Brazil soccer great Pele died on Thursday, aged 82, after a long battle with cancer.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Salgaocar FC and Sporting Clube de Goa, Indian football's traditional outfits, decided to "withdraw" from the forthcoming season of the I-League over the All India Football Federation's decision to restructure the domestic league system.
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Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82.
Robertson received a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to the local community.
World football governing body FIFA on Thursday sought an update from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on the current scenario in India to which the national federation reiterated its stance that it would resolve the impasse surrounding an unified league in a two-three year window.
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Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has been offered a professional contract by Australian A-League outfit the Central Coast Mariners but a deal is unlikely without an external third party financial contribution, the club said on Tuesday.
In an Instagram post by Esha, Iwobi was called 'gorilla'.
Sunil Chhetri, who will complete 15 years in international football on June 12, is India's highest goal-scorer with 72 strikes from 115 matches. He is the second highest goal-scorer in international football in the world among active players behind Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine maestro Lionel Messi.
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In the early hours Monday, his body arrived under fireworks in the city of about 430,000 people from Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein Hospital.
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'Just like I do on football, I will try my best.'
Benzema to stand trial in sex tape case, says lawyer.
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Franz Beckenbauer was for decades synonymous with Germany's success on the pitch, as player and then coach.
Whoever is in charge of and is interested in building a fan base for football in India, should concentrate primarily on getting more people to actually play.
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In the first of a two-part series we focused on coaches who made an impact in the just-concluded football season. The concluding part is all about those who belied expectations and failed to deliver.
Air Asia is partnering with Tata Sons and little known Arun Bhatia for their India entry.
The 23-year-old has been mainstay of the Valencia side since 2008 with his speed and goals marking him out as one of Europe's most exciting widemen.
Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.
Shailesh Karkera picks the Best Players at Euro 24.
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Players and officials of Spanish football club FC Barcelona played their last respects to former coach Tito Vilanova during a memorial service at Barcelona Cathedral on Monday.
Pirlo started his first season in charge of a senior side looking to make it 10 successive Serie A titles for Juve, but the rookie coach struggled.
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has served a show cause notice on Churchill Alemao, patron of Goan football club Churchill Brothers, for his recent comments against match officials and referred him to the disciplinary committee.
With City pulling out and Chelsea set to leave, while Liverpool's players posted a shared Twitter message saying they want no part of the new league, the ESL project looks doomed.
Rayo Vallecano beat Albacete 1-0 on Wednesday as Spanish football returned in bizarre circumstances from its COVID-19 hiatus with the second half of a match that first kicked off six months ago but was suspended due to offensive chanting. The second division encounter, played without fans in attendance, was the first Spanish football match to take place since March after all soccer was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most of East Bengal's foreign players have left home but a few are still here along with the Spaniard Nodar who had preferred to stay back.
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Images from the FA Cup matches played on Saturday
Emotional crowds bid soccer legend Pele a final farewell on Tuesday
Luis Rubiales' kiss of Jenni Hermoso triggered a torrent of allegations from other women in sport of predatory behaviour by men.
The Brazilian striker has joined Saudi club Al Ittihad on a six-month contract, the Asian Football Confederation reported.
Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin was among the first to tweet his reaction.
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