Thabiso Brown scored a brace for Gokulam Kerala against Shillong Lajong. | Photo Credit: K. RAGESH In one of the most dramatic encounters of the I-League this season, Shillong Lajong had the last laugh against Gokulam Kerala. Lajong won 4-3, with the winner coming in the injury time, at the Corporation Stadium on Monday. It … Read more
English referee Sam Barrott waits beside Bournemouth’s Hungarian defender #03 Milos Kerkez as the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) reviews a possible goal for a number of minutes during the English FA Cup fifth round football match between AFC Bournemouth and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Vitality Stadium in London on March 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: … Read more
Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo celebrates scoring his side’s 3rd goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Sociedad at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Barcelona secured a comfortable 4-0 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday to move back top of La … Read more
Bengaluru FC’s Sunil Chhetri in action . | Photo Credit: ANI Skipper Sunil Chhetri’s penalty in the last minute helped Bengaluru FC hold a 10-man East Bengal to a 1-1 draw in a penultimate round ISL-11 match at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Sunday. East Bengal established an early lead through its Cameroonian forward … Read more
Chennaiyin FC coach Owen Coyle tries to get his message across to his team during a training session in Chennai on Sunday, March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: X@ChennaiyinFC Out of contention for the play-offs, Chennaiyin FC will play for nothing but pride in its penultimate match against NorthEast United FC in the Indian Super … Read more
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior clashes with Real Betis’ Natan and Real Betis’ Diego Llorente after the match | Photo Credit: Reuters Real Madrid stumbled in the three-way race for the Spanish league title as Isco Alarcón guided Real Betis to a 2-1 comeback win over the defending champion. The former Madrid player delivered a … Read more
Edgar Mendez. | Photo Credit: FSDL/ISL East Bengal will seek to preserve its winning momentum when it hosts Bengaluru FC at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday. The match is significant for both the opponents, who require the points to realise their respective objectives. Bengaluru will hope for a positive result to secure the … Read more
Blasters’ Korou Singh and Sanan fight for possession. | Photo Credit: R. K. Nithin Down by a goal for a major part of the match, Jamshedpur FC came back to hold Kerala Blasters 1-1 after a late own goal from defender Milos Drincic in the ISL at the Nehru Stadium here on Saturday. With … Read more
Football Plus Academy, through a press release on Saturday, announced that the ticket-sale for the highly anticipated Brazil Legends-India All-Stars football match to be held at 7 p.m. on March 30 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here, will begin on BookMyShow at 4 p.m. on March 2. Members of Brazil’s legendary 2002 FIFA World … Read more
Kerala Blasters’ interim head coach T.G. Purushothaman with midfielder Dusan Lagator in Kochi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Stan Rayan With their chances of qualifying for the ISL playoffs very slim, Kerala Blasters will be hoping for a large slice of luck and praying that the teams above them do very badly. Currently ninth … Read more
Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was given a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Galatasaray. The Turkish federation on Thursday (February 27, 2025) fined the 62-year-old Portuguese coach 1.6 million Turkish lira ($44,000) … Read more
New Delhi, India – In a tense and closely contested match, Carl McHugh’s decisive goal secured a narrow 1-0 victory for FC Goa against Punjab FC in the Indian Super League (ISL). The match, held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, saw both teams battling fiercely, but it was McHugh’s clinical finish that ultimately made the … Read more
Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister (10) celebrates with Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai after scoring the team’s second goal against Newcastle in the Premier League match on February 26, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Liverpool opened up a 13-point lead in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United as closest pursuers Arsenal … Read more
On a roll: East Bengal posted its third successive victory to rise to eighth in the standings. | Photo Credit: PTI East Bengal FC kept its Indian Super League (ISL) play-off chances alive with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Hyderabad FC at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday. Own goal East Bengal found … Read more
Goa, India – FC Goa is determined to solidify its position as the Indian Super League (ISL) season enters its crucial phase. Currently holding the coveted second spot, the Gaurs are focused on maintaining their momentum and securing a strong finish in the league standings. With a series of impressive performances, FC Goa has emerged … Read more
Atletico Madrid’s Alexander Sorloth scores the team’s fourth goal against Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal on February 25, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both rallied from two goals down in a frantic 4-4 draw in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals on … Read more
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi. File | Photo Credit: AP Major League Soccer fined Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi an undisclosed amount on Tuesday (February 25, 2025) for placing his hand on a New York City FC assistant coach’s neck. Also Read | Rampant Messi hits another hat-trick as Miami break MLS points record The … Read more
Roma’s Alexis Saelemaekers celebrates scoring during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Monza at the Rome’s Olympic stadium, Italy, Monday February 24, 2025 | Photo Credit: Alfredo Falcone Mallorca scored a dramatic stoppage time equalizer at Sevilla to salvage a 1-1 draw in La Liga on Monday (February 24, 2025). The result moved … Read more
Borussia Dortmund legend Paul Lambert, who had marked and successfully contained Zinedine Zidane in the 1996-97 Champions League final to help the Black and Yellow defeat Juventus 3-1, was on his first visit to India for a short training camp with the Murugappa Youth Football Academy (MYFA) at the end of January. Lambert, who has … Read more
Making a difference: Bheke’s goal in the first half was enough for BFC to walk away with the three points. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Rahul Bheke’s 37th-minute strike helped Bengaluru FC notch up a narrow 1-0 win over Chennaiyin FC and seal an Indian Super League playoffs berth at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium … Read more
File picture of UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, right, shaking hands with Russian member of executive committee Alexander Dyukov during the 48th UEFA congress | Photo Credit: AP Russia will no longer have a seat on the influential UEFA executive committee after the European football body’s elections in six weeks. Also, Norwegian official Lise Klaveness is … Read more
Edgar Antonio Mendez will be a key player for Bengaluru FC in the ISL match against Chennaiyin FC. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Bengaluru FC will hope to take a giant stride towards qualifying for the Indian Super League playoffs when it meets Chennaiyin FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday. Placed fourth … Read more
Battle for possession: Bagan’s Ralte, right, and Odisha’s Kannoly Praveen vie for the ball. | Photo Credit: PTI A capacity Salt Lake Stadium exploded in wild celebrations as Dimitri Petratos fetched the winner in the third minute of added time to help Mohun Bagan SG prevail over 10-man Odisha FC by a solitary goal in … Read more
Newcastle United’s Bruno Guimaraes celebrates after the match | Photo Credit: Reuters Newcastle United scored four goals in 11 first-half minutes to keep alive their Champions League qualification hopes with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park on Sunday (February 23, 2025) but had to hold on under heavy pressure in … Read more
Bayern dominated proceedings and duly took the lead through Michael Olise before the break. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bayern Munich substitute Serge Gnabry grabbed a late goal to cap a 4-0 win over third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt that consolidated the Bavarian powerhouse’s Bundesliga lead. Gnabry fired the ball through Frankfurt goalkeeper Kevin Trapp’s legs in the … Read more
West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen scores their first goal | Photo Credit: Reuters Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge was dented by an unexpected 1-0 home loss to West Ham on Saturday (February 22, 2025) that featured a fifth red card of the season for Mikel Arteta’s team. Second-place Arsenal squandered a chance to trim the … Read more
Lal Chungnunga celebrates after scoring East Bengal FC’s third goal in the Indian Super League match against Punjab FC in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Defensive blunders and profligacy in attack have been recurring problems for Punjab FC in its meandering Indian Super League (ISL) campaign. It didn’t show much improvement … Read more
File picture of Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid and Jose Gimenez of Atletico de Madrid in action during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and Atletico de Madrid. The Madrid rivals will meet in the Champions League Round of 16 | Photo Credit: Getty Images A Madrid derby. A German classic. A rare meeting … Read more
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