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Football Focus: MLS players raise fists, take a knee

Football Focus: MLS players raise fists, take a knee

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

Toronto FC's Justin Morrow, executive director of the Black Players for Change organization, said MLS players wanted to add their voices to the movement.

'Simply, the best player in the history of football'

'Simply, the best player in the history of football'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

Reactions to the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday.

Euro soccer round-up: Roma hand Juve second successive defeat

Euro soccer round-up: Roma hand Juve second successive defeat

Rediff.com31 Aug 2015

After losing only three league games last season Juventus have now lost the first two of the new campaign as a deserved 2-1 defeat at AS Roma on Sunday condemned the champions to their worst-ever Serie A start.

Soccer Roundup: Meet Manchester United's new 'bully' and more...

Soccer Roundup: Meet Manchester United's new 'bully' and more...

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

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Premier League stops handshakes to halt coronavirus spread

Premier League stops handshakes to halt coronavirus spread

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

Players in England's Premier League will forgo the traditional pre-game handshake between opponents as a measure to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus, the league said on Thursday. Officials will carry out the rest of the league's normal walk-out protocol before each match and both teams will line up as usual, but players will walk post their opponents without shaking hands.

Euro 2020: England-Germany history will count for little

Euro 2020: England-Germany history will count for little

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

England have lost to Germany in their last three knockout meetings at major tournaments

PHOTOS: Brazilian fans bring carnival to Moscow square

PHOTOS: Brazilian fans bring carnival to Moscow square

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

Latin Grammy award nominee Diogo Nogueira, himself a soccer player until a knee injury ended his sporting career, sang from an open-top bus as the square turned into a sea of green and yellow, Brazil's national colours.

Ishaan plays football with Dhoni

Ishaan plays football with Dhoni

Rediff.com23 Jul 2018

Bollywood relaxes with a fun football game.

Captain Chhetri on how India's youngsters can improve

Captain Chhetri on how India's youngsters can improve

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

India football captain Sunil Chhetri believes that the country's budding soccer players should get a chance to train in European academies in order to improve their skills. The man with 72 international goals described his stint with Sporting Lisbon as a 'great experience'.

PHOTOS: Meet Mr and Mrs Messi!

PHOTOS: Meet Mr and Mrs Messi!

Rediff.com1 Jul 2017

Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo's wedding.

Champions League PHOTOS: Messi treble sets goals record; Chelsea, City win

Champions League PHOTOS: Messi treble sets goals record; Chelsea, City win

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Photos from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday.

Former West Germany and Bayern striker Mueller passes away

Former West Germany and Bayern striker Mueller passes away

Rediff.com15 Aug 2021

Gerd Mueller netted 68 goals in 62 internationals, including the winner in the 1974 World Cup final, and is third in the all-time list of most goals in the global showpiece tournament with 14, behind Brazilian Ronaldo (15) and German Miroslav Klose (16).

Soccer Roundup: Real Madrid on top of the table in Spain

Soccer Roundup: Real Madrid on top of the table in Spain

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

La Liga took on a more familiar look as surprise early pacesetters Levante suffered their first defeat of the season with a 2-0 loss at 10-man Osasuna and relinquished their hold on top spot.

'Injured La Liga players will benefit from break'

'Injured La Liga players will benefit from break'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2020

Second half of abandoned Rayo-Albacete will kick-off proceedings on return.

Mussolini's great-grandson signs three-year deal with Serie A club Lazio

Mussolini's great-grandson signs three-year deal with Serie A club Lazio

Rediff.com24 Mar 2021

The defender is currently in his final year at the St George's British International School in Rome, which is close to Lazio's training ground near Formello.

Halep wins Canadian Open title; Murray edges Wawrinka

Halep wins Canadian Open title; Murray edges Wawrinka

Rediff.com16 Aug 2022

Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia's dream run in Toronto

Olympics: South Korea told to remove banners at village

Olympics: South Korea told to remove banners at village

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

Olympic quick takes - Brazil lifter Reis suspended from Games after positive drug test.

Champions League to be completed with eight-team tournament in Lisbon

Champions League to be completed with eight-team tournament in Lisbon

Rediff.com17 Jun 2020

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said he expected matches to be played without fans, although there was a small chance that could change.

Norway tells Russia 'do not want your participation'

Norway tells Russia 'do not want your participation'

Rediff.com26 Feb 2022

Norwegian Ski Federation said it does not want Russian athletes

EPL must rethink 5 substitutes option: Southgate

EPL must rethink 5 substitutes option: Southgate

Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

Southgate said England had been forced to give players extra days' recovery and also tapered their training schedules as the country's hopes of qualifying for the Nations League finals were dashed after Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Belgium.

Nadal and Osaka scoop top Laureus awards

Nadal and Osaka scoop top Laureus awards

Rediff.com7 May 2021

Britain's Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed the inaugural Athlete Advocate of the Year Award for his involvement in the fight against racism.

Football Friendlies: Spain cruise to win in Equatorial Guinea

Football Friendlies: Spain cruise to win in Equatorial Guinea

Rediff.com17 Nov 2013

A second-string Spain celebrated coach Vicente del Bosque's two-year contract extension with a 2-1 away win over Equatorial Guinea in a friendly on Saturday that was marred by an injury to Xabi Alonso.

Meet the highest paid MLS players...

Meet the highest paid MLS players...

Rediff.com20 May 2016

Brazilian veteran Kaka is the highest paid player in Major League Soccer, with a 2016 guaranteed salary of $7.167 million, according to figures released by the Players' Union on Thursday.

Villa's Gerrard primed for emotional Liverpool return

Villa's Gerrard primed for emotional Liverpool return

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

Spurs Premier League match at Brighton postponed due to COVID-19

Rooney leaves Everton to join DC United

Rooney leaves Everton to join DC United

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Rooney's deal is worth a reported 10 million, meaning he becomes the highest paid player in DC United's history.

Former England and Chelsea midfielder Lampard retires at 38

Former England and Chelsea midfielder Lampard retires at 38

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard announced his retirement from professional soccer on Thursday after spending last year with New York City in Major League Soccer in the United States.

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

Sleeping on the floor! SE Asian Games off to horror-show start

Rediff.com26 Nov 2019

Those in the soccer competition that started ahead of the main event beginning on Saturday have borne the brunt of the disruption.

Chinese retail giant buys near-70 percent stake in Inter Milan

Chinese retail giant buys near-70 percent stake in Inter Milan

Rediff.com6 Jun 2016

Chinese retail giant Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd has agreed to buy nearly 70 percent of famed Italian soccer club Inter Milan for 270 million euros ($307 million), the highest-profile takeover of a European team so far by a Chinese firm.

Maradona celebrates 52nd b-day in Kannur, enthralls fans

Maradona celebrates 52nd b-day in Kannur, enthralls fans

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona jived to Latin numbers, and mesmerised hundreds of fans with his football skills in Kerala's Kannur city on Wednesday.

Football Extras: Copa Libertadores final postponed again

Football Extras: Copa Libertadores final postponed again

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

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

Barcelona players plan shirt tribute for victims of deadly attack

Barcelona players plan shirt tribute for victims of deadly attack

Rediff.com19 Aug 2017

Barcelona's players will bear the city's name on the back of their shirts in tribute to the victims of Thursday's deadly attack in the Catalan capital when they play Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday, the club said in a statement.

Euro 2020 to be hosted across Europe

Euro 2020 to be hosted across Europe

Rediff.com7 Dec 2012

Soccer's European Championship in 2020 will take place in cities across the continent, rather than in one or two host countries, in a radical departure from the traditional format, UEFA said on Thursday.

'Welcome to Manchester': How Australia were taunted

'Welcome to Manchester': How Australia were taunted

Rediff.com4 Sep 2019

Australia were taunted ahead of the fourth Ashes Test against England with a giant billboard of Ben Stokes saying 'Welcome to Manchester' outside the team hotel on Wednesday.

Psychologist in constant touch with Arsenal players

Psychologist in constant touch with Arsenal players

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Arsenal's players have been self isolating since March 12 when Arteta tested positive for the virus -- before the lockdown in Britain -- and the Spaniard said that all efforts were being made to ensure the players were in good spirits.

Ibrahimovic statue vandalised again

Ibrahimovic statue vandalised again

Rediff.com5 Jan 2020

The nose of the statue was cut off in a pre-Christmas attack but the vandalism this weekend was the most severe yet.

FIFA lifts ban on Iraq hosting international football games

FIFA lifts ban on Iraq hosting international football games

Rediff.com17 Mar 2018

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi welcomed a decision from soccer's world governing body FIFA to lift a ban on hosting competitive international soccer matches at stadiums in three Iraqi cities.

England fan sails from Bulgaria to Russia for World Cup match

England fan sails from Bulgaria to Russia for World Cup match

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

It took Graham Kentsley, originally from St Albans in Hertfordshire, just over five weeks to make the around 2,000 kilometre (1,243 miles) journey, which he timed so that he would arrive in good time for England's first World Cup match against Tunisia in the southern Russia city of Volgograd.

English Premier League confident about June restart

English Premier League confident about June restart

Rediff.com23 May 2020

'We wouldn't have taken the first step to get back to training if we weren't convinced we had created a very safe environment for our players'

Football Focus: Mourinho complains about schedule

Football Focus: Mourinho complains about schedule

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Manchester City must rebuild for title challenge: Guardiola

Ronaldo and Messi could finally play in same team

Ronaldo and Messi could finally play in same team

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are potential targets for Inter-Miami, co-owner David Beckham said on Wednesday, underscoring his team's global ambition as they prepare to make their long-awaited Major League Soccer debut this weekend.