Spain and Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta is set to retire from professional football at 40. The midfielder, considered one of the most influential midfielders in football history, will formally announce his decision in a ceremony on October 8. A product of Barcelona’s famous academy, ‘La Masia’, Iniesta featured 674 times for the senior team, scoring…
PREVIEW Arsenal will deploy a potent weapon when it bids to exploit Paris Saint Germain’s set-piece vulnerability in Tuesday’s Champions League showdown. Mikel Arteta’s side has emerged as Europe’s preeminent force at corners and free-kicks thanks to its set-piece guru Nicolas Jover. Having worked with Arteta on Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City coaching staff, Jover was…
In the final 10 minutes of the Arsenal vs Leicester City Premier League game over the weekend, when the home side got a flurry of corner kicks, one couldn’t help but think the Gunners would finally make one count. Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori had come close before. And right on cue, in the fourth minute…
Atletico Madrid imposed a permanent stadium ban on a fan on Monday who police identified as throwing an object onto the pitch during Sunday’s La Liga match against local rival Real Madrid. The match was suspended for 20 minutes due to Atletico fans throwing objects towards Real’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after the visitors took the…
PREVIEW Barcelona will host Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 match at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain on Thursday. Barcelona will look to put its opening Champions League defeat at AS Monaco behind it by fielding its best players in Tuesday’s home game with Swiss side Young Boys, manager Hansi Flick said…
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli maintained its perfect start to the Asian Champion League Elite on Monday as goals from Riyad Mahrez and Roger Ibanez sealed a 2-0 win over Al-Wasl. Qatar’s Al-Sadd defeated Iran’s Esteghlal 2-0 as Persepolis and Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan drew 1-1 in Tashkent in the second round of matches in the league phase…
Forward Ousmane Dembele has been left out of the Paris St Germain squad for its Champions League game at Arsenal after the player failed to meet the needs of the team, manager Luis Enrique said on Monday. French media had reported that the manager and player had a discussion after PSG’s 3-1 win over Rennes…
Brazil star Neymar announced his return to team training with his Saudi club Al-Hilal on Monday after nearly a year out with a left knee injury. The 32-year-old moved from Paris Saint-Germain in a blockbuster deal in August 2023 but played only five matches before rupturing his meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament on international duty…
The Indian senior men’s team head coach Manolo Márquez, on Monday, September 30, 2024, announced a 26-member probables list for the Tri-Nation friendly tournament to be held in Vietnam in the October FIFA International Match Window. The Blue Tigers will face host Vietnam (October 9) and Lebanon (October 12) at the Thien Truong Stadium in…
Barcelona will look to put its opening Champions League defeat at AS Monaco behind it by fielding its best players in Tuesday’s home game with Swiss side Young Boys, manager Hansi Flick said on Monday. Flick is hopeful midfielder Frenkie de Jong can return as Barca looks to bounce back after suffering two losses in…
