The FIFA Club World Cup trophy. | Photo Credit: AFP FIFA will pay total prize money of one billion dollars to participants in the Club World Cup taking place in the United States this year, a source close to negotiations told AFP on Wednesday. The figure is significantly more than the prize money offered for … Read more
In control: Arkadag has a 1-0 lead ahead of the second leg. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI East Bengal FC’s international campaign suffered a setback as it lost the home leg match of the AFC Challenge League quarterfinal against Turkmenistan’s FK Arkadag 1-0 at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Wednesday. Yazgylych finds the … Read more
A superb goal from Brahim Diaz helped Real Madrid maintain its dominance of the Madrid derby on Europe’s biggest stage with a 2-1 victory over bitter rival Atletico in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday (February 4, 2025). Atletico has been beaten by the record 15-time European champion in … Read more
Hard at work: East Bengal at a training session on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI East Bengal FC will look to overcome its recent failure on the domestic stage with a good performance internationally when it meets Turkmenistan’s FK Arkadag in the first leg of the AFC Challenge League quarterfinals at the Salt Lake … Read more
Juventus’ Khephren Thuram celebrates scoring their first goal against Verona during the Serie A match at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy on March 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Late goals from Khephren Thuram and Teun Koopmeiners earned misfiring Juventus a 2-0 home win against Hellas Verona in Serie A on Monday as Thiago … Read more
AC Milan’s Rafael Leao walks off the pitch after the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Lazio at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, on March 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP AC Milan fell further into crisis on Sunday as a stoppage-time penalty condemned it to a 2-1 defeat at home … Read more
Inter Milan’s Federico Dimarco celebrates scoring their first goal against Napoli during their Serie A clash in Naples, Italy on March 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Inter Milan will be missing one of its key players for the Champions League round of 16 against Feyenoord. Federico Dimarco had to be substituted early in the … Read more
Nestor Albiach scored the second goal for North East United FC against Chennaiyin FC in an ISL match in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Requiring a victory to qualify for the play-offs, NorthEast United FC did it in grand fashion, scripting a 3-0, all goals came in the first half, win … Read more
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