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What caused football player Sala's plane crash

What caused football player Sala's plane crash

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The plane crash which killed soccer player Emiliano Sala was triggered when the pilot lost control and the plane broke up while flying too fast, an official investigation showed. Sala, 28, had been en route from Nantes in western France in January last year to make his debut for Premier League team Cardiff City when the small aircraft he was travelling in disappeared over the English Channel.

'Football can be very beautiful and it can be very cruel'

'Football can be very beautiful and it can be very cruel'

Rediff.com9 May 2019

Reaction to Tottenham Hotspur's last-gasp 3-2 Champions League semi-final win over Ajax Amsterdam.

Young Liverpool thwarted by West Ham

Young Liverpool thwarted by West Ham

Rediff.com31 Jan 2016

Liverpool's pursuit of a second Wembley Cup final appearance was stalled at Anfield on Saturday as Juergen Klopp's second-string side had to settle for an undistinguished goalless draw with West Ham United in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Four days after reaching the League Cup final with their penalty shootout win over StokeCity, Klopp, no fan of English football's congested fixture lists, opted to trust his youngsters as he made 10 changes to the team that played 120 minutes on Tuesday. His faith was only partially rewarded with his young side creating enough chances to earn victory after a dour first half but lacking the cutting edge up front to avoid yet another fixture, an unwanted and difficult replay at Upton Park.

Football Extras: Rescuers end search for missing plane carrying soccer star Sala

Football Extras: Rescuers end search for missing plane carrying soccer star Sala

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Champions League: Man City to face Liverpool; Juventus vs Real Madrid

Champions League: Man City to face Liverpool; Juventus vs Real Madrid

Rediff.com16 Mar 2018

Juventus were given a chance to avenge last year's Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid when they two sides were drawn together for the quarter-finals of this year's competition on Friday.

Premier Futsal league rope in Manchester United legend Scholes

Premier Futsal league rope in Manchester United legend Scholes

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes has signed a marquee deal to play for the next three editions of Premier Futsal, with the inaugural season scheduled to be held next month, the League announced, on Thursday.

FA faces 'worst-case scenario' of 300 million pounds deficit

FA faces 'worst-case scenario' of 300 million pounds deficit

Rediff.com4 May 2020

The English Football Association (FA) plans to slash its annual budget by 75 million pounds ($93.20 million) to tackle a possible deficit of 300 million pounds over the next four years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PIX: The most incredible miss in football history?

PIX: The most incredible miss in football history?

Rediff.com7 Mar 2021

Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Romain Saiss somehow scooped the ball over the crossbar from almost on the goalline during their English Premier League match against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Football Extras: Mourinho defends Kane's record

Football Extras: Mourinho defends Kane's record

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

News of all that transpired on and off the football field.

Football Extras: Solskjaer tells misfiring Sanchez, Lukaku to grab opportunities

Football Extras: Solskjaer tells misfiring Sanchez, Lukaku to grab opportunities

Rediff.com28 Dec 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Football backs 'Fergie', the greatest manager of all

Football backs 'Fergie', the greatest manager of all

Rediff.com6 May 2018

Football world has been left so shocked by the news of the serious illness to Alex Ferguson

Guardiola will ditch yellow ribbon if...

Guardiola will ditch yellow ribbon if...

Rediff.com1 Mar 2018

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will stop wearing a yellow protest ribbon if the Premier League-leading club's officials ask him to or if it adversely affects the team's form.

Manchester United's Rangnick takes over as Austria coach

Manchester United's Rangnick takes over as Austria coach

Rediff.com29 Apr 2022

Manchester United's interim manager Ralf Rangnick has been appointed as the Austrian national team coach on a two-year deal tasked with qualifying for Euro 2024.

Klopp wants to write his own chapter in Liverpool's history

Klopp wants to write his own chapter in Liverpool's history

Rediff.com9 Nov 2016

Juergen Klopp is eager not to let Liverpool's trophy-laden past burden his squad with the manger instead urging his players to write their own chapters in the Merseyside club's history books. Liverpool have made a strong start to the season, having lost only once in 14 games in all competitions, which has propelled them to the top of the Premier League table and to the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

Former Wigin and Ivory Coast defender Gohouri found dead

Former Wigin and Ivory Coast defender Gohouri found dead

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

The body of former Ivory Coast defender Steve Gohouri has been recovered from the River Rhine after he went missing in mid- December, German regional league club TSV Steinbach said on Saturday.

Football Briefs: Ronaldo-less Real rally to beat Leganes, go up to 3rd

Football Briefs: Ronaldo-less Real rally to beat Leganes, go up to 3rd

Rediff.com22 Feb 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

LFC boss remembered: 'You were the soul of Leicester City'

LFC boss remembered: 'You were the soul of Leicester City'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

Leicester City chairman and King Power owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died in a helicopter crash outside the Premier League club's ground on Saturday. Tributes poured in and condolences were offered by Leicester City players, opposition players, among others...

Copa America to use Hawk-Eye for goal-line technology

Copa America to use Hawk-Eye for goal-line technology

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Hawk-Eye technology will be used to decide whether the ball has crossed the goal-line at next month's Copa America Centenario in the United States, the tournament's organising committee said on Wednesday.

Sunderland sign Uruguyanan Poyet as new manager

Sunderland sign Uruguyanan Poyet as new manager

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

English Premier League club Sunderland have appointed Gustavo Poyet as manager on Tuesday. The 45 year-old has agreed a two year contract at the Stadium of Light and will take charge of the Black Cats with immediate effect.

Blackburn striker Campbell held in match-fixing probe

Blackburn striker Campbell held in match-fixing probe

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

Former English Premier League striker DJ Campbell has been arrested as part of a match-fixing investigation, his club Blackburn Rovers said on Monday.

EPL PIX: United down Forest; Arsenal draw at West Ham

EPL PIX: United down Forest; Arsenal draw at West Ham

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

Manchester United climbed to third place in their quest for a berth in next season's Champions League.

Football Extras: Zidane begins second coming; Bayern eye domestic double

Football Extras: Zidane begins second coming; Bayern eye domestic double

Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Why is Arsenal fan Ranveer at Spurs?

Why is Arsenal fan Ranveer at Spurs?

Rediff.com13 Mar 2022

Bollywood star Ranveer Singh paid a visit to English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur's stadium in London, where he attempted the The Dare Skywalk.

World watches on as South Korea's K League kicks off

World watches on as South Korea's K League kicks off

Rediff.com7 May 2020

South Korea's K League will have a profile it has never enjoyed before when the delayed 2020 season kicks off in Jeonju on Friday, providing top-flight soccer action to a world starved of live sport. Broadcasters from 10 countries, mostly in Asia and Europe, have bought rights for the season and Friday's match will be streamed live with English commentary on the league's Twitter feed and YouTube.

EPL: Watford match at Burnley called off after COVID outbreak

EPL: Watford match at Burnley called off after COVID outbreak

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

Leicester City said they had a request to postpone Thursday's game against Tottenham Hotspur rejected by the league.

Football Extras: 'Six wins and we're champions'

Football Extras: 'Six wins and we're champions'

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Leicester's success mantra: Ranieri and a forgotten football philosophy

Leicester's success mantra: Ranieri and a forgotten football philosophy

Rediff.com3 May 2016

The statistics of a stunning campaign tell an astonishing tale of how Leicester have turned the clock back by shunning possession and glorying in the long ball to a pacey striker, while spurning rotation in favour of a settled, almost self-selecting side

Suarez's bite gets him four months ban from football

Suarez's bite gets him four months ban from football

Rediff.com26 Jun 2014

Uruguay's Luis Suarez has been suspended for nine matches and banned for four months from any football-related activity for biting an opponent, during the World Cup match against Italy.

EPL PIX: Everton edge past Spurs; Vardy stars in Leicester win

EPL PIX: Everton edge past Spurs; Vardy stars in Leicester win

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.

Football Extras: Sala's body arrives in Argentina for weekend funeral

Football Extras: Sala's body arrives in Argentina for weekend funeral

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

No spectators for Barca's match; football club owner has coronavirus

No spectators for Barca's match; football club owner has coronavirus

Rediff.com10 Mar 2020

Barcelona's Champions League last-16 second leg match with Napoli scheduled for March 18 will take place without spectators due to fears over the spread of the coronavirus, a club spokesman said on Tuesday. The match will take place at Camp Nou after a 1-1 draw in Napoli, but no supporters will be allowed to enter the stadium.

There's fan-following for these other 'Men in Blue' too!

There's fan-following for these other 'Men in Blue' too!

Rediff.com5 Mar 2015

Besides the trophies, Bengaluru FC's coach Ashley Westwood has also won his team supporters and sold-out home crowds, says Laxmi Negi

FA Cup to allow fourth substitute in extra-time

FA Cup to allow fourth substitute in extra-time

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

Teams progressing to the latter stages of the FA Cup next season will be allowed to field a fourth substitute in extra time, the English Football Association (FA) announced on Wednesday.

Rooney announces international retirement

Rooney announces international retirement

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

The 31-year-old leaves as England's top goalscorer with 53 goals and most-capped outfield player with 119 appearances.

Manager Garde leaves Aston Villa by 'mutual consent'

Manager Garde leaves Aston Villa by 'mutual consent'

Rediff.com30 Mar 2016

Remi Garde parted company with Aston Villa almost five months after taking over as manager on Tuesday having failed to turn around the Premier League club's dismal season.

ISL provides hope to Indian football, but national team slips in 2014

ISL provides hope to Indian football, but national team slips in 2014

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

The 'sleeping giant' woke up to a new dawn with the Indian Super League putting Indian football on the global map, but the national team continued to paint a grim picture, plummeting to its worst-ever rankings in an eventful year for the sport.

Manchester City is world's most valuable soccer group

Manchester City is world's most valuable soccer group

Rediff.com27 Nov 2019

Manchester City's Abu Dhabi-controlled owner has agreed to sell a $500 million stake to US private equity firm Silver Lake, making it the world's most valuable soccer group with a $4.8 billion price tag.

PHOTOS: Moura hat-trick puts Tottenham into Champions League final

PHOTOS: Moura hat-trick puts Tottenham into Champions League final

Rediff.com9 May 2019

Spurs beat Ajax 3-2 in the second leg of the semi-final on Wednesday and will face Liverpool on June 1 in Madrid.

Real vs Liverpool: Player who made all the difference

Real vs Liverpool: Player who made all the difference

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

A double from Vinicius laid the foundation for a thumping Champions League win.

Football: Solskjaer buoyed by Martial progress

Football: Solskjaer buoyed by Martial progress

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

Martial scored his 23rd goal for United in all competitions this season against LASK Linz in Wednesday's Europa League last-16 victory.