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Soccer: Spalletti named Napoli coach as Gattuso's successor

Soccer: Spalletti named Napoli coach as Gattuso's successor

Rediff.com29 May 2021

Juventus rehire Allegri.

Zambrotta reckons hosting under-17 World Cup good for India's future

Zambrotta reckons hosting under-17 World Cup good for India's future

Rediff.com18 Nov 2016

The 2006 FIFA World Cup winner and Delhi Dynamos coach says 'ISL can also improve Indian players by having good coaches, academies which will help to grow Indian football'

Soccer: Real Madrid to sue La Liga over CVC deal

Soccer: Real Madrid to sue La Liga over CVC deal

Rediff.com10 Aug 2021

The league said last week that the deal, called 'Boost La Liga', would strengthen its clubs and give them funds to spend on new infrastructure and modernisation projects as well as increasing how much they could spend on players' salaries.

European Football Roundup: Chelsea, Bayern maintain lead but Marseille lose

European Football Roundup: Chelsea, Bayern maintain lead but Marseille lose

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus consolidated their top-flight leads at the weekend while Paris St Germain proved too strong for Ligue 1 leaders Olympique Marseille.

Buffon feels the pain after third final defeat

Buffon feels the pain after third final defeat

Rediff.com4 Jun 2017

The greatest goalkeeper of his generation, Juventus's Gianluigi Buffon tasted defeat in his third Champions League final as the major missing medal from his illustrious career once again slipped out of his grasp on Saturday.

PIX: Italy edge Austria in extra-time to reach last 8

PIX: Italy edge Austria in extra-time to reach last 8

Rediff.com27 Jun 2021

The winners will play either Belgium or Portugal in the quarter-finals next Friday in Munich.

Messi is Europe's top scorer for 3rd straight year

Messi is Europe's top scorer for 3rd straight year

Rediff.com25 May 2019

Lionel Messi has become the first player to win Europe's Golden Shoe award for three straight years after his nearest challenger Kylian Mbappe failed to score the four goals he needed in Paris St Germain's final league match of the season on Friday.

Europe football round-up: Milan climb to third; Fifth straight win for Hoffenheim

Europe football round-up: Milan climb to third; Fifth straight win for Hoffenheim

Rediff.com31 Oct 2016

Giacomo Bonaventura's free kick earned Milan a 1-0 win over Pescara to move them into the top three of Serie A on Sunday.

Lisbon ready for Champions League after subduing COVID-19

Lisbon ready for Champions League after subduing COVID-19

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

With supporters not allowed to attend matches and even the numbers of media tightly limited, there will be no boost in business for local bars and restaurants.

PIX: Benfica end Juve's hopes, join Chelsea in last 16

PIX: Benfica end Juve's hopes, join Chelsea in last 16

Rediff.com26 Oct 2022

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Key developments at Friday's FIFA congress

Key developments at Friday's FIFA congress

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

Key developments and reaction when world football's governing body FIFA elected Gianni Infantino as new president and voted in a series of reforms at its congress on Friday

La Liga gets government green light to resume from June 8

La Liga gets government green light to resume from June 8

Rediff.com23 May 2020

La Liga has yet to officially confirm a date on which it will resume, although its president Javier Tebas had said previously he hoped the season could do so from June 12.

Fresh trouble for banned Platini

Fresh trouble for banned Platini

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

Banned UEFA president Michel Platini could face further investigation from FIFA's Ethics Committee after attending an awards ceremony and conference in Dubai despite being barred from "all football activity".

Soccer: 'Make Carrick United manager for rest of season'

Soccer: 'Make Carrick United manager for rest of season'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Roma teenager Afena-Gyan plays down apparent racist remark.

Mourinho coy on future, blasts Roma over final

Mourinho coy on future, blasts Roma over final

Rediff.com5 May 2010

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday he is not certain to stay at the Champions League finalists next season as his team prepared for the first part of their assault on an unprecedented Italian treble.

Here's why soccer fans are heading to Belarus

Here's why soccer fans are heading to Belarus

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

With professional soccer at a virtual standstill around the globe, fans in need of their weekly fix are turning to the Belarusian Premier League to fill the void as it carries on with matches despite the coronavirus outbreak.

PIX: Liverpool cruise; Barcelona, Atletico stunned

PIX: Liverpool cruise; Barcelona, Atletico stunned

Rediff.com5 Oct 2022

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

'Patriotism', 'honour' and Luis Suarez

'Patriotism', 'honour' and Luis Suarez

Rediff.com28 Jun 2014

The facts are hard to dispute. Suarez bites people; he is a scofflaw; he is a racist. Most fans outside Uruguay would write him off as an out-of-control gunslinger, who should literally be muzzled before being allowed on to a field again.

FA want English manager after Capello: Brooking

FA want English manager after Capello: Brooking

Rediff.com17 Jul 2010

The Football Association want England's next manager after Fabio Capello to be English, director of football Trevor Brooking was quoted as saying on Saturday.

PIX: Man City, Chelsea win big; PSG held after own goal

PIX: Man City, Chelsea win big; PSG held after own goal

Rediff.com6 Oct 2022

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

PIX: Hungary humiliate England; Germany crush Italy

PIX: Hungary humiliate England; Germany crush Italy

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

Hungary condemn England to worst home defeat since 1928

Ronaldo, Messi nominated for Ballon d'Or

Ronaldo, Messi nominated for Ballon d'Or

Rediff.com18 Oct 2009

Last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina's Lionel Messi were among the 30 players on the 2009 Ballon d'Or award shortlist released on Sunday but Italian and German players were conspicuous by their absence.

Game-set-match: 10 actress-athlete love stories

Game-set-match: 10 actress-athlete love stories

Rediff.com5 May 2014

Rediff.com brings you 10 actresses who fell for the charm and muscular bodies of the sportsmen.

PIX: Lewandowski hits fastest Champions League hat-trick!

PIX: Lewandowski hits fastest Champions League hat-trick!

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Liverpool stuttered into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-1 aggregate win over Inter Milan after suffering a 1-0 loss to the Italian side, who were reduced to 10 men, at Anfield on Tuesday.

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

'Her only 'crime' was being a woman in a country where women face discrimination that is entrenched in law and plays out in the most horrific ways imaginable in every area of their lives, even sports'

Football round-up: Shock loss for Barca; Goal leaves Nani in tears

Football round-up: Shock loss for Barca; Goal leaves Nani in tears

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Barcelona lost ground on La Liga leaders Real Madrid when their 11-match winning streak was snapped by Malaga, while Premier League pacesetters Chelsea dropped points at home to Burnley. Bayern Munich enjoyed a second-successive goalrush in the Bundesliga after routing Paderborn 6-0 while AS Roma lost ground to Serie A leaders Juventus after yet another draw. This and more from the happenings in the world of football over the weekend.

Capello appointed Russia soccer coach

Capello appointed Russia soccer coach

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

Fabio Capello signed a contract with the Russian Football Union (RFU) to become Russia's new coach on Thursday.

Will Beckham return to LA?

Will Beckham return to LA?

Rediff.com28 Jan 2009

David Beckham has said he is having doubts about returning to Los Angeles Galaxy after making a strong start to his two-month loan stint at Italian club AC Milan.

Italy's Galvani defends betting buddies

Italy's Galvani defends betting buddies

Rediff.com1 Jan 2008

Italian tennis player Stefano Galvani defended his compatriots caught in the betting scandal, saying that the ATP was only making an example out of them.

Champions League PIX: Barcelona crash out; Chelsea, United held

Champions League PIX: Barcelona crash out; Chelsea, United held

Rediff.com9 Dec 2021

Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday, failing to make it past the group stage of the competition for the first time since the 2000-01 season.

UEFA official reprimanded

UEFA official reprimanded

Rediff.com5 May 2006

UEFA reprimanded Pierluigi Pairetto after telephone taps showed he had leaked confidential information on a Champions League game

Trap set to become Ireland manager

Trap set to become Ireland manager

Rediff.com13 Feb 2008

Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni is to leave Salzburg at the end of the season to become manager of Ireland's national side, his Austrian club said on Wednesday.

EPL: Pogba suspended for Manchester United opener

EPL: Pogba suspended for Manchester United opener

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Manchester United will be without world record signing Paul Pogba for their Premier League opener against Bournemouth on Sunday due to a suspension, the Football Association said on Friday.

Sports Shorts: I-League to approach court if ISL is made top league

Sports Shorts: I-League to approach court if ISL is made top league

Rediff.com24 Jun 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday

Ronaldo donates 7 million euros for Nepal earthquake victims

Ronaldo donates 7 million euros for Nepal earthquake victims

Rediff.com27 May 2015

Real Madrid football star Cristiano Ronaldo has donated a whopping 7 million euros ($7.78m) to the Save the Children foundation's efforts in Nepal following the deadly earthquake last month.

Maverick Mario masters the art of indiscipline

Maverick Mario masters the art of indiscipline

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Be it at Inter Milan, Manchester City or AC Milan, striker Balotelli has grabbed headlines for all the wrong reasons. This season, the striker walks the same, shameful road. The Italian's tryst with trouble continued when he was handed a three-match ban for his sending-off at the end of Sunday's 2-1 home defeat by Napoli. As Balotelli keeps jumping from one controversy to another, Rediff.com brings you a quick recap of episodes involving the 'indisciplined Italian'.

COVID-19 cases in Premier League rising

COVID-19 cases in Premier League rising

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

The Premier League said on Monday that 10 people had returned positive results in its latest round of COVID-19 tests conducted on players and staff last week, the highest number of cases in a single round since the new season began this month.

PHOTOS: Napoli upset Juve to win Coppa Italia

PHOTOS: Napoli upset Juve to win Coppa Italia

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

It was a remarkable achievement for 42-year-old Gattuso, who took over Napoli in December with the team in disarray after the players had rebelled against a week-long training camp imposed on them by De Laurentiis.

EPL: Liverpool end long wait for win at United

EPL: Liverpool end long wait for win at United

Rediff.com14 May 2021

Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool boosted their hopes of Champions League football next season

Leicester City owner, four others killed in helicopter crash

Leicester City owner, four others killed in helicopter crash

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

The father of four and founder of duty-free King Power International was a huge favourite with the club's fans.