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  Premier League: Arsenal sack Unai Emery after 78 games as manager

  November 29, 2019 16:36 IST

  Arsenal have put Freddie Ljungberg in temporary charge, promoting the former player from his assistant’s position.

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  ISL: 'Manchester City keen to help Indian football grow'

  November 29, 2019 15:54 IST

  English Premier League champions Manchester City's parent company, CFG, on Thursday announced that they have bought a majority stake (65 %) in Mumbai City, making it the eighth club in their stable worldwide.

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  FIFA happy post inspection in Bhubaneswar for U-17 Women's World Cup

  November 29, 2019 15:26 IST

  Following the visit, the delegation expressed their satisfaction with the work which has been put in at the venue.

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  Romelu Lukaku cites more racist chants, seeks UEFA intervention

  November 29, 2019 8:30 IST

  Lukau says the chants occurred on two different occasions during Wednesday’s game, adding that “I hope UEFA does something, because the entire stadium behaved like that after the first goal by Lautaro (Martinez) and that’s not nice for people watching the match.”

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  Christian Pulisic, Mateo Kovacic the unlikely stars of blossoming Chelsea

  November 29, 2019 8:27 IST

  It took a while for Christian Pulisic and Mateo Kovacic to establish themselves at Chelsea, prompting doubts about the wisdom of their recent big-money arrivals.

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  PSG marksman Edinson Cavani playing patient game again after injury

  November 29, 2019 8:24 IST

  The club’s all-time leading scorer with 195 has become a spectator at matches, and speculation grows week by week in the French capital that the striker is on his way out.

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  Antoine Griezmann faces Atletico Madrid for first time since joining Barcelona

  November 29, 2019 8:21 IST

  Griezmann knows he cannot expect an entirely warm welcome from fans of the club that helped him blossom into one of Europe’s top forwards.

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  Belgium retain year-end No. 1 spot in FIFA rankings

  November 29, 2019 8:18 IST

  Retaining its year-end No. 1 spot, Belgium extended its lead over World Cup champion France going into a four-month break for the top national teams.

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  Newcomer Wolves advance in Europa League; Arsenal, Manchester United beaten

  November 29, 2019 8:13 IST

  The loss at Emirates Stadium extended Arsenal’s winless streak to seven games across all competitions — its worst run since 1992 — increasing the pressure on coach Unai Emery after a series of disappointing results.

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  Europa League: Manchester United miseries continue as Astana beat Premier League giants 2-1

  November 28, 2019 23:46 IST

  Astana came from behind to beat a youthful Manchester United side 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, benefiting from an own goal in the second half.

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  Zlatan Ibrahimovic statue fenced off as Malmo fans vent fury

  November 28, 2019 23:38 IST

  Ibrahimovic riled the fanbase of Malmo, the club where he started his career, by acquiring nearly 25% of Stockholm-based team Hammarby in his first move into soccer ownership.

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  La Liga: Tough away games await Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona

  November 28, 2019 22:56 IST

  Barcelona away form has been poor this season as they showed in their struggles to beat Leganes last weekend, and Atletico will test their resolve to the limit.

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  La Liga: Hamstring injury sidelines FC Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele for rest of 2019

  November 28, 2019 21:35 IST

  In the Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund, Dembele had to leave the pitch of the Camp Nou in tears and was replaced by Antoine Griezmann before the half-hour after tearing his right hamstring

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  Mumbai City FC coach to have relationship with Pep Guardiola: Manchester City CEO

  November 28, 2019 20:49 IST

  The Guardiola-coached English Premier League champions Manchester City's parent company, City Football Group, have bought a majority 65 per cent stake in Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC.

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  Ambition is to make Mumbai City FC the best club in Asia: Co-owner Ranbir Kapoor

  November 28, 2019 19:20 IST

  Mumbai City FC co-owner and actor Ranbir Kapoor on Thursday expressed his delight at City Football Group (CFG) buying a 65% stake in the Indian Super League (ISL) side.

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  Premier League champions Manchester City's parent company buys majority stake in Mumbai City FC

  November 28, 2019 19:09 IST

  City Football Group will become the 65 per cent majority stakeholder of the club, alongside existing shareholders, actor Ranbir Kapoor and Bimal Parekh, who will keep the remaining 35 per cent.

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  Lionel Messi edges past Cristiano Ronaldo in interesting Champions League stat

  November 28, 2019 18:42 IST

  Lionel Messi played his 700th game for Spanish giants Barcelona on Wednesday night in UEFA Champions League group stage match against Borussia Dortmund.

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  FIFA happy post-inspection in Guwahati for U-17 Women's World Cup

  November 28, 2019 15:54 IST

  Delegates from the football's governing body were satisfied with the conditions in Guwahati. 

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  Champions League: Ajax take control of Group H with 2-0 win at Lille

  November 28, 2019 9:04 IST

  First-place Ajax is two points above Valencia and Chelsea, who drew 2-2 in Group H’s other game.

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  Zenit keep Champions League hope alive with win over Lyon

  November 28, 2019 9:00 IST

  Zenit took the lead in the 42nd minute Dzyuba shook off a poor challenge from Marcelo to head the ball past goalkeeper Anthony Lopes from Douglas Santos’ corner.

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  Eden Hazard expected to be fit for ‘clasico’ against Barcelona next month

  November 28, 2019 8:56 IST

  Hazard was injured in the 2-2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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  Valencia salvage 2-2 draw with Chelsea in Champions League

  November 28, 2019 8:50 IST

  Christian Pulisic’s third Champions League goal and Kepa Arrizabalaga’s penalty save weren’t enough to secure Chelsea a spot in the knockout stage of the European competition on Wednesday.

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  ‘A betrayal’: Malmo fury as Zlatan Ibrahimovic invests in Hammarby

  November 28, 2019 8:45 IST

  Ibrahimovic outlined his desire to make Hammarby the “best in Scandinavia” after acquiring nearly 25% of the Stockholm-based club in his first move into soccer ownership.

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  Liverpool’s Champions League fate in balance after Napoli draw

  November 28, 2019 8:39 IST

  The defending champions played out a 1-1 draw with Napoli at Anfield on Wednesday to leave both teams’ qualification hopes hanging in the balance going into the final round of group-stage games.

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  Leipzig advance after late Champions League comeback to draw with Benfica

  November 28, 2019 8:36 IST

  Two late goals from the Sweden winger salvaged a 2-2 draw with Benfica on Wednesday and secured a spot for Leipzig in the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time.

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  Lionel Messi leads Barcelona to 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in 700th match

  November 28, 2019 8:30 IST

  Messi led Barcelona to a 3-1 victory against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday by scoring one goal and setting up two more for strike partners Luis Suárez and Antoine Griezmann.

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  Champions League: Martinez, Lukaku score as Inter Milan beat Slavia Prague

  November 28, 2019 8:22 IST

  Lukaku dribbled past two defenders on the right before crossing to set up Martinez for the first goal in the 19th minute, with his strike partner shooting high into the net past goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar.

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  Robert Moreno disloyal for wanting to coach at Euros: Luis Enrique

  November 27, 2019 23:00 IST

  Moreno was promoted from assistant coach to take charge of Spain in June when Luis Enrique left to be with his ill 9-year-old daughter. She died in August after a five-month battle against a type of bone cancer.