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
Rayan Cherki of Olympique Lyonnais scores his team’s second goal past Andre Onana of Manchester United during the UEFA Europa League 2024-25 quarterfinal against Lyon on April 10, 2025 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Andre Onana, described by Nemanja Matic as “one of the worst goalkeepers in Manchester United’s history”, was at fault for both … Read more
Daily Quiz | On Indian Super League tournament This team became the first team to be promoted to the ISL, establishing the competition status as India’s top-tier league. File START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Which team has played the most finals without winning a title? 2 / 6 | Which is the most … Read more
Lionel Messi of Inter Miami CF and Ryan Hollingshead of Los Angeles FC battle for the ball during the CONCACAF Champions Cup 2025 Quarter-final second leg match between Inter Miami CF and Los Angeles Football Club at Chase Stadium on April 9, 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Lionel … Read more
PSG’s Desire Doue, right, takes a shot during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. | Photo Credit: AP Paris Saint-Germain were made to sweat to secure a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the first leg of their Champions League … Read more
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Champions League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, at the Lluis Companys Olympic stadium in Barcelona, Spain. | Photo Credit: AP Imperious Barcelona thumped visitors Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday after Robert … Read more
Inter’s Davide Frattesi, center celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Champions League quarterfinals first leg soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. | Photo Credit: AP Inter Milan scored an 88th minute winner through Davide Frattesi to snatch a 2-1 victory over stunned hosts Bayern … Read more
Arsenal’s Declan Rice, right, celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Arsenal and Real Madrid at the Emirates Stadium in London. | Photo Credit: AP Declan Rice’s two fantastic freekicks and a striker’s finish from Mikel Merino gave Arsenal an emphatic 3-0 victory over Real … Read more
Apuia’s strike in added time ended JFC’s hopes. | Photo Credit: FSDL/ISL Media Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia) pulled off a stunning goal late in the added time to help Mohun Bagan Super Giant complete a 2-0 scoreline against Jamshedpur FC in the second leg of the second semifinal of ISL-11 at Salt Lake Stadium here on … Read more
Manchester United’s Manuel Ugarte, left, and Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku fight for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match. | Photo Credit: AP Manchester United and Manchester City played out an anticlimactic 0-0 Premier League draw on Sunday in a low-key derby that dealt a blow to City’s bid for Champions League qualification. … Read more
Phil Jones, the former Manchester United player, is currently in Chennai to attend the final of the third edition of Apollo Tyres’ Road to Old Trafford, a five-a-side football tournament supported by the club. Speaking to the media, he expressed confidence in the current manager, Ruben Amorim, and expects his former side to become a dominant … Read more
Sunil Chhetri, who came on as a substitute, headed in the decisive goal for Bengaluru | Photo Credit: FSDL/ISL Media FC Goa won the battle but lost the war, as a 2-1 home win at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday was not enough to get past Bengaluru FC, which qualified for the Indian Super … Read more