Manchester City midfielder Rodri has ligament damage in his right knee, the club said Wednesday without giving a time frame for his potential absence. The Spain international, among the favourites to win this year’s Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world, limped off after 20 minutes of the 2-2 draw against Arsenal…
Chennaiyin FC’s last memories of a home game in the Indian Super League (ISL) were special – hundreds of fans dancing around the stadium, the players and coach rejoicing to local songs, having secured a playoff finish after four years. On September 26, as it plays its first home game, against newly-promoted Mohammedan Sporting Club…
India will host Malaysia in a friendly match during the FIFA Window on November 19, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced on Wednesday. Malaysia is currently ranked 132rd in the FIFA ranking, while India is ranked 126th. . The last time the two teams met was in October 2023 in the Merdeka Cup semifinal. The Blue Tigers…
PREVIEW Barcelona will host Getafe in the La Liga 2024-25 match at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain on Thursday. Barcelona extended its perfect start to the Spanish league season but lost goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen with a serious knee injury on Sunday. Barcelona routed host Villarreal 5-1 to pick up its sixth straight victory in…
Owen Coyle’s love affair with Indian football has made him a household name among fans in the domestic circuit. An Indian Super League (ISL) runner-up finish with Chennayin FC, an ISL Shield with Jamshedpur FC and a top-six finish for Marina Machans for the first time in four years last season – Coyle needs no…
Hammad Albalawi, head of Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid unit, said his country welcomes all visitors, including LGBTQ people and their bid to host the 48-team showpiece event has nothing to do with ‘sportswashing’ their human rights record. Global governing body FIFA limited the 2034 contest to bidders from the Asian and Oceania confederations…
Como got its first Serie A win in more than 21 years as Cesc Fabregas’ team won 3-2 at Atalanta in a rescheduled match on Tuesday. Delightful second-half goals from Gabriel Strefezza and Alieu Fadera, as well as an own goal from Atalanta defender Sead Kolasinac saw newly promoted Como fight back for its first…
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he was not worried after his side survived a late comeback in a 3-2 home win over Deportivo Alaves in La Liga on Tuesday. Alaves scored twice in the last few minutes but Ancelotti looked for the positives, praising his side’s performance in taking a three-goal lead and creating…
Liverpool coach Arne Slot said it was nice to have the trust of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who has been at the club since he was a child, as the former tries to fill the shoes of the beloved former manager Jurgen Klopp. England’s Alexander-Arnold, who has made 231 Premier League appearances for Liverpool, had praised Slot’s…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is sweating on the next medical bulletin for midfielder Rodri as speculation mounts that the Spaniard faces a lengthy lay-off with a knee injury. Deep as the quality is within City’s squad, some players are simply irreplaceable and silky defensive midfielder Rodri most definitely fits into that category. Since joining…
