Sports / Football

Poland forward Lewandowski receives honour from president 22 Mar 2021 - 04:02 pm

WARSAW: Soccer player Robert Lewandowski received an honour from the Polish president on Monday, giving the striker named Best FIFA Men's Player in...

Ibrahimovic makes history as AC Milan edge Fiorentina thriller 21 Mar 2021 - 10:37 pm

Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his return to the AC Milan starting line-up with a goal in a thrilling 3-2 win at Fiorentina on Sunday,...

Juventus suffer shock loss to Benevento 21 Mar 2021 - 07:24 pm

Benevento dented Juventus’ Serie A title hopes on Sunday as Adolfo Gaich’s second-half strike sealed a shock 1-0 victory in Turin and ended...

Chelsea beats Sheffield United 2-0 to reach FA Cup semis 21 Mar 2021 - 07:15 pm

LONDON: Chelsea reached the semifinals of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Sunday courtesy of Oliver Norwood’s own-goal...

Euro 2020 drone interrupts La Liga game 20 Mar 2021 - 06:24 pm

A drone carrying a flag opposing Euro 2020 matches in Bilbao interrupted Athletic Bilbao's match at home to Eibar in La Liga on...

Saints march into FA Cup semis with 3-0 win at Bournemouth 20 Mar 2021 - 05:37 pm

BOURNEMOUTH, England: Southampton's Nathan Redmond scored twice and fellow winger Moussa Djenepo bagged another in a 3-0 win over south-coast rivals Bournemouth on...

Leeds record goalscorer Peter Lorimer dead at age 74 20 Mar 2021 - 03:37 pm

LEEDS, England: Peter Lorimer, the record goalscorer and youngest-ever player for English soccer club Leeds, has died. He was 74. Leeds announced Lorimer's...

Chelsea owner Abramovich defends hire-and-fire policy 20 Mar 2021 - 11:39 am

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich said the London club's glittering trophy cabinet justified the high turnover of managers under his stewardship. Chelsea have had...

Zidane says Liverpool draw not a distraction for Real Madrid 19 Mar 2021 - 07:18 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Liverpool will be physically demanding opponents after the two sides were drawn together in the Champions...

Dembele recalled by France after more than 2 years away 18 Mar 2021 - 06:10 pm

PARIS: Barcelona winger Ousmane Dembele was recalled to the France squad on Thursday after an absence of more than two years. Dembele, who...

Copa del Rey final to be held behind closed doors: Spanish FA 18 Mar 2021 - 03:09 pm

MADRID: The postponed 2019-20 Copa del Rey final will be held behind closed doors, the Spanish FA (RFEF) said on Thursday. It had...

$200M trio combines to send Chelsea into CL quarterfinals 18 Mar 2021 - 02:42 pm

LONDON: A goal combination featuring more than $200 million of summer signings symbolized the Chelsea revival under Thomas Tuchel. Kai Havertz and Timo...

I'll do everything to get Messi to stay at Barca, says Laporta 18 Mar 2021 - 12:52 am

BARCELONA - Barcelona chief Joan Laporta gave Lionel Messi a hug and then pledged to do everything in his power to convince the...

French clubs to refuse to release players for internationals outside EU 18 Mar 2021 - 12:50 am

PARIS - French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 clubs will not release players called up for their national sides if the teams are...

Ruthless Manchester City sweeps aside Gladbach, back in CL quarters 17 Mar 2021 - 02:01 pm

BUDAPEST, Hungary: The quarterfinals have proved to be the ceiling for Manchester City in the Champions League under Pep Guardiola. The team is...

PSG shuts down youth academy amid coronavirus outbreak 17 Mar 2021 - 01:37 pm

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain closed its youth academy training facility on Wednesday following a COVID-19 outbreak. The French club said several new coronavirus cases...