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Football Focus: Mourinho complains about schedule

Football Focus: Mourinho complains about schedule

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Manchester City must rebuild for title challenge: Guardiola

Why have Liverpool gone from monsters to minnows?

Why have Liverpool gone from monsters to minnows?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2021

Liverpool's defence of a Premier League crown won at a canter last season has become a nightmare

Manchester City and English FA probe alleged sexual abuse

Manchester City and English FA probe alleged sexual abuse

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

The English Football Association (FA) has launched an internal review to examine allegations of children being sexually abused at professional soccer clubs.

India: Hotspot for global animators

India: Hotspot for global animators

Rediff.com30 May 2007

India is fast becoming a favoured destination for global animators.

Football Briefs: Barcelona's Coutinho ruled out for three weeks

Football Briefs: Barcelona's Coutinho ruled out for three weeks

Rediff.com8 Jan 2018

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

Indian Wells tennis becomes first big US sports casualty of coronavirus

Indian Wells tennis becomes first big US sports casualty of coronavirus

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

The Indian Wells tennis tournament was set to start on Tuesday, attracts the game's top players from both the men's and women's sides and drew a record 475,000 fans over its two-week run last year. It was cancelled over concerns about the spread of a coronavirus in Southern California.

Magical Puskas mesmerised defences

Magical Puskas mesmerised defences

Rediff.com17 Nov 2006

Ferenc Puskas, the most mesmerising of the Magical Magyars, was the captain, inspiration and match-winner of a 1950s Hungarian national team.

FIFA chief Infantino defends himself after name found in Panama Papers

FIFA chief Infantino defends himself after name found in Panama Papers

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

'I am dismayed and will not accept that my integrity is being doubted by certain areas of the media, especially given that UEFA has already disclosed in detail all facts regarding these contracts'

Messi goes second in Champions League scoring chart

Messi goes second in Champions League scoring chart

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Rather like tennis's serial record breaker Roger Federer, Barcelona striker Lionel Messi cannot seem to finish a soccer match without ticking off another milestone.

Ronaldo donates 100k euros to help Afghan landmine victims

Ronaldo donates 100k euros to help Afghan landmine victims

Rediff.com19 Feb 2013

Real Madrid's soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo donated 100,000 euros on behalf of UEFA to help rehabilitate Afghans who have lost limbs, mostly landmine victims, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday.

Manchester United is world's most valuable sports team

Manchester United is world's most valuable sports team

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

English Premier League soccer club Manchester United are the world's first professional sports team to be valued at more than $3 billion, according to Forbes Magazine.

Saudi Arabia sack Dutch coach Rijkaard

Saudi Arabia sack Dutch coach Rijkaard

Rediff.com17 Jan 2013

Saudi Arabia have sacked Frank Rijkaard as coach of the national soccer team after 18 months in charge, the country's football federation has announced.

Suspect in killing of SA captain Meyiwa arrested

Suspect in killing of SA captain Meyiwa arrested

Rediff.com31 Oct 2014

A suspect in the killing of the captain and goalkeeper of South Africa's national soccer team has been arrested after witnesses picked him out in an identity parade, police said in a statement on Friday.

Ibra to make acting debut in new 'Asterix and Obelix' film

Ibra to make acting debut in new 'Asterix and Obelix' film

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

The 39-year-old appeared at Italy's Sanremo festival in March, where he sang a duet with Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic and said he would like to try acting.

Ba double leads Newcastle to victory over 10-man Wigan

Ba double leads Newcastle to victory over 10-man Wigan

Rediff.com4 Dec 2012

Demba Ba helped injury-hit Newcastle United end a sequence of four successive English Premier League defeats by grabbing two goals in a 3-0 victory over 10-man Wigan Athletic on Monday.

Sports Shorts: Pele recovering from kidney stone removal

Sports Shorts: Pele recovering from kidney stone removal

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

Brazilian soccer legend Pele is doing 'fine' and will be discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital early on Thursday after he was admitted for stomach pains, one of his aides said.

Wondolowski named MLS's Most Valuable Player

Wondolowski named MLS's Most Valuable Player

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

San Jose Earthquakes striker Chris Wondolowski was voted Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player for the 2012 season, the league said on Thursday.

Lampard returns to Chelsea as manager after impressive Derby audition

Lampard returns to Chelsea as manager after impressive Derby audition

Rediff.com4 Jul 2019

Lampard was handed a three-year contract having left second tier Derby County.

Henry 'saddened' by Arsenal's Wenger critics

Henry 'saddened' by Arsenal's Wenger critics

Rediff.com14 Feb 2013

Arsenal's record scorer Thierry Henry is saddened by criticism of manager Arsene Wenger but hopes he can return to the London club in some role after his spell in Major League Soccer ends.

Germany to host 2024 Euro football Championships

Germany to host 2024 Euro football Championships

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

Germany and Turkey were the only candidates to stage the 24-team tournament.

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.

The key strengths of Liverpool's winners

The key strengths of Liverpool's winners

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

Liverpool could be crowned champions of England for the first time in 30 years, on Wednesday, having turned the Premier League title race into a procession.

Coronavirus forces postponement of Azerbaijan F1 race

Coronavirus forces postponement of Azerbaijan F1 race

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has taken down another victim, with the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix being the latest sporting event to fall prey to the global pandemic. Postponement of the race in Baku leaves Azerbaijan without a major sporting event in a year that had promised plenty of action as they were four games of Euro 2020 that has now been postponed to 2021.

Football Extras: FFA ramps up campaign to free jailed Bahraini refugee

Football Extras: FFA ramps up campaign to free jailed Bahraini refugee

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

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

Suarez joins Atletico from Barcelona; Di Maria banned

Suarez joins Atletico from Barcelona; Di Maria banned

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

Atletico Madrid have signed striker Luis Suarez from Barcelona, the Spanish clubs said on Wednesday, bringing to an end his six-year stint at the Camp Nou.

Know your French Open champion Rafael Nadal

Know your French Open champion Rafael Nadal

Rediff.com10 Jun 2018

Factbox on Rafael Nadal, who beat Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to win his 11th French Open title on Sunday:

Hosts Australia meet India in dream T20 World Cup final

Hosts Australia meet India in dream T20 World Cup final

Rediff.com6 Mar 2020

Meg Lanning's Australia, long the benchmark in women's cricket, will bid for a record-extending fifth T20 World Cup title after a rocky ride to their sixth final. Harmanpreet Kaur-captained India arrive at the MCG undefeated and without having bowled a ball in the rained-out semi-final against England.

Angry players speak out at Australian Open qualifying

Angry players speak out at Australian Open qualifying

Rediff.com15 Jan 2020

'They're just trying to shove us on the court because we're qualifiers'

PHOTOS: Germans put brave face on as their world wobbles

PHOTOS: Germans put brave face on as their world wobbles

Rediff.com28 Jun 2018

Germans started adjusting to a new world on Thursday, brushing off any notion that a shock humiliation in the soccer World Cup

US stun Spain, enter Confederations Cup final

US stun Spain, enter Confederations Cup final

Rediff.com25 Jun 2009

United States scored their greatest win for almost 60 years by beating European champions Spain 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the final of the Confederations Cup.

Euro Quarters: Moments to Remember

Euro Quarters: Moments to Remember

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

Moments to remember from the quarter-finals.

Football great Pele recovering well from hip surgery

Football great Pele recovering well from hip surgery

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Pele is recovering well from a small operation to repair his replacement hip, an official who works with the former Brazil, Santos and New York Cosmos great said on Thursday.

Ambitions abound as Women's T20 World Cup opens

Ambitions abound as Women's T20 World Cup opens

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

The Women's Twenty20 World Cup gets underway when hosts and defending champions Australia meet India in Sydney on Friday and hopes are high that the seventh edition of the tournament will prove transformational for the game.

Swiss authorities search FIFA HQ in corruption probe

Swiss authorities search FIFA HQ in corruption probe

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

Swiss authorities have again searched the Zurich headquarters of FIFA and seized documents and electronic data in its corruption probe surrounding the global soccer body, the Swiss attorney general's office said on Friday.

Neymar voted South America's footballer of the year

Neymar voted South America's footballer of the year

Rediff.com1 Jan 2012

Brazil's teenage striker Neymar, who won the Copa Libertadores with Santos, has been voted South American soccer's Footballer of the Year.

Ballon d'Or: Messi favourite to complete hat-trick of titles

Ballon d'Or: Messi favourite to complete hat-trick of titles

Rediff.com6 Dec 2011

Lionel Messi is on course for a record-equalling third consecutive Ballon d'Or, soccer's highest individual award, after the Argentine forward was among the three shortlisted nominees named on Monday.

FIFA rankings: Spain cling to top spot

FIFA rankings: Spain cling to top spot

Rediff.com23 Nov 2011

Spain clung to the top of the FIFA rankings despite modest friendly performances this month while Venezuela's impressive World Cup qualifying campaign propelled them to a record high.

Del Bosque to stay on as Spain coach until 2016

Del Bosque to stay on as Spain coach until 2016

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has agreed a two-year contract extension with the world and European champions which ties him until the 2016 European championship in France, the 62-year-old said on Friday.

Malaysia sanctioned for crowd trouble at World Cup qualifier

Malaysia sanctioned for crowd trouble at World Cup qualifier

Rediff.com5 Oct 2015

Malaysia have been issued with a formal warning and a raft of other sanctions from soccer's world governing body FIFA after their World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia last month was abandoned because of crowd trouble.

Bin Hammam tight-lipped over fresh allegations

Bin Hammam tight-lipped over fresh allegations

Rediff.com16 Jul 2011

Suspended Asian soccer chief Mohammed bin Hammam was tight-lipped on Saturday over reports alleging he was not fully co-operating in investigations over a cash-for-votes bribery scandal concerning his aborted bid for FIFA presidency.