Newcastle United put their faith in Rafa Benitez on Friday, hoping the Spaniard will keep them in the Premier League after they won only six of 28 league games under the sacked Steve McClaren. McClaren, who had been head coach for the last nine months, was dismissed only hours before the club announced Benitez was taking over on an initial […]
» Read moreChelsea prepared for its Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain by routing Newcastle 5-1 on Saturday, the biggest win of a miserable Premier League season for the champions. Chelsea climbed to 12th place but the London club remains 14 points from fourth place. Winning the Champions League is the only way back into Europe’s elite competition next season and the […]
» Read moreLionel Messi will not chase a second Olympic soccer gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games in August, Argentina coach Gerardo Martino said on Monday. Martino added he did not want the Barcelona forward, who will captain Argentina at the Centennial Copa America in the United States in June, to suffer burnout after a demanding season. He can take […]
» Read moreFor Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia, watching IPL finals in the stadium a few years ago was “quite a boring thing” and he feels the country has more “passionate” football fans than cricket aficionados. “I went to watch the IPL final two or three years ago. The good thing about domestic football fans is that they are very passionate. Probably […]
» Read moreManchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been voted England’s Player of the Year for the fourth time after breaking his country’s scoring record, the Football Association announced on Tuesday. The 30-year-old took his England tally to 51 goals, breaking Bobby Charlton’s longstanding record of 49, and top-scored with seven goals as Roy Hodgson’s side qualified for Euro 2016 with a […]
» Read moreIt is every aspiring footballer’s ambition to make it to the big leagues of Europe. For Ishan Pandita, the dream is turning into reality. The 17-year-old Bengalurean, who took a sabbatical from studies to pursue a professional football career in Spain in 2014, is on the cusp of global glory. Ishan is the first Indian to be part of the […]
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