Sports / Football

Ibrahimovic is Player of the Year 13 May 2014 - 12:06 am

PARIS: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (pictured) of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain was named France’s players’ Player of the Year for the second season running...

Club owner Lerner says Aston Villa is up for sale! 13 May 2014 - 12:06 am

LONDON: Aston Villa’s American owner Randy Lerner intends to sell the club, he said yesterday. Lerner took control of the English Premier League...

Five offbeat moments of EPL season 13 May 2014 - 12:05 am

LONDON: Aside from the high sporting drama of a season that culminated with Manchester City as champions, the Premier League also witnessed several...

Cole walks off after Cup axe 13 May 2014 - 12:03 am

LONDON: Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole announced Sunday he was retiring from international football after being told he’d been left out of England manager...

FIFA chief Blatter calls for action in racism storm 13 May 2014 - 12:03 am

PARIS: FIFA President Sepp Blatter yesterday demanded action be taken by the Italian Football Federation after a banana was thrown at AC Milan...

Experimental Germany begin Cup preparation 13 May 2014 - 12:02 am

BERLIN: Germany begin their final preparations for the World Cup today in Hamburg as an experimental side faces neighbours Poland in the first...

Champion Stuff! Man City bag EPL title 12 May 2014 - 12:49 am

LONDON: Manchester City calmly overpowered West Ham United 2-0 to secure their second Premier League title in three seasons in a party atmosphere...

World Cup heat is on Brazil 12 May 2014 - 12:47 am

Watermelons with the carvings of (from left) Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazil’s Neymar are seen at San Raphael Hotel in...

Mexico’s ‘Little Pea’ seeks World Cup lift 12 May 2014 - 12:33 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Four years after leaving one World Cup finals as a new football hero, Mexican striker Javier Hernandez returns to the...

Neymar feels the weight of Brazil’s expectations 12 May 2014 - 12:33 am

BARCELONA: At just 22 years of age, Barcelona forward Neymar will carry the hopes of 200 million Brazilians on his shoulders when the...

Croatia relishing fiery opener on June 12 12 May 2014 - 12:32 am

ZAGREB: Croatia coach Niko Kovac is intent on challenging golf legend Walter Hagen’s claim that ‘no one remembers who came in second’ at...

La Liga set for final day battle 12 May 2014 - 12:32 am

MADRID: Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will play a La Liga title decider at the Nou Camp Stadium next weekend after leaders Atletico drew...

Qatar to reinforce grassroots football promotion ahead of 2022 11 May 2014 - 01:52 am

Doha: The third-ever FIFA grassroots course in Qatar reached its conclusion on Thursday in Doha, with the participation of 30 Qatari coaches supervised...

Man City eye title glory on season’s last day in EPL 11 May 2014 - 01:50 am

Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko (right) hugs team-mate David Silva after scoring a second goal against Aston Villa during their English Premier League match...

Emir Cup: Al Sailiya and Al Sadd to clash in final 11 May 2014 - 01:17 am

Al Sailiya players and officials celebrate by tossing coach Sami Trabelsi in the air on their win over Al Ahli in the semi-final...

Hibs face fight for survival 11 May 2014 - 01:00 am

GLASGOW: Hibernian face a battle to stay in the Scottish Premiership after a 1-0 defeat at home to Kilmarnock in their final game...

Emir Cup semi-finals today 10 May 2014 - 12:24 am

Al Sadd coach Hussain Amute (centre), speaking at a press conference on the eve of the Emir Cup semi-final against Al Gharafa today....

Blatter to stand again as FIFA President 10 May 2014 - 12:21 am

LAUSANNE: FIFA P0resident Sepp Blatter plans to run for a fifth term as the boss of global football, the Swiss newspaper Blick said...