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  Mohun Bagan coach Kibu Vicuna set to join Kerala Blasters

  March 19, 2020 20:14 IST

  Vicuna helped Mohun Bagan secure their second I-League title with four rounds to spare before the remaining matches of the league had to be called off owing to coronavirus outbreak.

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  English football suspended until April 30, 2019/20 season extended indefinitely

  March 19, 2020 19:11 IST

  English football suspended until at least April 30, 2019/20 season extended indefinitely

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  Bundesliga: Monchengladbach players accept pay-cuts during coronavirus pandemic

  March 19, 2020 17:04 IST

  Gladbach sporting director Max Eberl says the players approached the club with an offer of voluntary pay cuts, and the coaching staff, directors and executives have joined in.

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  Manchester United's Paul Pogba shows support for coronavirus-hit Juventus players

  March 19, 2020 16:08 IST

  Pogba is determined to do his bit to help and has trained in a Juventus shirt to support France team-mate Blaise Matuidi, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

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  Important to take precaution and stay at home, says Anirudh Thapa

  March 19, 2020 15:03 IST

  Footballer Anirudh Thapa urged the people to exercise caution and stay at home amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Football leagues across Europe plan for games they can only hope to play

  March 19, 2020 12:33 IST

  Clubs and governing bodies are trying to figure a way to complete the remaining games of their respective leagues when the coronavirus pandemic allows.

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  Club World Cup put on hold to accommodate Euro 2021 and Copa America

  March 19, 2020 12:05 IST

  The 2021 Club World Cup is a brand new tournament, which will be held every four years featuring 24 teams, replacing the seven-team annual event.

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  English Football League agree to $57M relief package to assist cash-strapped clubs

  March 19, 2020 8:38 IST

  Football in England was brought to a halt last week in an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus.

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  Atlanta United star Josef Martinez undergoes knee surgery

  March 19, 2020 8:26 IST

  Josef Martinez was injured Feb. 29 in a 2-1 victory over Nashville to open the Major League Soccer season. He is expected to be out for much of he year.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: 15 members of Spanish club Alavés tested positive

  March 18, 2020 22:48 IST

  Rival teams Valencia and Espanyol said earlier this week that their clubs have also been hit by the virus.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: Zlatan Ibrahimović sets up fundraiser for Italian hospitals

  March 18, 2020 21:13 IST

  Zlatan said that he was counting “on the generosity of my colleagues, of all professional athletes and of those who want to make a small or large donation according to their possibilities, to kick this virus away.”

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  Number of foreign players must be maintained in ISL, says Antonio Habas

  March 18, 2020 16:09 IST

  Igor Stimac had recently said that he is not happy with more foreign players featuring in a match in the ISL and I-League, saying it was coming in the way of the country producing the next Sunil Chhetri.

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  ISL-winning coach Antonio Habas undergoing mandatory quarantine in Madrid

  March 18, 2020 15:17 IST

  Spain, which had reported 309 coronavirus-related deaths till Monday, saw the fatalities surge to 491 on Tuesday.

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  African Nations Championship football tournament postponed due to coronavirus

  March 18, 2020 8:33 IST

  Africa's top tournament, the African Cup of Nations, is due to be played early next year, also in Cameroon.

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  Blaise Matuidi becomes second Juventus player to test positive for COVID-19

  March 18, 2020 8:24 IST

  Defending Serie A champions Juventus confirmed the news on Tuesday and said that the French international is in voluntary isolation since March 11.

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  UEFA look to complete all domestic and European club competitions by June 30

  March 17, 2020 23:55 IST

  UEFA on Tuesday announced in a statement that they look to complete all the domestic and European club competitions by June 20.

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  Some football teams and players may benefit from coronavirus outbreak

  March 17, 2020 23:11 IST

  In Spain, Barcelona coach Quique Setién had accepted he was playing most of the rest of the season without Luis Suárez after the striker underwent knee surgery.

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  Infantino wants next year's Club World Cup postponed to make way for Euro Cup, Copa America

  March 17, 2020 23:08 IST

  Infantino says he will propose talks with the Chinese government and the country's soccer officials in a call Wednesday with a panel of FIFA vice presidents.

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  Copa America postponed until 2021 because of coronavirus

  March 17, 2020 20:14 IST

  South American soccer body CONMEBOL said the tournament in Colombia and Argentina will be played between June 11 and July 11 — the same dates as the postponed European Championship.

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  Euro 2020 postponed until summer of 2021 following coronavirus pandemic

  March 17, 2020 18:27 IST

  The decision came after UEFA held conference calls with its 55 member associations, the board of the European Club Association and the board of the European Leagues

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  UEFA begins talks with postponing Euro 2020

  March 17, 2020 16:36 IST

  The UEFA executive committee will make decisions after hosting back-to-back video conference calls on Tuesday first with club soccer officials and then with Europe’s 55 national federations.

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  Over one-third of Valencia squad test positive for coronavirus

  March 17, 2020 11:43 IST

  The club has announced that five of the club's players and staff have tested positive for coronavirus, including defender Ezequiel Garay.

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  Spanish football coach dies from coronavirus pandemic at 21

  March 17, 2020 10:38 IST

  Francisco Garcia became the youngest death from the coronavirus outbreak in Malaga.

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  German football clubs demand postponement of Euro 2020

  March 17, 2020 8:49 IST

  Moving the tournament is inevitable in order to finish the current club season, officials of the German football clubs underlined. 

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  Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 4 lakh for football commentator Kapadia's medical expenses

  March 16, 2020 17:49 IST

  Kapadia has been sanctioned the financial assistance from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons.

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  Chennaiyin FC official held for carrying cannabis at ISL match

  March 16, 2020 17:17 IST

  Fatorda police station in-charge Kapil Nayak said Bhushan Bagadia, an official photographer and social media handler of Chennaiyin FC team, was arrested on Saturday night after police found 24 gms of ganja in his bag during frisking at the VIP gate of the stadium.  

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  Brazil suspend national football competitions amid coronavirus outbreak

  March 16, 2020 14:27 IST

  The CBF's decision comes three days after the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) suspended this week's scheduled matches in the Copa Libertadores.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo's hotel denies reports of being transformed into hospital

  March 16, 2020 10:53 IST

  Ronaldo's Hotel staff are not aware of any plans to transform its use on a temporary basis to treat those infected with the virus.