Sports / Football

Reunions and introductions for Coutinho at Barcelona 09 Jan 2018 - 04:45 pm

Barcelona: Philippe Coutinho met his new Barcelona team-mates for the first time on Tuesday following the completion of his 160 million-euro ($192 million)...

Mancini open to Italy coaching job 09 Jan 2018 - 04:11 pm

Milan: Zenit Saint-Petersburg coach Roberto Mancini said Tuesday he was open to taking over the vacant job as Italy national football coach. Mancini,...

Zidane named French coach of the year 09 Jan 2018 - 04:08 pm

Paris: Real Madrid may have ended the year badly, but Zinedine Zidane has been named French coach of 2017 for leading the club...

Hodgson praises VAR system after English debut 09 Jan 2018 - 03:20 pm

London: Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson praised the video assistant referee (VAR) system after its debut in English competitive football following initial confusion...

Barcelona's Turan close to joining Turkey's Basaksehir 09 Jan 2018 - 03:18 pm

ANKARA: Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan is close to signing for Turkey's Basaksehir, the Istanbul club said in a statement on Tuesday. Turkish media...

Kane happy to stay at Tottenham but is hungry for trophies 08 Jan 2018 - 05:41 pm

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is happy to remain at the London club as long as they win silverware and provide him with...

Uruguay defender Caceres joins Lazio from Hellas Verona 08 Jan 2018 - 05:04 pm

Lazio have signed defender Martin Caceres from Hellas Verona on a one-year contract with the option for a renewal, the Serie A club...

Misfiring Real Madrid at a loss to explain their slump 08 Jan 2018 - 04:37 pm

BARCELONA: Real Madrid are consistently misfiring and they don't know what to do about it. The reigning Spanish and European champions, 16 points...

Barcelona to unveil 160-million-euro Coutinho 08 Jan 2018 - 02:38 pm

Barcelona: Philippe Coutinho is to be officially unveiled as a Barcelona player on Monday as he completes a 160-million-euro ($192 million) move --...

Coutinho in Barcelona to tie up third-richest transfer 07 Jan 2018 - 02:20 pm

Barcelona: Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho is expected in Barcelona Sunday to tie up a 160-million-euro ($192 million) move from Liverpool, the third-richest deal...

Allegri says video replay has led to more controversies 07 Jan 2018 - 01:38 pm

The use of video replays by referees in Serie A has led to more controversies, according to Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri. However, he...

Bernardeschi keeps Juventus on Napoli's heels 07 Jan 2018 - 12:38 pm

Milan: Fernando Bernardeschi scored the only goal as champions Juventus kept Serie A leaders Napoli in their sights with a 1-0 win over...

Liverpool Coutinho to Barcelona for $192.5 million 07 Jan 2018 - 10:18 am

London, Liverpool confirmed on Saturday that it had agreed a $192.5 million deal to sell Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona. In a...

‘Motivated’ Bayern ready for Champions League clash against Besiktas 06 Jan 2018 - 07:39 pm

Doha: Busdesliga giants Bayern Munich are well and truly ready to face Istanbul-based Besiktas in the Round 16 of the Champions League after...

Costa scores and is sent off on home debut for Atletico 06 Jan 2018 - 05:10 pm

MADRID: Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa scored on his home debut in a 2-0 win over Getafe and was immediately sent off for an...

Bayern keen to retain Vidal: Coach Heynckes 06 Jan 2018 - 02:34 pm

Doha: Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes insists there has been no contact between the German club and Chelsea over Arturo Vidal ruling out...

Bayern's Heynckes rules out Vidal Chelsea move 06 Jan 2018 - 02:06 pm

Doha: Jupp Heynckes said Saturday there had been no contact between Bayern Munich and Chelsea over Arturo Vidal and the Chilean international would...