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Maccabi Tel Aviv’s fans chant slogans at the end of the Europa League match between PAOK and Maccabi Tel Aviv at Toumpa stadium, in Thessaloniki, Greece | Photo Credit: AP No away supporters will be allowed to attend Aston Villa’s home Europa League clash with Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv on November 6 after police … Read more

Clifford  Miranda had worked as assistant coach of FC Goa, Odisha FC, Mohun Bagan Super Giant and Mumbai City FC in the past. File. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain Indian Super League (ISL) side Chennaiyin FC have appointed former India midfielder Clifford Miranda as their new head coach, the club announced on Saturday (October 18, … Read more

More than 1 million tickets have already been sold for next year’s World Cup, FIFA said in its first update on numbers since the official start of sales began earlier this month. The highest demand, as would be expected, were from buyers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico — the three nations that will play … Read more

Preparations are under way in and around Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor, ahead of the friendly match between Argentina and Australia, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has served notices to over 100 tenants — mostly traders — around the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor, Kochi, Kerala, ordering … Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, makes remarks to reporters at a lunch with Argentina’s President Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) threatened to relocate World Cup … Read more

England became the first country from Europe to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) but Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal will have to wait after conceding a stoppage-time equalizer against Hungary. England won 5-0 at Latvia, with captain Harry Kane scoring twice in the first half, to assure first place in … Read more

India could not build on Chhangte’s  early strike. | Photo Credit: AIFF On a night where India showed plenty of promise, it had to swallow a bitter pill at the hands of Singapore at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. The 2-1 defeat ended any hopes of a third successive AFC Asian Cup qualification. India played … Read more

Lionel Messi | Photo Credit: AFP The international friendly football match between defending World Cup champions Argentina, led by Lionel Messi, and Australia will be held at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor, in Kochi, Kerala, on November 17, said a press release issued by the match sponsors, Reporter Broadcasting Company, on Tuesday (October 14, 2025). … Read more

With India’s chances of qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 hanging by a thread, wins are the need of the hour, starting with a crucial home game against Singapore on Tuesday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday. A late error from Singapore gifted a 10-man India an equaliser in the reverse fixture … Read more

They are coming! Anto confirms that the ‘World Cup-winning squad of Argentina’ will be playing in Kochi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO It is not just the Argentina-Australia football friendly that India may get to host next month. There could be another international friendly at Kochi featuring Australia, too. Anto Augustine, the managing director of … Read more

Equatorial Guinea already forfeited its first two games last November as 3-0 losses after FIFA ruled that veteran captain Emilio Nsue was not eligible to represent the country. File | Photo Credit: AP FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Equatorial Guinea after the team didn’t travel to a World Cup qualifying game, the latest incident … Read more

France’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring against Azerbaijan in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, on October 10, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Kylian Mbappe played saviour as France closed in on qualification for next year’s World Cup with a lacklustre 3-0 home win over Azerbaijan in their Group D qualifier on Friday (October 10, 2025). The … Read more

Scotland roared back to beat Greece 3-1 on Thursday (October 9, 2025) to boost their hopes of direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cody Gakpo inspired the Netherlands to a 4-0 win in Malta. The Greeks took the lead in Glasgow early in the second period through Kostas Tsimikas, before Scotland hit back … Read more

People pay homage to Zubeen Garg’s photo in Guwahati. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu NorthEast United FC has kept one seat empty in the India-Singapore Asia Cup football qualifier in the Southeast Asian nation as a tribute to singer-composer Zubeen Garg, who died there last month and was known for his love for the … Read more

The Jawaharlal Nehru International stadium at Kaloor in Kochi (file) The permissible seating capacity of the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor in Kochi, Kerala, for the international friendly match featuring Lionel Messi-led FIFA World Cup-winning Argentina team next month, in November 2025, will be determined only after a thorough examination of the stadium’s structural … Read more

File picture of Egypt’s Mohamed Salah | Photo Credit: AP Mohamed Salah is going back to the World Cup with Egypt next summer. The Liverpool superstar scored twice in a 3-0 victory over Djibouti on Wednesday to ensure Egypt will top its African qualifying group with one round to spare. Egypt is the third African … Read more

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan chairing a high-level meeting on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) regarding the arrival of the Argentine football team for an international friendly match at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi in November. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) chaired a high-level meeting … Read more

AC Milan’s Christian Pulisic reacts after missing a scoring chance during the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and AC Milan at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday Oct. 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP AC Milan’s Christian Pulisic missed a penalty and his side had to settle for a 0-0 draw away to … Read more

Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scores their first goal past Brentford’s Caoimhin Kelleher. | Photo Credit: Reuters Erling Haaland scored his ninth Premier League goal of the season to earn Manchester City a laboured 1-0 victory at Brentford which lifted them to fifth in the table on Sunday. The Norwegian muscled through to finish in style … Read more

Sevilla thrashed Barcelona 4-1 on Sunday (October 5, 2025), ending the champions’ unbeaten start in LaLiga and denying them an opportunity to return to the top of the table. Sevilla’s first league win over Barcelona since 2015 provisionally lifted them to fourth in the table with 13 points from eight matches. Barcelona remained second with … Read more

Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe. | Photo Credit: Reuters Vinícius Júnior struck twice and Kylian Mbappé scored before going off injured as Real Madrid beat third-placed Villarreal 3-1 to move on top of La Liga. Moments after scoring in the 81st minute on Saturday, Mbappé sat down and clutched his right ankle. The France star then … Read more

Ruben Amorim rang the changes and got the result he desperately needed. A 2-0 win for Manchester United against Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday (October 4, 2025) eased the pressure on Amorim ahead of the international break. It may also quieten the mounting speculation over his position, even if only temporarily. Amorim has … Read more