City-based Rangdajied United FC have signed a “strategic” Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bengaluru FC, one of India’s leading clubs, with an aim to expose the region’s young players to the ISL club’s elite football environment. The partnership aims to create enhanced opportunities for player development and the professional growth of coaches, strengthening the football…
England midfielder Declan Rice opened the scoring against Ireland in the UEFA Nations League but did not celebrate amidst boos from resounding Irish fans, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday. Rice, who played three senior internationals for Ireland before switching his allegiance to England in 2019 and the shift has been a…
Australia captain Maty Ryan has stressed the Socceroos cannot afford to underestimate Indonesia on Tuesday as they go into their World Cup qualifier in Jakarta needing to bounce back from Thursday’s surprise loss to Bahrain. A late Harry Souttar own-goal handed the Gulf side a 1-0 win on the Gold Coast in the opening match…
Italy went behind after 12 seconds but came back to beat France 3-1 in a highly entertaining Nations League Group 2 opening game on Friday. Bradley Barcola found the net in the opening minute when he caught Giovanni Di Lorenzo napping and raced into the area before curling his shot past Gianluigi Donnarumma. Italy levelled…
The Ivory Coast left it late but still made a winning start to the defence of its Africa Cup of Nations title by beating Zambia 2-0 at home on Friday in its opening qualifier for the 2025 final. The Ivorians won the last edition on home soil in February and are heavily fancied to be…
Paraguay held Uruguay to a goalless draw in its South American World Cup qualifier on Friday, with striker Luis Suarez bringing his 17-year international career to an end at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo. The 37-year-old forward reached 143 appearances for Uruguay, finishing as its all-time leading scorer with 69 goals. Marcelo Bielsa’s side, who…
Kevin De Bruyne netted twice to lead Belgium to a 3-1 win over Israel in its opening Nations League clash on Friday, played behind closed doors in neutral Hungary because of security concerns. Belgium’s captain put his side ahead after 21 minutes but Israel equalised nine minutes before the break despite spending most of the…
Real Madrid forward Rodrygo scored the only goal as Brazil boosted its lacklustre 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory over Ecuador on Friday. Rodrygo’s deflected 30th-minute strike was enough to secure all three points for Brazil, who was languishing in sixth place in the South American qualifying standings before Friday’s result in…
Five-time world champion Brazil will face Ecuador in the FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifier on Saturday, at the Couto Pereira Stadium, in Paraná state, Brazil. Brazil will be coming into the match looking to move on from its Copa America 2024 quarterfinal exit against Uruguay on penalties. Head coach Dorival Junior, who took over…
Hyderabad Syria started its 2024 Intercontinental Cup campaign on a high, beating Mauritius 2-0 at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium here on Friday. With torrential downpour in Hyderabad ahead of the clash, the pitch did not offer the best playing conditions. It was filled with water, which resulted in the ball not moving smoothly across…
