Veteran players Guillermo Ochoa and Raul Jimenez will return to the Mexican national team as both were called up by coach Javier Aguirre for friendly matches against Valencia and the United States. The 39-year-old Ochoa and the 33-year-old Jimenez have not played with El Tri since March in a 2-0 loss to the United States…
Qatar’s Asian Cup winning captain Akram Afif has been nominated for a second Asian Player of the Year award, joining Jordan’s Yazan Al-Naimat and Seol Young-woo of South Korea on the Asian Football Confederation’s three-man shortlist. Australia’s Cortnee Vine as well as Kiko Seike from Japan and South Korea’s Kim Hye-ri have been nominated for…
Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC has appointed Abhik Chatterjee as its new Chief Executive Officer, the club confirmed on Tuesday. Before joining the Blasters, Abhik headed the league and technical operations for Super League Kerala. He has also worked in various leadership roles with Northeast United FC, Fateh Hyderabad AFC, and Odisha FC….
Atletico Madrid defender Robin Le Normand was diagnosed on Tuesday with a head injury after a collision in last weekend’s La Liga derby draw against Real Madrid. The centre-back, 27, sustained the injury late in Sunday’s game as Atletico snatched a 1-1 draw against the visiting Spanish champions at the Metropolitano stadium. “Le Normand suffered…
Southampton captain Jack Stephens has been handed a fine of 50,000 pounds ($66,535) and banned for two games for his abusive language toward officials during last month’s Premier League clash with Manchester United. Stephens was sent off for his high challenge on Alejandro Garnacho in its 3-0 loss to United on September 14. The 30-year-old…
Maximilian, son of Swedish football legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s, earned his maiden call-up for Sweden’s youth squad, ahead of their two matches in Spain next week. It was another feather in the cap of the 18-year-old centre-forward, who signed his first professional contract with Serie A giant AC Milan this summer, a club where his father…
Australia’s Central Coast Mariners slumped to a dismal home defeat in the AFC Champions League Elite on Tuesday, stunned 2-1 at home by Thailand’s Buriram United and finishing the match with 10 men. Buriram’s Brazilian striker Guilherme Bissoli opened the scoring in the 30th minute at Gosford, north of Sydney, poking home Dion Cool’s cross…
Tickets for the Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland went on sale on Tuesday as UEFA made around 250,000 available to the general public. European football’s governing body launched the sale at the Jungfraujoch pass, 3,454 metres above sea level, with a game between women’s football greats and future stars. “In total, around 720,000 tickets are…
Unai Emery has warned Aston Villa that fatigue will be no excuse as his side aims to emulate the most memorable night in the club’s history against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Emery’s team will face Bayern at Villa Park in Birmingham in a repeat of its shock 1982 European Cup final victory over the German…
Andrés Iniesta to retire on October 8: A look at the Spanish legend’s legacy, for country and club
