Beijing, March 3 (IANS) After splashing out close to $300 million during the winter transfer window, the Chinese Super League (CSL) will kick off its new football season on Friday with five-time defending champions Guangzhou…
Milan, March 3 (IANS) Turin’s football giants Juventus booked their place in the Coppa Italia final with a 5-3 win on penalties after the hosts had clawed their way back from 0-3 down in the…
Madrid, March 3 (IANS) Former Argentina and Barcelona defender Gabriel Milito has said that the Catalan football club coached by Luis Enrique is “arguably the best team of all time” and is a “strong candidate”…
Madrid, March 3 (IANS) Real Madrid followed last weekend’s football derby loss to Atletico with a workmanlike 3-1 away win against Levante, the worst team in La Liga. Real, with one point from their last…
Berlin, March 3 (IANS) Werder Bremen director of professional football Rouven Schroeder replaced outgoing Mainz sporting director Christian Heidel. After a long back and forth, both Bundesliga clubs agreed on the transfer of Schroeder on…
Munich, March 3 (IANS) A clinical Mainz snatched a late 2-1 victory thanks to Jhon Cordoba’s winner at Bayern Munich as runners-up Dortmund edged rival German football club Darmstadt 2-0 to reap the fourth straight…
Utrecht (Netherlands), March 3 (IANS) The unique Dutch Cup adventure of amateur football club VVSB came to an end with a 0-3 defeat at FC Utrecht in the semifinal. VVSB from Noordwijkerhout, which plays at…
Buenos Aires, March 3 (IANS) Guillermo Barros Schelotto was introduced as the new coach of Argentine football club Boca Juniors. He said he wants to take the outfit “to the top”. The 42-year-old confirmed on…
Madrid, March 2 (IANS) Former Argentinian footballer Gabriel Milito on Wednesday visited the training ground of Atletico Madrid, and praised the work of his compatriot coach Diego Simeone. Milito said that what Simeone is doing…
Shillong, March 2 (IANS) Bengaluru Football Club (BFC) strengthened their grip on the second spot by defeating Shillong Lajong 2-0 in their I-League tie at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday evening. Udanta Singh…
Madrid, March 2 (IANS) Suspended Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) president Michel Platini has submitted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) an appeal against the six-year suspension imposed by FIFA for alleged…
London, March 2 (IANS) Arsenal’s hopes of clinching the English Premier League (EPL) title have taken a major hit by a setback in midfielder Santi Cazorla’s recovery from injury. Cazorla underwent a knee-ligament operation in…
Barcelona, March 2 (IANS) Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi said there is mutual respect between him and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, but admitted that their relationship does not go beyond that. Messi and Ronaldo are…
Liverpool, March 2 (IANS) Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp believes a single club can not dominate the English Premier League (EPL) again due to the financial strength of the football competition. “Its not possible in…
Barcelona, March 2 (IANS) Barcelona’s midfield talisman Andres Iniesta thinks it is feasible for the Catalan football giants to win a new treble but warned that there are dangerous rivals and noted that “the secret…
London, March 2 (IANS) Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry called on the club’s supporting cast to chip in with more goals if the Arsene Wenger-managed side are to win the English Premier League (EPL) title…
Leicester (England), March 2 (IANS) Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri says the stalemate against West Bromich Albion has given his side more confidence than their last gasp victory in Saturday’s match against Norwich City. West…
Madrid, March 2 (IANS) Atletico Madrid had an easy time at the Vicente Calderon, dominating Real Sociedad 3-0 to move within five points of La Liga leaders Barcelona. The Colchoneros, playing their fourth football match…
London, March 2 (IANS) After Chelsea beat Norwich City to enter the top-eight of the English Premier League (EPL), its manager Guus Hiddink has set his sights on the European football next season. Chelsea rode…
Berlin, March 2 (IANS) Andre Schuerrle’s hat-trick helped Wolfsburg to crush Hannover 4-0 in the Lower Saxony football derby while Ingolstadt and Cologne shared the spoils at the opener of the 24th round in Bundesliga….