Champions League preview: Heavyweights PSG-Liverpool and Real Madrid-Bayern Munich set for quarterfinal clashes

Liverpool players huddle before a match. The English side faces a strong PSG in the Champions League quarterfinals | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Football at its very best. That was Arne Slot’s memory of Liverpool’s richly entertaining meeting with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last season. OK, Liverpool ultimately went out, beaten … Read more

Chelsea drops Fernandez for two games for comments on his future

Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez said he would “look at ‌his ⁠options after the World Cup” and expressed a desire ⁠to live in Spain | Photo Credit: AP Chelsea have dropped their ‌record signing Enzo Fernandez for two matches after the ​midfielder publicly cast doubt over his future at ⁠Stamford Bridge, manager Liam Rosenior said on Friday. … Read more

Gennaro Gattuso is out as Italy’s coach after team failed to qualify for World Cup

Gennaro Gattuso. File picture | Photo Credit: Reuters Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso left his role by mutual consent on Friday (April 3, 2026), three days after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. The Italian soccer federation announced the news in a statement thanking Gattuso “for the dedication and passion” … Read more

Super League Kerala to have two more teams

The Super League Kerala could very well have eight teams this season. “We will soon advertise inviting bids for the teams,” Navas Meeran, the KFA president and one of the men behind the launch of the league that has proved a surprise hit in little time, told The Hindu. “We want at least one of … Read more

Kane ruled out of Bayern match with injury, says Kompany

England’s Harry Kane reacts after his team lost the International friendly soccer match between England and Japan in London, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Harry Kane will miss Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga match at Freiburg this weekend but should be fit for their Champions League clash with Real Madrid next week, coach Vincent … Read more

Argentina football team ‘deceived’ Kerala by not coming to play: Sports Minister Abdurahiman

Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman on Thursday (April 2, 2026) said that the Argentina football team allegedly deceived the State by not coming to play a match even after receiving money for it. Mr. Abdurahiman said that he had “really wanted” the Argentina football team … Read more

Lionel Messi scores, assists in potential farewell Argentina home game, a 5-0 friendly win over Zambia

Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates with teammates after he scored the third goal against Zambia during a friendly match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 31, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP In what was likely his final home appearance for Argentina’s national squad, Lionel Messi scored a goal and provided an assist in a 5-0 rout … Read more

Italy’s World Cup nightmare continues after shoot-out defeat to Bosnia

Italy will miss out on a third straight World Cup after falling to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Tuesday’s (March 31, 2026) breathless qualification play-off final, the Azzurri blowing their chance to reach this summer’s tournament in North America with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out defeat. Esmir Bajraktarevic shot the winning spot-kick in Zenica, where the Bosnians … Read more

Blue Tigers delight the faithful with a great win

Debutant Ryan Williams is cock-a-hoop after giving India an early lead over Hong Kong China in Kochi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT It all looked a bit unreal. Four minutes into the match, two perfect passes met a perfect finish. A naturalised citizen from Australia, playing his first game for India, scored. An … Read more

AIFF gets huge bid for ISL, Federation Cup

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has received a bid in excess of ₹2,100 crore from Genius Sports for the Indian Super League (ISL) and Federation Cup for a span of 20 years. The AIFF announced on Friday that it had opened commercial bids for the ISL, Federation Cup (formerly Super Cup), Indian Women’s League … Read more

Shillong Lajong outplays Gokulam FC

Lajong’s Tariang and Gokulam’s Kingslee vie for the ball. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Shillong Lajong FC continued its impressive run on the road, outplaying Gokulam Kerala FC 2-0 in an IFL fifth-round match at the Payyanad Stadium here on Friday. Everbrightson Sana and Treimiki Lamurong scored a goal each as Lajong dominated its Gokulam, which looked a pale shadow of the side that beat Dempo SC at home. Lajong now has the same number of points (10) … Read more

Bengaluru FC – The Hindu

Pep Munoz. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Bengaluru FC, on Thursday, announced the appointment of Spaniard Pep Munoz as the club’s new head coach. The 42-year-old has signed a contract that will run until the end of the 2026-27 season, and will take charge ahead of the Indian Super League (ISL) fixture against FC Goa … Read more

Mohamed Salah announces Liverpool departure, ending nine-year stint

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah announced on Tuesday (March 25, 2026) that he will leave the English club at the end of the season, marking an earlier-than-planned departure for one of the club’s greatest-ever scorers and football’s biggest names. The 33-year-old Egypt forward, who has scored 255 goals in 435 appearances for Liverpool, “reached an agreement” … Read more