FC Goa will look to continue its winning momentum and secure its first home win of the season when it faces a struggling NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) in the Indian Super League (ISL) here on Friday. Goa has struggled at home in its last two home fixtures in the ISL, losing 1-2 and 0-2, to…
The All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) Disciplinary Committee on Wednesday rescinded the red card shown to NorthEast United FC defender Asheer Akhtar after the club made a wrongful dismissal claim. Following the decision, the Committee has downgraded the red card to a caution (yellow card) “for reckless play nature as suggested concerning the technical report”….
Transfers in football will be in the spotlight and could even undergo radical changes on Friday when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announces its ruling on former France player Lassana Diarra’s case against FIFA. The transfer system, which processes hundreds of millions of dollars each year in player sales and has…
Benfica’s Kerem Akturkoglu, Angel Di Maria, Alexander Bah and Orkun Kokcu scored in a 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid on Wednesday to start its Champions League campaign with two consecutive wins. A mistake by Atletico’s defence helped Akturkoglu open the scoring in the 13th minute and, after the host squandered several chances, including a strike…
Ten-man Juventus twice came from a goal down to stun hosts RB Leipzig 3-2 on Wednesday thanks to Francisco Conceicao’s 82nd-minute winner, making it two wins from two matches in the Champions League. Juve’s Dusan Vlahovic twice had to cancel out Leipzig’s lead after forward Benjamin Sesko had also struck two goals for the hosts….
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany lamented his side’s missed opportunities in its 1-0 Champions League defeat to Aston Villa on Wednesday but was not despondent at the performance. “If you don’t take your chances, it can happen,” he said of Jhon Duran’s 79th-minute winner against the run of play. Before that, the Germans had dominated…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot was not the least bit surprised by the superb performance of Mohamed Salah in its 2-0 Champions League victory over Bologna on Wednesday. Salah set up Alexis Mac Allister’s goal with a pinpoint cross and then bagged his own with a rocket to the top corner for an astounding 49th goal…
Lille coach Bruno Genesio hailed his team’s perfect night as the Ligue 1 side beat visitor Real Madrid 1-0 to end the 15-time European Cup winners’ 14-game unbeaten streak in the Champions League on Wednesday. Lille played without fear, pressed relentlessly and prevailed courtesy of a Jonathan David penalty in first-half stoppage time to wrap…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag called on his players to use the frustration from their humbling defeat by Tottenham Hotspur as motivation to beat Porto in the Europa League on Thursday. Following the 3-0 home loss to Spurs on Sunday, Ten Hag admitted his team’s mood could have been more positive. “We are mad,…
Lionel Messi won his second title with Inter Miami after the club beat Columbus to lift the MLS Supporters’ Shield at the Lower.com Field at Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday.
