Carlo Ancelotti says he expects Real Madrid to be his last club job and is “not so excited” about coaching a national team. Ancelotti has a contract at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for another two years. Last season, Brazil hoped to lure him. However, the 65-year-old Italian is not enamored by the thought of swapping a…
The mellow performances for all Indian clubs continued to be the norm as the under-21 sides of East Bengal and Punjab FC crashed out of the race to the final of the Next Generation Cup 2024 at the Bodymoor Heath Training Ground here on Friday. Everton obliterated East Bengal 6-0 in regulation time and…
AC Milan promised to automatically renew the contracts for players on its women’s team “in the event of pregnancy during the final season” of their existing deals. Calling it “a first among the elite clubs of European football,” Milan said the automatic extension would be for one year and on the same economic terms as…
Morocco reached the Olympic men’s football semifinals for the first time with a resounding 4-0 win over the United States, that included two penalties at the Parc des Princes on Friday. Morocco dominated from the start to prevail in its first-ever Olympic knockout match to set up a clash with the winner of the Spain-Japan…
Fulham has signed England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe from Premier League rival Arsenal on a five-year contract, it was announced on Friday. No fee was mentioned for the deal, which will keep Smith Rowe at Craven Cottage until the summer of 2029, with a club option to extend by a further 12 months, was disclosed….
Stellenbosch FC Academy had arrived at the Next Generation Cup 2024 campaign, singing and dancing on the pitch. They have continued to transform that mojo on the field as it beat Aston Villa’s under-18 side 1-0 on the second day of the tournament, here on Friday. Villa started the match aggressively, but stuttering ball control…
Wadjied Ryngkhlem’s early strike was enough for home side Shillong Lajong to secure all three points in the opening Group F game of the 133 rd IndianOil Durand Cup played against Tribhuvan Army FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The home side took an early lead in the sixth minute of the game after the Nepal side…
Former Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has died at the age of 60, his family announced on Thursday. Shakespeare, who also briefly held a coaching position with the English national team in 2016, died peacefully surrounded by family according to a statement released on behalf of his family by the League Managers’ Association. He was…
Indian clubs continued to have a poor first day at the office in the Next Generation Cup 2024, as East Bengal’s under-21 lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace’s under-18 side, as the third and final side to lose its opening match here, on Thursday. East Bengal, which had come into the match after an impressive 3-0…
Not many in Indian football were familiar with the name of Manolo Márquez when he arrived in India four years ago. But it didn’t take time to realise that he wasn’t here to add his name to the long list of foreign coaches who worked in India before slipping into oblivion. After spending four fruitful…
