After a Women’s Super League (WSL) season that saw Chelsea crowned title winner on goal difference, runner-up Manchester City would love nothing more than to unseat the champion. The curtain comes up on the new campaign on Friday when Chelsea starts WSL life without its feted manager Emma Hayes, now in charge of the United…
India will begin its SAFF U17 Championship title defence against Bangladesh in the first game of Group A at the Changlimithang Stadium here on Friday. Maldives are the other side in the three-team Group A, against whom India will play on September 24. Group B consists of hosts Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The…
Jorginho has challenged Arsenal to use its Champions League opener against Atalanta on Thursday as a springboard to success in its crucial clash with Manchester City this weekend. Mikel Arteta’s side is in the midst of a demanding seven days that started with a 1-0 victory at Tottenham in the north London derby last Sunday….
Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi lamented missed opportunities but was satisfied with his team’s draw against Manchester City in the opening Champions League match of the season. While the 0-0 stalemate at the Etihad Stadium was a positive start for Inter in the revamped competition, Inzaghi felt his team could have secured victory. “The players…
UEFA made a high-profile signing from UEFA on Wednesday, hiring one of the most respected executives in European football. Kevin Lamour, currently UEFA’s deputy general secretary, will join FIFA as chief operating officer on Nov. 1, football’s world body told staff on Wednesday in an email seen by The Associated Press. The 44-year-old French official…
Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique admitted he did not enjoy watching the team’s tense late win over Girona in the Champions League on Wednesday. PSG secured victory after Girona’s goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga, who had thwarted numerous efforts from the French champion, made a calamitous error in the final minutes of the match to give…
Barcelona travels to face AS Monaco in its opening 2024/25 Champions League fixture in the tournament’s new era. Barca is in flying form with five out of five wins in La Liga however, the side’s injury concens are getting worse with each passing week. Recently, new signing Dani Olmo got injured for four-five weeks and…
Girona should be proud of its Champions League debut, coach Michel said after his side held Paris St Germain at bay until late in Wednesday’s game only to fall to a 1-0 defeat after a blunder from goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga. Girona, Spain’s surprise package of last season, had neutralised PSG’s attack before the French side…
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will be out “for a while” after suffering a significant ankle injury while playing for Norway last week, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old hobbled off during his country’s Nations League defeat of Austria in Oslo on September 9 and returned to London on crutches. Odegaard missed Sunday’s North…
Manchester City is braced for its Champions League reunion with Inter Milan at the start of an expanded tournament that will be “so tough” for the 2023 winners. Pep Guardiola’s side beat Inter 1-0 in the final two seasons ago as Rodri’s goal clinched its first Champions League crown on a memorable night in Istanbul….
