Sports / Football

Kluivert steps in for Hiddink as Curacao coach 15 May 2021 - 01:50 pm

WILLEMSTAD: Patrick Kluivert is to step in as acting coach for Curacao in World Cup qualification next month, with Guus Hiddink ruled out...

Schedule of Qatar national football team matches in Gold Cup 2021 announced 15 May 2021 - 10:44 am

Miami: Qatar national football team will take part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021 as a guest participant for being the AFC Asian...

Juve star Ronaldo's agent rules out Sporting return 15 May 2021 - 10:41 am

Cristiano Ronaldo will not return to his boyhood club Sporting in the summer, his agent Jorge Mendes said after the Juventus forward's mother...

Pirlo says Juve extra motivated ahead of Inter showdown 14 May 2021 - 06:42 pm

Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said his team could not match the hunger and consistency that earned Inter Milan their first league title in...

Real Madrid's Kroos isolating after COVID-19 contact 14 May 2021 - 04:50 pm

MADRID: Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has gone into self-isolation following contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, the La...

Fans to stay in bubble, return same day for Champions League final 13 May 2021 - 07:22 pm

LISBON: English fans attending the Champions League final in Porto between Manchester City and Chelsea will have to fly in on the day...

Mother knows best - Ronaldo's mum eyeing Sporting return for Juve star 13 May 2021 - 04:17 pm

There are very few people who can tell Cristiano Ronaldo what to do, but his mum, Dolores Aveiro, insists she will try to...

Champions League final moved from Istanbul to Porto due to COVID-19 risks 13 May 2021 - 01:44 pm

The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea on May 29 has been moved from Istanbul to Porto to allow English fans...

Bayern cannot afford Haaland transfer fee: Kahn 13 May 2021 - 10:05 am

German champions Bayern Munich are not even thinking about signing Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland as they cannot afford the transfer fee, the...

Spain to allow spectators back to matches 12 May 2021 - 10:37 pm

MADRID: Spanish soccer clubs were given the green light on Wednesday for fans to return to matches for the final two rounds of...

Liverpool's Van Dijk says he will skip Euros to focus on knee rehab 12 May 2021 - 01:27 pm

Liverpool and Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk has said he has made the difficult decision to skip next month's European Championship in a...

Blanc ‘proud’ of Al Rayyan after win over Al Duhail 12 May 2021 - 08:50 am

Al Rayyan head coach Laurent Blanc has hailed his team for coming back stronger after the AFC Champions League failure, saying the players...

Man City confirmed as Premier League champions 11 May 2021 - 10:16 pm

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City were confirmed as Premier League champions with three games to spare after second-placed Manchester United lost 2-1 at home...

UEFA moves Champions League final to Porto: Turkish media reports 11 May 2021 - 09:19 pm

ANKARA: UEFA has moved this month's Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea from Istanbul to Porto, according to Turkish media reports...

Buffon to leave Juventus but postpones decision on retirement 11 May 2021 - 03:43 pm

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon says he will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season but could still...

Atletico coach Simeone defends VAR for making football fairer 11 May 2021 - 03:23 pm

MADRID: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said football had become fairer thanks to video technology and insisted he was not worried Real Madrid's...