PREVIEW After a disastrous 2023-24 campaign, Bengaluru FC (BFC) will look to start the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season with a clean slate against East Bengal here on Saturday. In the previous edition, BFC suffered its worst-ever ISL performance, with 22 points from the same number of matches. A lack of goals proved to…
Kerala Blasters football club announced that only 50 per cent of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium capacity will be used for its Indian Super League 2024-25 opener against Punjab FC on Sunday. The reason for this is the ongoing Onam celebrations, taking place across Kerala. “This decision was taken after discussions with the relevant stakeholders and…
Chelsea’s Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson signed a two-year contract extension on Friday that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2033. Blues boss Enzo Maresca revealed earlier this season that Jackson had agreed in principle to extend the eight-year deal he signed after joining from Villarreal in 2023. The Premier League club have now rubber-stamped…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he is pleased that the club’s long-awaited hearing into 115 charges brought by the Premier League is set to start on Monday. City faces 80 breaches of financial rules between 2009 and 2018, plus a further 35 of failing to cooperate with a Premier League investigation. The English champion…
Inter Miami CF superstar Lionel Messi will be available Saturday against the visiting Philadelphia Union, coach Tata Martino confirmed Friday. The 37-year-old forward has not played since spraining his right ankle in Argentina’s July 14 win against Colombia in the 2024 Copa America final. He last played for Inter Miami on June 1. “Yes, he’s…
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said Rodrigo Bentancur has acknowledged his mistake and pleaded for leniency towards the Uruguayan over an allegedly racist comment made about teammate Son Heung-min. During a television interview in his homeland in June, Bentancur had been asked by the host for a Spurs player’s shirt, to which he replied: “Sonny’s? It…
With the Delhi High Court issuing a stay order for the decision of the All India Football Federation’s Player Status Committee (PSC) on Friday regarding Anwar Ali’s transfer, the defender would have heaved a sigh of relief. At least for now. The PSC, having found Anwar guilty of unilaterally breaching his four-year loan contract with…
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is unconcerned about Vinicius Jr’s current form and fully expects him to bounce back quickly, he told a press conference on Friday when he was bombarded with questions about his star forward. Ancelotti acknowledged that Vinicius was not at his best and stressed that the player needs support following criticism…
New United States national team coach Mauricio Pochettino says his squad need to set themselves the highest goal possible — to win the World Cup. The Argentine, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint Germain coach, was unveiled to the media on Friday after signing his deal this week. The USA is co-hosting the 2026…
AC Milan and city rival Inter have rejected a plan to renovate their San Siro ground but revived proposals to build a new joint stadium in the same area, mayor Giuseppe Sala said on Friday. The move is the latest twist in a saga involving the two Serie A clubs and local authorities for the…
