swaziland slated for the…
Madrid, March 9 (IANS) Spain’s four surviving football sides in the Europa League are in action on Thursday with a tie between Athletic Club Bilbao and Valencia the standout fixture. Europa League holders Sevilla travel…
Geneva, March 9 (IANS) The Attorney General of Switzerland announced on Wednesday that it has raided and searched the offices of the French Football Federation in Paris with the consent of the latter and in…
London, March 9 (IANS) France football legend Thierry Henry has opined that Liverpool FC may have finally found the replacement for their former star Luis Suarez in the form of Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino. FirminoÂ’s…
Buenos Aires, March 9 (IANS) forward Ezequiel Lavezzi, a brand-new figure in Chinese Super League (CSL), has became the first Argentine to be called up for national duty while playing in the Asian country. The…
Gijon (Spain), March 9 (IANS) Croat Alen Halilovic, on loan from Barcelona to Sporting Gijon, has said that he does not think about his national selection but saving the La Liga club after the decision…
Canberra, March 9 (IANS) Australia on Wednesday named three uncapped footballers in its squad of 23 to compete in the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Tajikstan and Jordan. Australia’s coach Ange Postecoglou promised…
Wolfsburg (Germany), March 9 (IANS) German football club VFL Wolfsburg progressed into the quarter-finals after edging Gent 4-2 on aggregate at the second leg of Champions League’s last-16 match. The “Wolves” booked their first ever…
Madrid, March 9 (IANS) Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez struck midway through the second half to complete a resounding 4-0 aggregate win for Real Madrid in a Champions League round of 16 football clash. Madrid…
Berlin, March 8 (IANS) Croatian Niko Kovac was on Tuesday named as the head coach of German football club Eintracht Frankfurt, succeeding Armin Veh. Kovac signed until July 30, 2017, but the contract will only…