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Rashford edges Man United towards final 05 May 2017 - 09:54 pm

Vigo, Spain: Marcus Rashford's stunning free-kick 23 minutes from time put Manchester United on the brink of reaching the Europa League final with...

Buffon lashes out at Superga vandals 04 May 2017 - 05:45 pm

Alghero, Italy: Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has lashed out at vandals who tarnished the memory of "bitter rivals" but "close cousins" Torino near...

Wenger ready to make peace with Mourinho 04 May 2017 - 05:36 pm

London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is prepared to bury the hatchet with old foe Jose Mourinho ahead of Sunday's home game...

India breaks into FIFA top 100 after 21 years 04 May 2017 - 03:17 pm

New Delhi: The Indian men's football team on Thursday climbed to the 100th spot in the latest FIFA world rankings -- their best...

Messi appeals 4-match world cup ban at FIFA 04 May 2017 - 03:01 pm

Zurich: Argentina captain Lionel Messi's appeal against a four-match ban in World Cup qualifying for insulting a referee's assistant was being heard by...

Totti looks ahead as storied Roma career set to end 04 May 2017 - 02:25 pm

Alghero, Italy: For a player who has singularly come to represent Serie A giants Roma for nearly a quarter century, Francesco Totti deserved...

PSG to bid 70 mn euros for Aubameyang 04 May 2017 - 02:02 pm

Berlin: Paris Saint-Germain are poised to make a 70-million-euro ($76.5 million) offer to Borussia Dortmund for striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, a report in Germany...

Higuain and Buffon star at each end as Juventus beats Monaco 04 May 2017 - 01:52 pm

MONACO: Striker Gonzalo Higuain displayed some worth for his huge transfer fee and Gianluigi Buffon showed he is still priceless in goal, each...

FIFA boosts China's hopes of hosting 2030 World Cup 03 May 2017 - 10:47 pm

Lausanne: China's hopes of hosting the 2030 World Cup got a boost from FIFA. The governing body of soccer proposes giving its ruling...

Roma club icon Francesco Totti to retire at end of the season 03 May 2017 - 06:41 pm

Rome: Roma club icon Francesco Totti will retire at the end of the season when the 40-year-old's contract expires, new sports director Monchi...

Manchester United add Norway date to pre-season tour 03 May 2017 - 04:26 pm

London: Manchester United will travel to Norway as part of their 2017-18 pre-season tour, the Premier League giants announced on Wednesday. Jose Mourinho's...

Hard work the key to 'human' Ronaldo's record feats 03 May 2017 - 02:55 pm

Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo is human after all, or so he claims, despite sealing another "special" Champions League night with a hat-trick to put...

French police arrest 11 over Bastia violence 03 May 2017 - 02:07 pm

Bastia, France: French police arrested 11 men on Wednesday over the crowd trouble which forced the Ligue 1 match between Bastia and Lyon...

Hat-trick hero Ronaldo revels in centre-forward role 03 May 2017 - 01:06 pm

MADRID: No longer the flying winger of old, Cristiano Ronaldo showed his transformation to deadly centre forward has been completed to perfection as...

Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic 'fixed' by knee surgery 02 May 2017 - 06:05 pm

London: Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been "fixed" and feels "stronger" after undergoing knee surgery in the United States, he said on...

AIK fined over Alexander Isak transfer to Borussia Dortmund 02 May 2017 - 04:32 pm

Stockholm: Stockholm club AIK have been fined by the Swedish football federation for paying an agent during the transfer of teenager Alexander Isak...

Celta Vigo plan more pain for exhausted Manchester United 02 May 2017 - 04:24 pm

Madrid: Jose Mourinho must patch up an injury ravaged Manchester United squad as the English side's quest for Europa League glory faces is...

Kluivert Jr follows dad's footsteps at Ajax 02 May 2017 - 03:30 pm

Amsterdam: More than twenty years after the football world witnessed the schoolboy Patrick Kluivert lead Ajax to Champions League glory his son Justin...