Rio de Janeiro, March 4 (IANS) Brazil’s football team head coach Dunga has announced a 23-member squad for the upcoming matches against Uruguay and Paraguay in the South America Qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World…
Monchengladbach (Germany), March 4 (IANS) German football club Borussia Monchengladbach has announced that Oscar Wendt will be sidelined for the time being after suffering a torn hamstring. After Thursday’s examination by club doctor Stefan Hertel,…
Bilbao (Spain), March 3 (IANS) Athletic Bilbao announced on Thursday that head coach Ernesto Valverde has extended his contract with the Spanish football club until June 30, 2017. Accordingly, Valverde will stay with the La…
Berlin, March 3 (IANS) Bayer Leverkusen will be without defender Robert Hilbert for six weeks due to a shoulder injury, the German football club announced on Thursday. Leverkusen did not only suffer their third straight…
Zagreb, March 3 (IANS) Veteran Croatian striker Ivica Olic on Thursday retired from international football after wearing the national jersey for 14 years, with a message of thanks to fans. Olic wrote in his message,…
Manchester, March 3 (IANS) Manchester United head coach Louis van Gaal says he is delighted to see his teams top four rivals slip in the English Premier League (EPL). On Wednesday, fifth-placed Manchester United beat…
Milan, March 3 (IANS) Defender Leonardo Bonucci has admitted that “it was the worst performance since Ive been at Juventus after they lost 0-3 to Inter Milan in the second leg of the Coppa Italia…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) India have gained two places and are currently ranked 160th in the latest global football rankings released by FIFA on Thursday. India are currently with 142 points. India’s 1-0 World Cup…
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…