East Bengal FC will be looking to put behind the frustration of successive away defeats and pick up its first points of the Indian Super League 2024-25 season when it hosts FC Goa at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday. The red and gold brigade is returning home from an unrewarding trip from the South…
Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is ready to come out of retirement to help Barcelona whose first-choice Marc-Andre ter Stegen is likely to be out injured for the rest of the season. Germany international Ter Stegen underwent surgery after rupturing the patella tendon in his right knee during a 5-1 win over Villarreal over the weekend….
A fan who racially abused Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr and Villarreal player Samuel Chukwueze in two games at Mallorca last year has been found guilty and handed a suspended prison sentence, Real Madrid said on Thursday. The aggressor, who was not named in the La Liga club’s statement, had his 12-month sentence suspended after…
Violent clashes between rival fans after a Genoa derby resulted in nearly 40 people being treated for injuries at a local hospital, including 26 police officers, authorities said on Thursday. Fans also clashed on a city bridge and outside the stadium before Wednesday night’s Italian Cup match, in which Sampdoria beat Genoa in a penalty…
Not many professional footballers would pay for the privilege of playing in the French fourth-tier but former England striker Andy Carroll is a rare exception. Once the most expensive British footballer, when he signed for Liverpool in 2011, Carroll scored 54 goals in the Premier League earning millions a year, but now earns a reported…
Premier League leaders Manchester City will have a Rodri-shaped hole in its midfield at Newcastle United on Saturday with its title rivals hoping to see early evidence that the Spaniard’s absence will leave the champions vulnerable. Without giving a definite time frame on Rodri’s recovery, champion City confirmed that the 28-year-old midfield anchor sustained ligament…
Former champion Wolfsburg, debutants Galatasaray and Hammarby, and Valerenga became the latest teams to qualify for the group stages of the 2024-25 UEFA Women’s Champions League on Wednesday. They are the first teams through from the second round of qualifying while Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will have to overturn deficits in the second leg…
I-League club Sreenidi Deccan FC announced the appointment of Rui Amorim as the club’s new head coach on Thursday following the departure of Domingo Oramas. Amorim brings a wealth of experience from his extensive work across various divisions in Portugal and internationally. His most recent role saw him lead SC Znojmo in the Czech Republic….
Girona suffered another setback in a poor start to the season when it was held to a 0-0 home draw by Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Wednesday, with the visitors almost claiming all three points in the dying moments. Winless in four consecutive games in all competitions, last year’s surprise challenger Girona is 12th…
Omar Campos and Kei Kamara scored in extra time and Los Angeles FC won the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for the first time with a 3-1 win over Sporting Kansas City. French striker Olivier Giroud also scored for LAFC, which captured its fourth trophy since starting play in 2018. The club captured Major League…
