Sports / Football

Five great players who became coaches 05 Jan 2016 - 06:50 pm

Johan Cruyff Paris: Zinedine Zidane will not find it easy to repeat the success he enjoyed as a player as he becomes a...

Handanovic extends Inter deal until 2019 05 Jan 2016 - 06:46 pm

Milan: Slovenian international goalkeeper Samir Handanovic has extended his current deal with Inter Milan until 2019, the Serie A club confirmed on Tuesday....

FIFA ethics investigators recommend nine-year ban for Valcke 05 Jan 2016 - 05:52 pm

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke. (file photo) ZURICH: Investigators for FIFA's ethics watchdog on Tuesday recommended that suspended FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke...

Pep Guardiola wants to coach in Premier League after Bayern 05 Jan 2016 - 05:13 pm

MUNICH: Pep Guardiola wants to coach in the English Premier League when he leaves Bayern Munich at the end of this season, but...

Real take leaf out of Barca's book with Zidane appointment 05 Jan 2016 - 05:11 pm

Real Madrid's new French coach Zinedine Zidane (C) gives instructions to his players during his first training session as coach of Real Madrid...

Madrid fans allow themselves to dream as Zidane takes charge 05 Jan 2016 - 04:46 pm

Real Madrid's new coach Zinedine Zidane reacts as he arrives to a news conference at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 5,...

Top scorer Aubameyang fuels transfer talk by missing training 05 Jan 2016 - 04:28 pm

Berlin: Bundesliga leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has fuelled speculation he is set to leave Borussia Dortmund after missing the club's return to training...

Five facts about Zinedine Zidane 05 Jan 2016 - 09:06 am

Madrid: Five facts about Zinedine Zidane, who was appointed as head coach of Real Madrid to replace the sacked Rafael Benitez: -- Raised...

Inter under threat as Juve eye eighth straight win 05 Jan 2016 - 08:11 am

Milan: Inter Milan will be looking over their shoulders at resurgent champions Juventus when they travel to Empoli on Wednesday. Roberto Mancini's Serie...

Martinez eyes end to Everton's trophy drought 05 Jan 2016 - 08:10 am

Liverpool: It is more than 20 years since Everton last won a trophy and Roberto Martinez says more silverware is long overdue as...

Top sides retain positions but shock for Al Arabi 05 Jan 2016 - 01:42 am

Al Ahli SC player Abdul Ghafoor Abdullah (right) heads the ball during a QSL clash against Al Wakrah at Al Ahli stadium on...

Douglas Costa named player of first half of season 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa has been named player of the first half of the season by German magazine Kicker. The 25-year-old...

Real Madrid sack Benitez, hire Zidane as coach 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Madrid: Real Madrid sacked coach Rafael Benitez after just seven months in charge on Monday with club legend Zinedine Zidane replacing the Spaniard....

Wife hints at Totti retirement 04 Jan 2016 - 06:35 pm

Milan: Long-serving Roma captain Francesco Totti could retire at the end of the current season and is already considering his options elsewhere within...

Benitez to be sacked by Real Madrid 04 Jan 2016 - 06:29 pm

Madrid: Beleaguered Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez could be sacked by the Spanish giants as early as Monday evening after just seven months...

Sturridge to miss League Cup clash with Stoke 04 Jan 2016 - 06:28 pm

Liverpool: Injury-plagued Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out of Tuesday's League Cup semi-final first leg at Stoke after suffering a minor...