Sports / Football

Neymar urged to stop acting, win titles to get FIFA award 05 Jul 2018 - 04:14 pm

MOSCOW: After a decade of duopoly, the FIFA-run vote to crown soccer's best player finally seems open to third parties after Lionel Messi...

Neymar joins Messi and Ronaldo in Kazan mural club 05 Jul 2018 - 02:02 pm

KAZAN, Russia: It has been a busy World Cup for Kazan's mural artists and in the early hours of Thursday morning they were...

FIFA rebukes Maradona over 'robbery' comments 05 Jul 2018 - 10:35 am

MOSCOW: FIFA says it "strongly rebukes" Argentina great Diego Maradona's comments that England's win over Colombia was a robbery and that referee Mark...

Ronaldo has received offer to sign for Juventus: Report 04 Jul 2018 - 03:50 pm

MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo has received an offer to leave Real Madrid and join Italian champions Juventus, a source close to the player told...

World Cup big guns primed for last-eight battles 04 Jul 2018 - 03:00 pm

Moscow: England became the last team to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals after a dramatic penalty shootout as favourites Brazil and fancied...

England beat Colombia on penalties to reach quarter-finals 04 Jul 2018 - 12:03 am

England edged Colombia 4-3 on penalties to halt a run of five successive shootout defeats at major tournaments and book a quarter-final clash...

Sweden win scrappy Swiss encounter to reach World Cup quarter-finals 03 Jul 2018 - 06:56 pm

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: The heir to Zlatan Ibrahimovic finally delivered for Sweden at the World Cup. Emil Forsberg scored a deflected goal in...

Nigerian police rescue kidnapped father of national soccer captain 03 Jul 2018 - 06:46 pm

ONITSHA: Nigerian police said they have rescued the father of national soccer team captain John Obi Mikel after he was kidnapped for the...

Loew to stay on as Germany coach despite World Cup failure 03 Jul 2018 - 03:56 pm

BERLIN: Germany coach Joachim Loew will stay in his post despite his team's group stage elimination at the World Cup in Russia, the...

'Japan nearly slayed the giant' - cheers to tears for despairing fans 03 Jul 2018 - 08:19 am

Tokyo: From Tokyo bars to a Buddhist temple, for millions of Japanese football fans the emotions were the same -- pinch-me optimism to...

Belgium fight back from two down to beat Japan 3-2 in added time 02 Jul 2018 - 11:00 pm

MOSCOW: Belgium fought back from two goals down to beat Japan 3-2 with an added-time goal from substitute Nacer Chadli on Monday to...

Brazil beat Mexico 2-0 to reach quarter-finals 02 Jul 2018 - 06:54 pm

SAMARA, Russia: Neymar and Firmino were on target as Brazil beat Mexico 2-0 in their World Cup last 16 clash on Monday to...

Filipe Luis in for injured Marcelo, Mexico make two changes 02 Jul 2018 - 04:01 pm

SAMARA, Russia: Brazil brought in Filipe Luis at left back for their World Cup last 16 encounter with Mexico on Monday with regular...

After high of beating Spain, Russia must adapt for Croatia 02 Jul 2018 - 01:56 pm

MOSCOW: Coach Stanislav Cherchesov seems to be the only Russian not caught up in the euphoria of the country's biggest World Cup win...

From bars to temples, Japan fans flock for World Cup win 02 Jul 2018 - 01:05 pm

Tokyo, When Japan's Blue Samurai take on Belgium Monday for a spot in the World Cup quarter finals, fans nationwide will pack spots...

Salah signs new long-term deal with Liverpool 02 Jul 2018 - 10:44 am

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has signed a new long-term contract with the club, the Premier League side said on Monday. Salah had a...

Croatia win penalty shootout to reach quarter-finals 01 Jul 2018 - 10:02 pm

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia: Croatia beat Denmark 3-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Sunday after the...

Morocco's 21-year-old World Cup midfielder Amine Harit involved in fatal car crash which killed one 01 Jul 2018 - 09:27 pm

Morocco's 21-year-old World Cup midfielder Amine Harit was involved in a road accident in which a pedestrian was killed, the Moroccan football federation...