Sports / Football

Messi wins FIFA player of the year as Ronaldo skips ceremony 24 Sep 2019 - 07:56 am

Milan: Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award as beaten rival Cristiano Ronaldo stayed away from the star-studded ceremony...

Manchester United reassure fans that trophies are top priority 23 Sep 2019 - 04:23 pm

London: Manchester United have assured disgruntled fans that the club's priority is a success on the pitch rather than making money, saying they...

Real Madrid rebounds from PSG loss by winning at Sevilla 23 Sep 2019 - 09:07 am

BARCELONA, Spain: Karim Benzema scored in the second half to ensure Real Madrid rebounded from its poor performance in the Champions League with...

Neymar 100% committed to PSG, says Tuchel 23 Sep 2019 - 08:52 am

Paris St Germain coach Thomas Tuchel has said Neymar is "100%" committed to the French champions after the Brazil international scored the winning...

West Ham extend away-day blues for pitiful Manchester United 22 Sep 2019 - 06:35 pm

London: West Ham inflicted more away-day pain on a poor Manchester United side on Sunday, lifting themselves to fourth in the Premier League...

Van Dijk threatens to eclipse Ronaldo-Messi in world's best 22 Sep 2019 - 03:29 pm

Milan: Virgil Van Dijk threatens to eclipse fellow European stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to lift FIFA's The Best Player award on...

Iran has 'assured' women can attend qualifier: Infantino 22 Sep 2019 - 11:28 am

Milan, Italy: FIFA has been "assured" by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran,...

Barcelona loses in its worst start in Spain for 25 years 22 Sep 2019 - 09:46 am

MADRID: Not even Lionel Messi's return was enough to prevent Barcelona from making its worst start in the Spanish league for 25 years....

Inter beats Milan 2-0 to keep perfect start in Serie A 22 Sep 2019 - 09:44 am

Milan: A lifelong Juventus fan and former Bianconeri coach and player, Antonio Conte could be the man that finally wrests the Serie A...

Spurs lose 2-1 after marginal VAR call, Leicester comeback 21 Sep 2019 - 04:57 pm

LEICESTER, England: Tottenham conceded two goals after having one of its own ruled out by VAR for the most marginal of offside calls...

Zidane would quit Real Madrid without backing 21 Sep 2019 - 04:11 pm

Madrid: Zinedine Zidane believes he has the backing of Real Madrid but admits he would leave if he ever felt he had lost...

Injury-hit PSG without Icardi, Sarabia for Lyon trip 21 Sep 2019 - 03:59 pm

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain's injury problems worsened on Saturday as forwards Mauro Icardi and Pablo Sarabia were ruled out of Sunday's Ligue 1 game...

Wonderkid Fati: from African suburb to Barcelona's Camp Nou 21 Sep 2019 - 11:46 am

Bissau: Ansu Fati has made a long trip from the fields of Guinea-Bissau, where he played as a child, to Barcelona's Camp Nou...

Snap judgment: fan who took selfie with Mbappe fined and banned 19 Sep 2019 - 06:51 pm

Toulouse, France: A football fan has been fined in France for running onto the field during a Ligue 1 game in Toulouse and...

PSG, Man City shine in Champions League; big names struggle 19 Sep 2019 - 08:16 am

Geneva: Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City succeeded where storied rivals failed in their opening Champions League games. Even with its star forwards absent,...

Fernandinho emerges as defensive fix for injury-hit Man City 19 Sep 2019 - 06:40 am

Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has the personality and experience to solve their injury crisis in defence, manager Pep Guardiola has said. The Brazilian...

PSG display character, personality in Real rout 19 Sep 2019 - 01:40 am

PARIS: Paris St Germain’s crushing of Real Madrid in their Champions League opener was not a warning to their European rivals - it...

Lindelof extends Man Utd deal to 2024 18 Sep 2019 - 06:31 pm

London: Manchester United tied down defender Victor Lindelof to a new five-year deal on Wednesday. "Victor Lindelof has signed a new long-term contract...