Madrid, March 5 (IANS) Rayo Vallecano’s Venezuelan striker Nicolas Fedor has been elected as February’s best footballer in Spain’s first division, La Liga. The award was given to the player on Friday after a vote…
Rio de Janeiro, March 5 (IANS) The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has announced the 22 players called upon to play friendlies in March as preparation for the Olympic Games to be held in Rio de…
London, March 5 (IANS) New FIFA president Gianni Infantino started his reign by taking a budget flight to his first significant meeting, in order to cut the costs of the world football governing body. The…
Madrid, March 5 (IANS) Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has said that critical voices are “being unfair” to Colombian attacking midfielder James Rodriguez for his drop in performance and defended his commitment every time…
London, March 4 (IANS) Injured Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech said he has full confidence that his replacement David Ospina will do well in Saturday’s north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. Arsenal are currently at the…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The All India Football Federation (AIFF) fined FC Goa Rs.50 lakh on Friday for not attending the post-match presentation ceremony of the Indian Super League (ISL) final last year. The…
Pune, March 4 (IANS) DSK Shivajians Football Club have signed defender Sandesh Jhingan on loan from Indian Super League (ISL) outfit Kerala Blasters till the end of the current I-League season. Jhingan arrived at the…
London, March 4 (IANS) Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident that Saturday’s north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur will bring out the best in his team. Arsenal are currently at the third spot in the…
London, March 4 (IANS) Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger on Friday hit back at the football club legend Thierry Henry, saying he could not be able to measure the anger of the fans from the…
Madrid, March 4 (IANS) Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has some good news for his side’s home game against Celta Vigo on Saturday afternoon after Welsh forward Gareth Bale completed his recovery from a…
Paris, March 4 (IANS) France head coach Didier Deschamps has said that he will reveal the names of the 23 footballers to play in the next European Championship in France on May 12, and it…
Munich, March 4 (IANS) Millions of football fans around the world are eagerly awaiting the Bundesliga’s clash between second-placed Borussia Dortmund and front-runners Bayern Munich on Saturday evening. Not only are Germany’s top two clubs…
Vasco (Goa), March 4 (IANS) Hosts Salgaocar FC will aim to gather three valuable points when they take on Mumbai FC in an I-League game at the Tilak Maidan Stadium here on Saturday. The Goan…
Montreal, March 4 (IANS) Montreal Impact striker Didier Drogba will be missing parts of the Major League Soccer (MLS) season as the club will not risk playing him on artificial surfaces due to his knee…
Hanoi, March 4 (IANS) The Vietnamese Football Federation (VFF) has signed a deal with Nguyen Huu Thang to coach its national team. Thang, born in 1971, replaces Japanese Toshiya Miura whose contract was terminated late…
Rotterdam, March 4 (IANS) Feyenoord Rotterdam have secured a berth in the final of the Dutch Cup football competition by beating AZ Alkmaar 3-1 here. Feyenoord on Thursday dominated the first half and had the…
Madrid, March 4 (IANS) Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as FC Barcelona restored their eight-point lead over Atletico Madrid and 12-point advantage over Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga following a comfortable…
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…