Out of control: Majcen & Co. need other results to go their way to sneak into the playoffs. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When a team’s hopes of qualification for the Indian Super League playoffs rest on mathematical miracles entailing undue favours from other teams, it is very much clutching at straws. With four matches … Read more
Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Inter Miami’s goal during a 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup first leg match between Sporting Kansas City and Inter Miami at Sporting Park on February 19, 2025 in Kansas City | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Lionel Messi scored from the right side of the box in the 56th minute … Read more
Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his team’s third goal and his hat trick with teammate Jude Bellingham during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off second leg match between Real Madrid C.F. and Manchester City at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on February 19, 2025 in Madrid, Spain | Photo Credit: Getty Images Real … Read more
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during a Spanish La Liga match against Rayo Vallecano at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona | Photo Credit: AP Barcelona returned to the top of the Spanish league on goal difference after Robert Lewandowski’s first-half penalty secured a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano. … Read more
Guilherme of Santos celebrates with teammate Neymar after scoring the team´s third goal during a match between Santos and Agua Santa as part of Campeonato Paulista 2025 at Urbano Caldeira Stadium (Vila Belmiro) on February 16, 2025 in Santos, Brazil. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Neymar scored his first goal for Santos since returning to … Read more
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers | Photo Credit: Reuters Liverpool moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as Luis Diaz ended his goal drought to spark a tense 2-1 win against struggling Wolves on Sunday. Arne Slot’s side got back on track after an unexpectedly poor week thanks to Diaz’s first goal … Read more
Mahesh, Crespo & David found the mark for East Bengal. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI East Bengal FC returned to winning by downing its city rival Mohammedan SC 3-1 in an ISL fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Sunday. Naorem Mahesh Singh found the lead in the first half before substitutes Saul Crespo … Read more
Osasuna’s Ante Budimir celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Osasuna and RealMadrid at El Sardar stadium in Pamplona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Jude Bellingham’s use of an English expletive to curse at the referee left Real Madrid a man down and unable to … Read more
Arsenal celebrates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Arsenal at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England on February 15, 2025 | Photo Credit: AFP Arsenal ignored their injury woes to close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool as Mikel Merino inspired a 2-0 win against Leicester, … Read more
Maclaren scores one of his two goals. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Kerala Blasters failed to break its jinx at home against Mohun Bagan Super Giant and succumbed to a 3-0 defeat in the ISL, putting the play-off hopes in jeopardy at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium here on Saturday. A brace from Jamie Maclaren … Read more
Chukwu celebrates the winner. | Photo Credit: M. VEDHAN A neat tap-in by Nigeria’s Daniel Chukwu late in the second half earned Chennaiyin FC a 2-1 win over Punjab FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Nehru Stadium here on Saturday. It was just the second victory in 10 matches for Chennaiyin … Read more
There is a certain type of footballer that coaches love — the veritable teacher’s pet. This player often, but not always, operates in midfield and serves as the coach’s eyes on the pitch, seeing the game as the manager envisions it. As a result, this is the person best suited to interpreting the coaching vision … Read more
Task at hand: New recruit Lagator will be keen on making a mark. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Kerala Blasters FC faces an arduous task to keep its playoff hopes alive when it meets table topper Mohun Bagan Super Giant at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Saturday. KBFC, which is currently placed eighth with 24 points, … Read more
Members of Kerala Police football team with Education Minister V. Sivankutty during the 40th anniversary celebration in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Till the mid 80s, Kerala was largely an underachieving entity in Indian football. Despite the passion and interest, Kerala only had the 1973 Santosh Trophy triumph to show and many of the famed department … Read more
Slotting in: Pritam Kotal has hit the stride at Chennaiyin. | Photo Credit: X@ChennaiyinFC 10th-ranked Chennaiyin FC and ninth-placed Punjab FC, two teams in dire need of victory, will face off in an Indian Super League fixture at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday. While Chennaiyin (21 points) has four games left in its … Read more
James Tarkowski of Everton scores his team’s second goal during the Premier League match against Liverpool FC at Goodison Park on February 12, 2025 in Liverpool, England. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Four goals, four red cards and a last-gasp equaliser that will go down in English football lore. It was quite the wild ride … Read more
Paris St Germain’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring their second goal. | Photo Credit: Reuters Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé is making scoring look so easy when for so long it proved elusive. Dembélé is piling up the goals in a career-best season that has seen him silence critics who pointed to his wasteful finishing over … Read more
Jude Bellingham’s stoppage-time goal sealed a stunning comeback for Real Madrid and a 3-2 lead in its Champions League playoff against Manchester City on Tuesday (February 11, 2025). In six frantic minutes at the end of a breathless first leg, the Spanish giant scored twice to take a precious advantage into next week’s match at … Read more
Sam Kerr, one of the world’s top female soccer players, was found not guilty on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) of racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. Kerr, a striker for Australia and for English club Chelsea, accepted she called Police Constable Stephen Lovell “stupid and white” during a heated exchange at a police station … Read more
AFC Asian cuP Qualifiers logo. Photo: #AsianQualifiers via X/@afcasiancup Shillong’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will host the Indian senior men’s team’s two matches that they will play during the FIFA international window in March, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. The announcement came just a few days after the same … Read more
Plymouth Argyle’s Victor Palsson celebrates with Plymouth Argyle’s Malachi Boateng after the English FA Cup fourth-round match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park stadium | Photo Credit: AP FA Cup giant-killers Plymouth Argyle drew Premier League champions Manchester City on Monday (February 10, 2025) as the second tier side’s fifth round reward for … Read more
Muhamed Tijani, Malachi Boateng and Victor Palsson of Plymouth Argyle celebrate victory after the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match against Liverpool at Home Park on February 9, 2025 in Plymouth, England | Photo Credit: Getty Images Premier League leader Liverpool was knocked out of the FA Cup by second-tier struggler Plymouth after losing 1-0 … Read more
Full of guile: Crafty Mendez drew first blood for Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR There was relief in a beleaguered Bengaluru FC camp as the side recorded a 3-0 win over Jamshedpur FC in their Indian Super League clash at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday. A brace from Alberto Noguera and an … Read more
Chennaiyin FC’s Shields, centre,celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal. | Photo Credit: PTI Chennaiyin FC returned to winning ways after a gap of seven matches as it outplayed home favourite East Bengal FC 3-0 in an ISL fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. Chennaiyin took the lead, thanks to East … Read more
Mumbai City players celebrate a goal. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It was a dismal debut for NorthEast United (NEUFC) in its new home after it fell to a 0-2 loss at the hands of Mumbai City FC (MCFC) in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday. Bipin Singh … Read more
Chennaiyin FC will aim to return to winning ways. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement East Bengal meets Chennaiyin FC at home in a bottom-half clash of the Indian Super League at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday. With the tournament entering the home stretch, the match will decide the two opponents’ future prospects. … Read more
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk celebrates scoring the team’s fourth goal against Tottenham in the League Cup semifinal on February 6, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Holders Liverpool punched their return ticket to Wembley and a League Cup final against Newcastle United after a 4-0 rout, and 4-1 aggregate victory, over a toothless Tottenham Hotspur at … Read more
Mohun Bagan Super Giants players celebrate after beating Punjab FC 3-0 in an ISL match in Kolkata on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: PTI Jamie Maclaren scored twice to star in Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s 3-0 win over Punjab FC in an ISL match at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday and improved its chances of retaining the League … Read more
Began are favourites to pick up three points. | Photo Credit: PTI Mohun Bagan Super Giant will be looking to accumulate more points and cement its place atop the table when it hosts Punjab FC in an ISL fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday. Having won their last eight outings at home, … Read more
Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly celebrates scoring their third goal against Manchester City in the Premier League on February 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Arsenal delivered a statement of intent in the Premier League title race with a 5-1 hammering of champions Manchester City to close the gap at the top to six points on Sunday … Read more