A day after being found dead under a collapsed building in Turkey, Ghana football player Christian Atsu's body arrived home in Accra.
Cristiano Ronaldo faced a flurry of criticism after appearing to make an obscene gesture following the end of Al Nassr's 3-2 win over Al Shabab in an exciting Saudi Pro League game on Sunday.
Spanish soccer player Pablo Mari is on loan at Serie A club Monza from English Premier League club Arsenal.
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The world governing body approved a 32-team Club World Cup which will be played every four years from June 2025, apart from the increase in World Cup matches to 104.
Klopp and his City counterpart Pep Guardiola were satisfied with their team's displays in a tight, tactical encounter which finished 0-0 at Anfield, but the German was clearly frustrated to now lose his players for international duty.
The CEOs have been discussing a collaboration for some time, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
'The sooner Kalyan Chaubey leaves, the better it is for Indian football'
The I-League on Saturday suffered another jolt with Shillong-based Royal Wahingdoh deciding not to play in the upcoming season, citing 'lack of proper roadmap for the league' and financial inviability, thereby becoming the third club to pull out of the nation's top football competition.
The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) said it had repeatedly warned European soccer's governing body UEFA about potential provocation from Romania fans ahead of Friday's Nations League match, which was abandoned when Kosovo's players walked off.
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday said Indian Super League (ISL) has helped the national football team take giant strides at the world stage.
'We need to be aware that we have a difficult game in Hong Kong. We have time to prepare, to be competitive and try to win and get the three points.'
Van Nistelrooy has also gained valuable experience as Assistant Coach for the Netherlands national team under Guus Hiddink.
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Minerva Punjab FC will take on Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC on April 2 in the inaugural Super Cup football tournament which begins in Bhubaneswar on March 31.
US President Donald Trump praised fans of NASCAR racing on Monday morning after he triggered protests on football fields across the country with criticism of NFL and other athletes who kneel during the national anthem as unpatriotic.
Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football.
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The UEFA president said that without a second-leg to fall back on, teams have been forced to go for goals.
Surajit Sengupta was part of the golden era in East Bengal when they won six successive Calcutta Football League titles (1970-1976) and the IFA Shield six times and the Durand Cup thrice.
Dawtrey said he was planning to quit his job in May and travel to India to train in an academy affiliated with Pro Kabaddi side UP Yoddha.
National football team goalkeeper Subrata Paul left the country on Tuesday for Canada for a trials session with the Vancouver Whitecaps while defender Gouramangi Singh will head to Australia on Thursday to try his luck with new A-League side Melbourne Heart FC.
Mahindra United have an opportunity to avenge their Durand Cup defeat to Churchill Brothers when the two teams clash in an I-League football tie on Thursday
The meeting is expected to finalise venues and fixtures for the upcoming National Football League.
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The British police have opened a second investigation into allegations of match-fixing after claims emerged that a player rigged a Championship game for cash.
The victory was Air India's second from three matches in the Second Division NFL.
With just two rounds left in the ONGC I-League football championship Goan teams Dempo Sports Club and Churchill Brothers promise an interesting finish, though the former holds the edge to lift the title. Tied with Churchill on 32 points, but leading the table by virtue of a better goal difference, Dempo have a good chance of emerging champions as they take on lowly Salgaocar and Viva Kerala in their last two engagements.
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Navratna and petroleum major ONGC will sponsor the ninth National Football League beginning in Kolkata on January 12.
Rodri won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world, beating Brazil's Vinicius Jr and England's Jude Bellingham.
In another match in the Durand Cup football tournament, Mahindra United beat Army XI 2-0.
The National Football League would remain a 10-team affair, the AIFF informed on Sunday
Impressive Railways continued their winning streak and made it to the last four of the 65th National Football Championship, for the Santosh Trophy, after defeating Services 2-1 in their last quarter-final league match in Guwahati on Tuesday.
The Ghanian defender will have Dipankar Roy as his deputy.
The Blue Tigers held their first training session in Vietnam on Monday evening at the Nam Dinh Sports Palace Ground and will have four more full sessions before taking on the hosts on Saturday.
Renedy Singh's goals gave the three-time champions a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
The 20-year-old Nigerian was named best player and best forward of the ninth National Football League.
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