Australia endured another disappointing evening in Asia’s World Cup qualifying on Tuesday as Graham Arnold’s side were held to a 0-0 draw by hosts Indonesia while Saudi Arabia claimed a late 2-1 win over China. Hassan Kadish’s 90th minute header earned victory for the 10-man Saudis, who moved onto four points from their opening two…
Germany forward Niclas Fuellkrug will miss Tuesday’s Nations League clash with the Netherlands due to an Achilles tendon strain, the German FA (DFB) confirmed before the match. Fuellkrug left the Germany camp on Tuesday afternoon, the DFB told to AFP subsidiary SID. The 31-year-old forward, who joined Premier League West Ham from Borussia Dortmund in…
Three days before the new Indian Super League (ISL) season kicks off, India international Anwar Ali, who made a sensational switch from Mohun Bagan to East Bengal last month, was handed a four-month sporting sanction by the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Players’ Status Committee (PSC). Anwar had terminated his loan deal with Mohun Bagan…
Mumbai City FC has at least four players who can go on to play for the Indian national team in the future, head coach Petr Kratky said on Tuesday. “I’m looking forward to introducing them to the Indian Super League (ISL) this year, or the next, but they will come and shine soon,” Kratky told…
Indian men’s national team defender Anwar Ali has been banned from football for four months following his loan termination with Mohun Bagan Super Giant to join East Bengal FC, the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Player Status Committee said on Tuesday. East Bengal and his parent club Delhi FC have also been banned from registering…
A group of about 50 Italy fans clad in all black turned their backs in apparent protest during Israel’s national anthem before a Nations League match in neutral Hungary on Monday. The Italy fans also held up an Italian flag with the word, “Liberta” (Freedom) on it. There were black slashes on other banners put…
Chinese football on Tuesday banned 43 people for life over alleged gambling and match-fixing, including three former China internationals and South Korean World Cup player Son Jun-ho, state media said. Under President Xi Jinping, Beijing has in recent years deepened a crackdown on corruption in Chinese sports, especially football, and jailed numerous top officials. Xi…
France football player Wissam Ben Yedder was taken into custody over the weekend and will stand trial on charges of “sexual assault in a state of inebriation”, a judicial official told The Associated Press on Monday. Nice prosecutor Damien Martinelli told the AP the public prosecutor’s office has appealed against the decision not to remand…
France overcame a slow start to beat neighbour Belgium 2-0 on Monday as Randal Kolo Muani’s close-range strike and Ousmane Dembele’s left-foot drive handed it its first points of the Nations League campaign. It was a positive response by the French, who changed eight of the starting team, including Kylian Mbappe, after being beaten 3-1…
Heavyweight contenders in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers struggled on Monday with Ghana held to a draw while Morocco and Senegal scraped narrow wins over unfancied opposition. But for Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, victories continued their positive start to the campaign which kicked off last week. Ghana gave away a…
