Tag: Football

Bishkek: India topped Group A of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers despite going down 1-2 to Kyrgyzstan in their last match at the Dolon Omurzakov Stadium here on Tuesday. Anton Zemlianukhin and Mirlan Murzaev each scored as Kyrgyzstan secured a 2-1 victory over India, after both teams had earlier guaranteed their progression to next January’s […]

Bogota: FIFA has approved the use of video assistant referees (VARs) in this year’s World Cup in Russia, the international football governing body has said. The technology was approved by rule-making board IFAB earlier this month but FIFA was yet to ratify its use for football’s showpiece tournament, which will be played in Russia from […]

Bengaluru: A young Bengaluru FC side got the club’s AFC Cup Group E campaign to a winning start after a Daniel Lalhlimpuia strike (72th) gave the Blues a 1-0 win over Abahani Limited Dhaka (Bangladesh) at the Kanteerava Stadium here on Wednesday. With the focus firmly on Saturday’s Indian Super League (ISL) final against Chennaiyin […]

It will be the first time that South American football's biggest rivals have met in the final of the continental tournament since 2007, when Brazil won 3-0 in the Venezuelan city of Maracaibo.

New Delhi: Indian women footballers have no future in the country, team defender Dalima Chhibber said on Tuesday. “What (women’s) football lacking is opportunity. Although there is an Indian Women’s League now, but we as women footballers are not being able to see a future in football,” the Delhi-born player said at the 5th International Convention […]

It was harsh on the Spanish, who played arguably their best football of the tournament and should have won the game in 90 minutes.

Moscow: Top football nations Portugal and Spain have been placed in Group B and will play against each other in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, it was announced on Friday. Alongside the European Champions Portugal and 2010 FIFA World Cup holders Spain, Morocco and Iran have found themselves in […]

Milan: Tributes poured in for iconic goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon as the Italy captain retired from international football after their catastrophic loss to Sweden in the 2018 World Cup qualification play-off here on Monday. Buffon, playing in his 175th international — a record for a European, tearfully ended his international journey as four-time world champions Italy […]

Bengaluru: With exactly a week before their Indian Super League (ISL) opener, Bengaluru FC announced legendary cricketer and former India captain Rahul Dravid as their ambassador for the upcoming football season. Speaking on the association, Dravid said he was thrilled at now being a part of the Blues, whose fortunes he has been following for a […]

Mumbai: Applauding the Indian team for their recent performances, here on Friday star striker playing for Kerela Blasters- Iain Hume praised saying that they have done well, but will still need 20-30 years to mark their presence in the international podium like other teams. The former Canada international said that when he compares India with […]

Monaco: Veteran Spanish international goalkeeper Iker Casillas was awarded the 2017 Golden Foot award at the Hotel de Paris here. The 36-year-old won the award which is in recognition of the long-standing achievements of the player in terms of both skills and personality. Expressing his happiness on winning the award, the FC Porto goalkeeper on […]

New Delhi: Actor Arjun Kapoor, who co-owns the FC Pune City football team, says he is very passionate about the sport. Asked why he wanted to be the co-owner of a football team, Arjun told IANS over phone from Mumbai: “The opportunity was there earlier also, but I just wasn’t ready that time. I wanted […]

Kolkata: In what is turning out to be a long drawn saga now, Argentine football legend Diego Maradona’s visit to Kolkata was on Thursday postponed for a fourth time due to security issues, organisers said. Maradona, who was supposed to be in the city on October 8 to play the ‘Match for Unity’ against former […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday once again lambasted US professional football players who insult or disrespect the flag and the national anthem as a sign of protest, stating that they should be fired or suspended. “If NFL (National Football League) fans refuse to go to games until players stop disrespecting our Flag and […]

Mumbai: Actor Tiger Shroff says he would love to feature in a biopic on football star Cristiano Ronaldo. At the launch of Futsal Season 2 here on Friday, where he was present to support his team Mumbai Warriors, the actor was asked which footballer’s biopic does he want to see in future and which footballer’s […]