Sports / Football

Aston Villa to be 'most famous club in China' after $87m swoop 19 May 2016 - 08:18 am

London: Aston Villa revealed ambitions to become the most popular team in China after Harvard-educated businessman Tony Jiantong Xia snapped up the relegated...

Leicester City owners shoot for Thai World Cup entry 19 May 2016 - 07:31 am

Leicester City FC's owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha speaks on stage during a presentation of the English Premier League trophy at the King Power duty-free...

Qatari striker Akram Afif signs Villarreal contract 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Villarreal CF Chairman Fernando Roig Negueroles with Qatari striker Akram Afif. Photo: www.villarrealcf.es Qatari striker Akram Afif officially signed the contract with Villarreal...

Sevilla stuns Liverpool with 3-1 win in Europa League final 19 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Sevilla's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa League final football match between Liverpool FC and Sevilla FC at the...

Waning Rooney sees future in the midfield 18 May 2016 - 03:57 pm

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney applauds fans during a lap of honour after the game. (Reuters / Carl Recine) Manchester: Manchester United captain Wayne...

We will sign amazing players: Leicester City vice-chairman 18 May 2016 - 03:54 pm

Leicester City Football Club vice chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha looks at the Premier League trophy during an event at the King Power headquarters in...

Barcelona's Qatar friendly postponed 18 May 2016 - 03:42 pm

Barcelona: Spanish champions Barcelona's scheduled friendly against Saudi Arabian side Al-Ahli Saudi in Doha, Qatar, has been cancelled by the club's Qatari sponsors...

Terry in one-year deal with Chelsea to end exit talk 18 May 2016 - 03:14 pm

Chelsea's John Terry acknowledges fans after the game (Reuters / Stefan Wermuth) London: Chelsea captain John Terry signed a new one-year contract with...

Adebayor wants FA Cup win to seal his time in England 18 May 2016 - 02:29 pm

Crystal Palace forward Emmanuel Adebayor is unsure of whether he will extend his contract with the Premier League club, but hopes to sign...

John Terry: The end of an era? Should Chelsea keep their iconic skipper? 18 May 2016 - 02:17 pm

Chelsea fans unfurl a banner in support of Chelsea's English defender John Terry after the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and...

Garlands, amulets and selfies greet Leicester City in Thailand 18 May 2016 - 01:54 pm

Leicester City FC's captain Wes Morgan (C) lifts the trophy as the club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (R), his son and vice-chairman Aiyawatt "Top"...

Alaba wants to bid farewell to Guardiola with seventh title 18 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (C) thanks Bayern Munich's Spanish headcoach Pep Guardiola (L) beside of Bayern Munich's Austrian defender David Alaba (R)...

FIFA World Cup revenue flows back into football development: Muller 18 May 2016 - 12:00 am

Jurgen Muller, Head of Planning and Infrastructure of 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar during The World Staduim Congress and exhibition 2016 held at...

Golden Boot little consolation to Kane 17 May 2016 - 04:43 pm

Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane (AFP / Scott Heppell) Finishing the season as the Premier League's top scorer has done little to...

England Euro 2016: Logical selections, but the defence’s case remains weak 17 May 2016 - 04:09 pm

Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney (Reuters) By Adam Gray A name that was missing from England’s provisional Euro 2016 squad on Monday morning...

Ibrahimovic not offered Man Utd contract: Agent 17 May 2016 - 04:04 pm

Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes at the Parc des Princes...