PSG’s Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during a Champions League semifinal, first leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich in Paris, on April 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Defending champions Paris St Germain battled past visitors Bayern Munich 5-4 in a pulsating Champions League semifinal first leg on Tuesday … Read more
FIFA Referee Anthony Taylor shows a yellow card. File | Photo Credit: Reuters FIFA has tweaked World Cup rules on yellow cards to ensure fewer players are suspended for key elimination games. An extra amnesty for yellow cards — wiping player disciplinary records twice during the expanded tournament in North America — was proposed to … Read more
General view as FIFA president Gianni Infantino gives a speech during the FIFA congress. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid widespread complaints about the cost of tickets and transportation related to World Cup games, FIFA announced on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) that it will hike the money received by all 48 teams participating this summer by … Read more
Bipin Singh Thounaojam (11th minute) handed East Bengal an early lead before Youssef Ezzejjari (70th and 84th) struck twice in the second half to wrap up a comfortable win for the Red and Gold Brigade. Photo: X@IndSuperLeague East Bengal FC strengthened their push towards the top half of the Indian Super League table with a … Read more
Manchester United’s Amad Diallo in action with Brentford’s Kevin Schade. | Photo Credit: Reuters Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Brentford on Monday (April 27, 2026) put them on the brink of Champions League qualification but interim manager Michael Carrick said they must keep pushing to finish as high up the Premier League table as possible. … Read more
Atletico Madrid’s Johnny Cardoso and Ademola Lookman during training. | Photo Credit: Reuters Atletico Madrid could be without striker Ademola Lookman when it takes on Arsenal looking to return to the Champions League final for the first time in a decade. Atletico and Arsenal meet on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) in Madrid in the first … Read more
Ebindas has delivered five assists so far this ISL season. | Photo Credit: R. K. Nithin In what has been a challenging ISL campaign for Kerala Blasters FC, Ebindas Yesudasan has shone like a beacon. In the 2-1 victory over Odisha FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Kochi last week, Ebindas delivered yet another … Read more
Paris St Germain’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia during a press conference. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bayern Munich must find a way to stop Paris Saint-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia when the sides meet in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday (April 28, 2026). Monaco, Chelsea and Liverpool could not. Published – April 28, 2026 … Read more
Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez, second left, celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the FA Cup semifinal match between Chelsea and Leeds in London, England, on April 26, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semifinal win against Leeds United on Sunday (April 26, 2026) suggests the Londoners have stemmed the crisis that … Read more
Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann celebrates scoring their first goal with Koke. | Photo Credit: Reuters Alexander Sorloth struck twice as Atletico Madrid built confidence for their Champions League semi-final clash against Arsenal with a 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday (April 25, 2026) in La Liga. However Diego Simeone’s side were also left sweating … Read more
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah walks off the pitch after being substituted. | Photo Credit: Reuters Liverpool moved ever closer to securing Champions League football next season with a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday (April 25, 2026) but will be hoping Mohamed Salah has not played his final game for the club. Salah limped off … Read more
BFC and MCFC spilt chances aplenty. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K There were chances galore, but Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City FC lacked the finishing touch. The goalless draw in a crucial Indian Super League match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday left both sides disappointed. The 14,500-odd spectators must have expected … Read more
What brought him back: Owen Coyle returned to coach Jamshedpur FC because ‘the football challenge was exciting for me’. And having worked at Jamshedpur, he knew the club was run well. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Owen Coyle won promotion to the English Premier League both as a player and coach. The Scotsman, who played … Read more
BFC head coach Pep Munoz feels that if the team has a good result against Mumbai City, the team will be right up there in the title race. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With title aspirations on the line, Bengaluru FC (BFC) and Mumbai City FC face off in a crucial Indian Super League (ISL) … Read more
Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas. Barcelona won its seventh straight women’s Spanish league title with a 4-1 victory over Espanyol. FIle | Photo Credit: AP Barcelona won its seventh straight women’s Spanish league title with a 4-1 victory over Espanyol. The win gave Barcelona an insurmountable 16-point lead over second-place Real Madrid. It is the 11th league … Read more
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland celebrates after the English Premier League match between Burnley and Manchester City | Photo Credit: AP Manchester City ended Arsenal’s six-month stay on the Premier League summit and condemned Burnley to relegation with a laboured 1-0 victory at Turf Moor on Wednesday (April 22, 2026). Erling Haaland’s clinical finish after five … Read more
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior | Photo Credit: Reuters Liam Rosenior has been fired as Chelsea manager after a desperate Premier League run of five losses without scoring a goal. Chelsea confirmed his departure on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), less than four months into the job and just four days before it plays in an FA … Read more
Blasters notched up their maiden home win against Jamshedpur. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin After lifting itself from the relegation zone and ending the winless streak at home, Kerala Blasters will look to continue the newfound resurgence when it meets Odisha FC in ISL-12 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. Ashley Westwood has … Read more
Brighton and Hove Albion’s Danny Welbeck celebrates scoring the team’s third goal during the Premier League match against Chelsea, on April 21 | Photo Credit: AP Brighton & Hove Albion’s Ferdi Kadioglu netted an early opener and Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck scored in the second half to pile more misery on Chelsea, beating the … Read more
Enrique’s PSG was nowhere close to its best in the opening phase — finishing 11th — but crucially picked up steam as the competition progressed | Photo Credit: AP Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are the last ones standing in the Champions League, whose expanded version has seen 32 teams get punched out … Read more
Noguera’s experience will come in handy for CFC. | Photo Credit: Chennaiyin FC Chennaiyin FC will aim to record back-to-back wins for the first time this Indian Super League season when it hosts the bottom-placed Mohammedan SC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday. Mohammedan (14th with one point from eight matches) heads into … Read more
Owen Coyle feels India has the potential to do much better in international football and that the ISL has got a lot of things right. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Ryan Williams’ goal in the AFC Cup Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong China here three weeks ago was perhaps the brightest spot in a season of … Read more
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scores his side’s second goal during the English Premier League match between Manchester City and and Arsenal, in Manchester, England, on April 19, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP Manchester City reignited the Premier League title race as Erling Haaland ended his scoring drought with the decisive goal in a breathless 2-1 … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur’s Kevin Danso look dejected with Antonin Kinsky after Brighton & Hove Albion’s Georginio Rutter scores their second goal. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Tottenham condemned Sunday what the club described as “vile, dehumanising racism” aimed at defender Kevin Danso following the 2-2 draw with Brighton in the Premier League. The Austria center back … Read more
Punjab FC will aim to bounce back in the Indian Super League when it faces Inter Kashi at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Monday. The side, coached by Greece’s Panagiotis Dilmperis, was stung by a heart-wrenching 2-3 defeat to Mohun Bagan Super Giant in its previous encounter on April 12. Published – April 19, … Read more
Off the mark: Blasters players celebrate with Nihal, who scored the opening goal. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Kerala Blasters is looking increasingly better. Alas, it is a bit too late in the season. Ashley Westwood’s boys played with conviction and intent to score a commanding 2-0 victory over a strong Jameshdpur FC at the … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s former head coach Herve Renard. File | Photo Credit: AP Frenchman Herve Renard told AFP on Friday (April 17, 2026) he has been relieved of his duties as Saudi Arabia coach, less than two months before the start of the 2026 World Cup. Renard, 57, returned for a second spell as Saudi coach … Read more
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe, center, and Vinicius Jr., left, disagree with referee Slavko Vincic during the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Serial Champions League winner Real Madrid bared its fangs but left Munich staring down the … Read more
Arsenal’s manager Mikel Arteta. File | Photo Credit: AP Title-chasing Manchester City faces leader Arsenal in a seismic showdown at the top of the Premier League on Sunday. Troubled Chelsea desperately needs a win against Manchester United in the race for Champions League qualification, while Liverpool is also in search of a morale boost in … Read more
Flying high: Como, a traditionally tiny club that has spent a lot of time in the lower leagues, has exceeded expectations this season. It currently sits fifth in Serie A. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Forty-five minutes into its match against Serie A leader Inter Milan last weekend, Como was in dreamland. Unbeaten for almost two … Read more