The All India Football Federation’s decision to award the I-League title to Churchill Brothers ran into trouble after the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued a stay order on the decision on Sunday. However, the CAS order could not stop the AIFF from conducting the presentation ceremony in Goa. The official communication from the Lausanne … Read more
Mumbai City FC players celebrate after Chhangte’s strike against Inter Kashi during the Kalinga Super Cup 2025 quarterfinal at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, April 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT A second-half strike from Lallianzuala Chhangte was enough for Mumbai City FC to edge Inter Kashi 1-0 in their Super Cup … Read more
The Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) will conduct the second season of the Gujarat Super League (GSL) at the Eka Football Ground, TransStadia, near Kankaria, Ahmedabad, from May 1 to 13. In a release, Parimal Nathwani, president of Gujarat State Football Association said, “It gives me immense pleasure to witness the Gujarat Super League entering … Read more
Barcelona players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Spanish Copa del Rey final soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Estadio de La Cartuja stadium in Seville, Spain on April 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Barcelona has launched its bid for a treble after it beat Real Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling … Read more
Mohun Bagan player celebratea goal. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s youngsters justified their selection for the Super Cup 2025 after beating Kerala Blasters 2-1 in their quarterfinal clash at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. Former KBFC man Sahal Abdul Samad and youngster Suhail Bhat scored in either half, while Sreekuttan … Read more
On a roll: Kashi will be full of confidence coming into the clash against Mumbai City FC. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Inter Kashi will look to cause another upset in the Super Cup 2025 when it takes on Mumbai City FC in their quarterfinal at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. Kashi, the only … Read more
Rayo Vallecano’s Pep Chavarria in action with Atletico Madrid’s Marcos. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Goals from Alexander Sorloth, Conor Gallagher and Julian Alvarez powered Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 home win over city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Thursday, strengthening their grip on third place in LaLiga. Ga6789 With their league title hopes all but … Read more
Kerala Blaster dethroned East Bengal in its opening game. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) will begin its quest to finish the season with a third piece of silverware when it takes on Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) in the Kalinga Super Cup quarterfinal at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. It … Read more
Nottingham Forest players celebrate after Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, right, scored his side’s opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham and Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Monday, April 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham 2-1 on Monday (April 21, 2025) to move into third … Read more
Pope Francis and Scholas Occurrentes’ President Jose Maria Del Corral, left, look at Newell’s Old Boys captain, Argentine midfielder Maxi Rodriguez juggling a soccer ball at the launch of the ‘Scholas Occurrentes’ (Latin for, schools of meeting) international educational movement at the pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome in 2022. | Photo Credit: AP From meetings … Read more
Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde celebrates scoring his side’s first goal next to Vinicius Junior during the Spanish La Liga match on April 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Still upset at their team’s midweek exit from the Champions League, Real Madrid fans jeered suspended Kylian Mbappé and then cheered Federico Valverde after he scored late … Read more
The Premier League title is so close Liverpool can almost touch it. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s second-half strike against Leicester on Sunday (April 20, 2025) pushed the Merseyside club to within one more win of a record-equaling 20th English league crown. It would not even take that if second-placed Arsenal loses to Crystal Palace on Wednesday. But … Read more
PSG’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Vitinha, and Joao Neves celebrate after winning the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Le Havre at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Saturday, April 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Paris Saint-Germain laboured past lowly Le Havre 2-1 and moved closer to finishing Ligue 1 unbeaten. In … Read more
Barcelona’s Raphinha, centre left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Celta de Vigo at the Lluis Companys Olympic stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, April 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Hansi Flick ran onto the field on the final whistle and lifted … Read more
Manchester United’s Harry Maguire, left, celebrates with team mates after his side’s fifth goal during the Europa League quarter final second leg soccer match between Manchester United and Olympique Lyon in Manchester, Britain, on April 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Manchester United’s season isn’t done yet. On a night of high drama at Old … Read more
Two legs, two wins, and a place in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2009. Five goals scored, just one conceded and Real Madrid, European royalty, silenced. This was the coming of age for Arsenal, played out in high definition with the world watching in awe. Real has shown … Read more
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Martin Odegaard celebrate after the match against Real Madrid in the Champions League on April 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Arsenal dethroned the kings of the Champions League with ease as a 5-1 aggregate rout of Real Madrid sent the Gunners into … Read more
Harvey Barnes of Newcastle United celebrates with his bow and arrow celebration after scoring the third goal during the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Crystal Palace FC at St James’ Park on April 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Newcastle thrashed Crystal Palace 5-0 on Wednesday (April 17, 2025) for its … Read more
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League quarterfinals second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Arsenal defeated defending champion Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday (April 16, 2025) to reach the Champions League … Read more
Dortmund’s Niklas Suele, right, and Dortmund’s Pascal Gross react at the end of the Champions League quarterfinals second leg. | Photo Credit: AP Serhou Guirassy and Borussia Dortmund did what no else has been able to in 2025 — they beat Barcelona. It still wasn’t enough to reach the Champions League semifinals. Guirassy scored a … Read more
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring their second goal with Scott McTominay. | Photo Credit: Reuters Romelu Lukaku made sure that Napoli would stay three points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan with a goal and two assists in Monday’s 3-0 win over struggling Empoli. Belgium striker Lukaku has scored 12 times and set up 10 … Read more
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield in Liverpool, on April 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Virgil van Dijk says he expects a “big summer” for Liverpool in the transfer market as he reportedly closes … Read more
Barcelona’s Dani Olmo, center, exercises with his team during a training session in the Dortmund stadium ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Barcelona, in Dortmund, Germany, on April 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal hold such commanding leads in their Champions … Read more
Mohun Bagan SG captain Subhasish Bose and coach Jose Molina pose with the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 trophy. | Photo Credit: PTI The quality of the players combined with hard work helped the team achieve its aim, said Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Jose Molina after his side completed an Indian Super League … Read more
FC Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates after Leganes’ Jorge Saenz scored an own goal for their first goal. | Photo Credit: Reuters Barcelona eked out a 1-0 win after an own goal from relegation-threatened Leganes to protect its lead in the Spanish league. Raphinha, Barcelona’s breakout player of the season and the Champions League’s leading scorer, … Read more
Mohun Bagan Super Giant edged out Bengaluru FC in ISL 2024-25 final in Kolkata on Saturday. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Mohun Bagan Super Giant completed a grand double as it lifted the Indian Super League trophy with a 2-1 win over Bengaluru FC in the final at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. Bengaluru … Read more
In the summer of 2022, Newcastle forward Callum Wilson injured his hamstring, setting in motion a sequence of events that has culminated in Alexander Isak transforming into one of the most sought-after players in world football. Newcastle’s controversial Saudi Arabia-led takeover in 2021, with the Public Investment Fund buying the club in a deal worth … Read more
Sharpening skills: Mohun Bagan players get ready for the title match. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Jose Molina looked at his team’s League Shield triumph as a major motivation to win the Cup and complete the ISL double crown, which has been done only once (Mumbai City FC in … Read more
All to play for: Skippers Bose and Gurpreet will hope for an inspired performance in the finale. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI A resurgent Bengaluru FC stands in the way of Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s attempt to complete the Indian Super League grand double by adding the Cup to the League Shield which it annexed … Read more
Mohamed Salah. File | Photo Credit: AP Mohamed Salah’s trophy-laden spell with Liverpool is set to extend to a decade after the prolific Egypt forward signed a new contract with the Premier League leader, ending months of uncertainty over his future. The 32-year-old Salah was one of three key senior players — with Trent Alexander-Arnold … Read more