Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their first goal | Photo Credit: Reuters Kylian Mbappe was again on target for Real Madrid as they overcame Real Oviedo 3-0 in La Liga on Sunday (August 24, 2025). For Oviedo, returning to Spain’s top flight after an absence of almost a quarter of a century, the arrival … Read more
AIFF Vice-President N. A. Haris, Indian men’s football team head coach Khalid Jamil and AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey at a press conference in Bengaluru on Monday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Newly appointed Indian football team head coach Khalid Jamil has a tough task at hand. Jamil takes charge with the All India Football … Read more
Barcelona’s Pedri reacts after scoring during the La Liga soccer match between Levante and Barcelona in Valencia, Spain on August 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: AP Barcelona fought back from a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 at Levante with a late own-goal by the hosts in the Spanish league. Defending champion Barcelona needed Pedri González … Read more
Indian team celebrating their victory. Photo: Instagram/@indianfootball Anuskha Kumari scored a hat-trick as India thrashed hosts Bhutan 8–0 for their third consecutive win at the SAFF U17 Women’s Championships in Thimphu on Sunday (August 24, 2025). Besides Kumari’s (53rd, 61st, 73rd) stellar performance, Abhista Basnett (23rd, 89th) scored a brace while Pearl Fernandes (71st), Divyani … Read more
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action during the Saudi Super Cup final soccer match against Al Ahli at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong, on August 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 100 competitive goals for four different clubs on Saturday (August 23, 2025), though Al-Nassr … Read more
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane applauds fans after the match | Photo Credit: Reuters Harry Kane hit a hat-trick, Michael Olise a double and newcomer Luis Diaz also scored as Bayern Munich thumped RB Leipzig 6-0 at home in the Bundesliga season opener on Friday (August 22, 2025). Bayern’s big-money arrivals, all brought in from the … Read more
Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres celebrates after scoring their side’s third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leeds United at Emirates stadium in London, on August 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres netted his first two Premier League goals and defender Jurrien Timber scored twice … Read more
NEUFC dashed Diamond Harbour FC’s hopes of a dream debut. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI NorthEast United FC ended the giant killing run of Diamond Harbour FC with a crushing 6-1 win in the final to retain the Durand Cup title in style, at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. Leading 2-0 in the … Read more
Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson celebrates after scoring during the Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Tottenham in England on August 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Tottenham continued its flying start to the Premier League season under new coach Thomas Frank as Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha secured an impressive 2-0 victory at Manchester … Read more
Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates with teammates after their win in the penalty shootout against France on December 18, 2022. | Photo Credit: Getty Images They will. They will not. They will. They will not. Now, they indeed will. Lionel Messi’s Argentina will play a friendly football international in Kerala, after all. After several months of … Read more
The kids in a match of the RFYC Naupang league. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The fourth Reliance Football Young Champs (RFYC) Laupang League kicked off in Aizawl, with one of the brightest footballers from Mizoram, 18-year-old Cindy Remruatpuii Colney, doing the honour on Saturday. Cindy has already represented the country in the under-17 and … Read more
Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates with teammates after their win in the penalty shootout against France on December 18, 2022. | Photo Credit: Getty Images They will. They will not. They will. They will not. Now, they indeed will. Lionel Messi’s Argentina will play a friendly football international in Kerala, after all. After several months of … Read more
File picture of the ISL trophy on display during a match | Photo Credit: ISL The Supreme Court has asked the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) to sort out the issue concerning the renewal of the master rights agreement, which has affected the Indian Super League this season. … Read more
Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro celebrate after a goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham in London, on August 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Chelsea piled on the early season misery for West Ham and its under-fire manager Graham Potter by handing out a 5-1 thrashing in the Premier … Read more
File picture of Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrating a goal with teammates | Photo Credit: Getty Images After months of uncertainty surrounding Lionel Messi’s arrival in Kerala—announced and called off more than once to the dismay of football fans—Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman has officially confirmed that the Argentine legend will indeed lead his World Cup-winning … Read more
A dominant India scored once in each half to blank Bangladesh 2-0 and record their second straight win in the SAFF U-17 Women’s Championships in Thimphu on Friday (August 22, 2025). Pearl Fernandes (14th) and Bonifilia Shullai (76th) were the scorers for India, consolidating their top position in the group with six points from two … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump holds an image of him and Russian President Vladimir Putin from their meeting in Alaska, as FIFA president Gianni Infantino stands, as President Trump makes an announcement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: … Read more
AC Milan’s Noah Okafor. | Photo Credit: Reuters Leeds completed the signing of Noah Okafor from AC Milan on Thursday (August 21, 2025) for a fee of around 21 million euros ($24.5 million). The newly-promoted Premier League team announced that Okafor had signed a four-year contract “subject to a work permit and international clearance.” The … Read more
Diamond Harbour FC will aim to cap a dream run with a title win on debut when it faces the might of the defending champion NorthEast United FC in the final of the 134th Durand Cup at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. The surprise finalist will be looking to emulate Gokulam Kerala FC and FC Goa, which won the tournament in its maiden appearances in 2019 … Read more
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah poses with his PFA Players’ Player of the Year Award at the PFA Awards 2025 at Manchester Opera House, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Manchester, England. | Photo Credit: AP Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mariona Caldentey were voted the men’s and women’s player of the year in English soccer … Read more
Felling the giant: Diamond Harbour stunned East Bengal 2-1 in the semifinal. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Diamond Harbour FC sprung the biggest surprise of the Durand Cup as the debutant reached the final of the 134th edition of the tournament by beating ISL giant Emami East Bengal 2-1 in the second semifinal at the … Read more
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates with Dean Huijsen after scoring against Osasuna on August 19, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Kylian Mbappé got off to a scoring start in his second season with Real Madrid, leading the team to a 1-0 victory over Osasuna in their Spanish league opener Tuesday (August 19, 2025). Mbappé, the … Read more
No mean feat: NEUFC will play its second consecutive final in Asia’s oldest football tournament. | Photo Credit: x@thedurandcup Redeem Tlang’s long-range goal late in the first half helped defending champion NorthEast United FC get past local challenger Shillong Lajong FC 1-0 in the first semifinal of the 134th Durand Cup tournament at the Jawaharlal … Read more
Leeds United’s Lukas Nmecha celebrates scoring their side’s first goal of the game from a penalty during the English Premier League match between Leeds United and Everton at Elland Road, in Leeds, England, on August 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A late penalty from new signing Lukas Nmecha earned promoted Leeds United a hard-fought … Read more
FIFA President Gianni Infantino. | Photo Credit: AP FIFA President Gianni Infantino says that two incidents of alleged racist abuse which marred German Cup games are “unacceptable” as German police investigate. Infantino’s comments came a day after Schalke’s Christopher Antwi-Adjei said he was subjected to racist abuse in a cup game at Lokomotive Leipzig. He … Read more
Atletico Madrid’s Giuliano Simeone in action with Espanyol’s Jose Salinas in La Liga match on August 17, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Despite debuting most of its new signings, Atletico Madrid couldn’t avoid conceding two late goals and losing its opening Spanish league match for the first-ever time under coach Diego Simeone. Host Espanyol’s 2-1 … Read more
Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz celebrates with the trophy after winning the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Luis Díaz scored and won a title on his Bayern Munich debut after a 2-1 win over Stuttgart in the German Supercup. Harry Kane also scored for the Bundesliga champion to win the least important trophy … Read more
Newly-appointed India head coach Khalid Jamil on Sunday (August 17, 2025) cleared the air about the leaving out of talismanic striker Sunil Chhetri from the CAFA Nations Cup national camp, saying it was just a preparatory tournament for the crucial Asian Cup qualifying round matches in October. Jamil, who succeeded Manolo Marquez as India head … Read more
Arsenal’s Ben White celebrates after the match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Arsenal kept at bay Manchester United’s expensively assembled forward line and scored again from a set piece to win 1-0 in the marquee match in the opening round of the Premier League on Sunday (August 17, 2025). Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori nodded in from … Read more
Diamantakos’ twin goals took East Bengal past Mohun Bagan. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Emami East Bengal produced a fine display of attacking football to prevail over traditional rival Mohun Bagan Super Giant 2-1 in a quarterfinal of the 134th Durand Cup at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Sunday. Surprise package East Bengal will … Read more