Sports / Football

Van Dijk, Bronze pick up UEFA Player of the Year awards 29 Aug 2019 - 11:49 pm

Liverpool's Dutch Champions League-winning defender Virgil van Dijk was named UEFA's Men's Player of the Year on Thursday with England and Olympique Lyonnais...

Salah 'a gentle killer', says former boss Vogel 29 Aug 2019 - 07:19 pm

London: Egyptian star Mohamed Salah may be setting European and English football alight now but when he arrived in Switzerland he cast a...

Kroos back in Germany squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers 29 Aug 2019 - 02:51 pm

BERLIN: Midfielder Toni Kroos was named in the Germany squad on Thursday for their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Netherlands and Northern...

Real Madrid and Barcelona coping with injury-ridden start 29 Aug 2019 - 02:23 pm

MADRID: Eden Hazard still hasn't set foot on the field for an official match. Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez sat side-by-side in the...

Rooney gets extra ban after red card 29 Aug 2019 - 12:32 am

Washington: Wayne Rooney was handed an additional one-game ban on Tuesday following his sending off for D.C. United against the New York Red...

Dortmund's Hazard out of action for 'several weeks' 28 Aug 2019 - 03:42 pm

Berlin: Belgian international Thorgan Hazard will be out of action for several weeks after picking up a rib injury in the Bundesliga, his...

Isco set to miss Villareal match with thigh injury 28 Aug 2019 - 03:05 pm

Madrid: Real Madrid midfielder Isco is set to miss this weekend's La Liga match against Villarreal after the club announced on Wednesday that...

Lukaku scores as Inter beats Lecce 4-0 in Conte's 1st match 27 Aug 2019 - 02:45 pm

MILAN: New season, new Inter Milan. Antonio Conte's reign at Inter got off to an impressive start as the Nerazzurri beat newly-promoted Lecce...

Cantona to be honoured with UEFA President's Award 27 Aug 2019 - 01:26 pm

Lausanne: Former Manchester United and France legend Eric Cantona is to receive the UEFA President's Award at the Champions League draw in Monaco...

Surprise striker stars in PSG's 4-0 win but still no Neymar 27 Aug 2019 - 12:02 am

PARIS: After being involved in one of the most comical moments in European football last season, striker Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting distinguished himself with a...

Who is Ansu Fati, Barcelona's latest talented youngster? 27 Aug 2019 - 12:02 am

MADRID: Ansu Fati made history for Barcelona during their 5-2 victory over Real Betis as he became the second-youngest player to represent the...

PSG lose Mbappe for a month with hamstring injury, Cavani out for three weeks 26 Aug 2019 - 05:32 pm

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe will be out for four weeks and Edinson Cavani for three weeks after both came off injured...

Roma forward Perotti out for up to two months due to thigh injury 26 Aug 2019 - 03:34 pm

AS Roma forward Diego Perotti will be out of action for up to eight weeks after picking up a thigh muscle injury during...

I tried to copy Messi and LeBron, says Griezmann after Barca double 26 Aug 2019 - 02:50 pm

Madrid: Antoine Griezmann copied Lionel Messi for the goal and LeBron James for the celebration but it was his night for Barcelona on...

400 the magic number as Guardiola hails Silva, Aguero 26 Aug 2019 - 11:59 am

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed Sergio Aguero's "unique" skill of sniffing out chances in front of goal, and David Silva's ability to...

Pogba vows to fight racism for sake of next generation 26 Aug 2019 - 09:15 am

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba said the racist abuse he has suffered will only make him stronger and the Frenchman vowed to fight...

Man City, Spurs discover high bar for VAR on penalty calls 25 Aug 2019 - 11:16 pm

LONDON: With VAR in its third weekend in the Premier League, Manchester City and Tottenham now know just how high the threshold is...

Aguero reaches 400 goals in City stroll, Newcastle stun Spurs 25 Aug 2019 - 11:00 pm

London: Sergio Aguero reached 400 career goals as the Manchester City striker inspired the champions' 3-1 win at Bournemouth, while Tottenham suffered a...