Football

Rio de Janeiro, March 7 (IANS) The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced that Orlando City’s attacking midfielder Kaka has been cut from the national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay…

The Hague, March 7 (IANS) Forward Zhang Yuning scored his first goal, also the maiden goal for a Chinese footballer, in Dutch top flight league, propelling Vitesse Arnhem to a 2-1 victory over Roda JC…

Valencia (Spain), March 7 (IANS) Capital football club Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 3-1 away in a strong second-half display before 50,000 fans at the Mestalla stadium to keep their La Liga title hopes alive. The…

Berlin, March 7 (IANS) German football club Eintracht Frankfurt has announced that it has replaced head coach Armin Veh with immediate effect as the side is struggling in the Bundesliga. The club’s board and supervisory…

Berlin, March 7 (IANS) Hamburg stopped Hertha Berlin’s winning run with a 2-0 victory while the goalless draw between Mainz and Darmstadt concluded the 25th round in Bundesliga football league. Nicolai Mueller’s second-half brace against…

Pune, March 6 (IANS) DSK Shivajians came up with a dominant performance to outclass East Bengal 2-0 in an I-League match at the Balewadi Stadium here on Sunday. Goals from Douhou Pierre (9th minute) and…

Tura (Meghalaya), March 6 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Agitok Sangma penned his last letter to Home Minister Rajnath Singh recommending an Arjuna award for India’s iconic woman footballer Oinam Bembem Devi. Sangma dashed…

Madrid, March 6 (IANS) Real Madrid trained on Sunday with a full football squad except for French forward Karim Benzema in preparation for the second leg of the European Champions League’s knockout stage against Roma…

London, March 6 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has praised his team for displaying “outstanding spirit” after they held arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw despite being reduced to 10 men. Arsenal had taken…

Margao (Goa), March 6 (IANS) Bengaluru FC came back from two goals down, but couldn’t do enough to eke out a win as a 10-man Sporting Clube de Goa held on for a 2-2 draw…

London, March 6 (IANS) Leicester City football club’s head coach Claudio Ranieri says his side will continue to fight after a 1-0 English Premier League (EPL) win away against Watford sent them five points clear…

London, March 6 (IANS) Leicester City head coach Claudio Ranieri has said he had no concerns over the fitness of match-winner Riyad Mahrez, despite his late withdrawal during the 1-0 win at Watford in the…

Paris, March 6 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian midfielder Lucas Moura has said that his compatriot Willian is currently the best footballer in Chelsea, but warned that the Ligue 1 giants cannot focus on monitoring only…

Berlin, March 6 (IANS) After such an outstanding football game like the German “classico” between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich (0-0) in the Bundesliga, some questions may have been answered and some others are still…

London, March 6 (IANS) Chelsea captain John Terry believes he still has “two or three years” to perform “at the highest level,” indicating that he does not know where he will be playing next football…

Vasco (Goa), March 5 (IANS) Mumbai FC held Salgaocar FC 2-2 in a keenly contested I-League match at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here on Saturday. Salgaocar took the lead twice through Jackichand Singh (23rd minute)…

Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Mohun Bagan will be leaving for Hong Kong on Sunday night for their Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup match against South China Athletic Association. They will fly via Dragonair and will…

Margao, March 5 (IANS) On a roll with two back-to-back wins, Bengaluru FC will aim to propel themselves to the top of the I-League table when they face Sporting Clube de Goa here on Sunday….

London, March 5 (IANS) Manchester United defender Guillermo Varela feels that they can build on their wins in the last four consecutive games for a strong finish to the football season. United are currently fifth…