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  ISL: Bengaluru FC begin pre-season training without head coach

  October 01, 2020 18:51 IST

  With the club's foreign contingent still awaiting their visas, as many as 29 players attends the opening session, along with first-team Indian assistant coach Naushad Moosa.

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  Hyped as a star, Eden Hazard struggling to stay healthy at Real Madrid

  October 01, 2020 18:09 IST

   A year has gone by and the Belgium playmaker, who has had repeated injuries, has not played like the leader he was at Chelsea.

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  US football team forfeits match after anti-gay slur

  October 01, 2020 17:00 IST

  Club San Diego Loyal forfeited a second-division football match in USA after an anti-gay comment was made toward Collin Martin, who is openly gay.

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  Ahead of I-League Qualifiers, two players test COVID-19 positive

  October 01, 2020 16:47 IST

  One player each from FC Bengaluru United and Bhawanipore FC tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the I-League Qualifiers slated to begin next week.

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  Champions League: 32 teams set to learn group foes

  October 01, 2020 16:18 IST

  Defending champion Bayern Munich’s six titles are among 47 held by this year’s lineup for the 66th edition of the European Cup or Champions League. Real Madrid leads with 13 titles.

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  Footballer moves HC against AIFF barring him from practice due to rare health condition

  October 01, 2020 15:35 IST

  Anwar Ali’s counsel told Justice Navin Chawla that he comes from a very poor background and if he is not allowed to participate in the training, the 20-year old boy would not be able to play and earn.

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  Mohun Bagan to receive I-League trophy on October 17

  October 01, 2020 14:10 IST

  Mohun Bagan's Senegalese striker Baba Diawara had scored the I-League title-winning goal to beat former champions Aizawl FC 1-0 and clinch the crown with four rounds to spare on March 10.

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  '4-2-3-1' formation best system for Indian football, says coach Igor Stimac

  October 01, 2020 12:51 IST

  Stimac, who coached Croatia to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014, further referred to the Indian team's improvement in recent times since switching to the formation.

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  Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to lift German Super Cup

  October 01, 2020 9:42 IST

  Dortmund fought back from 2-0 down to level the score, before Kimmich and the two goalkeepers made the difference.

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  EFL Cup: Man City, Man Utd cruise to quarterfinals; Everton and Newcastle also advance

  October 01, 2020 9:07 IST

  Manchester City, Manchester United, Everton and Newcastle advanced to the quarterfinals, joining Tottenham after their penalty-shootout win over Chelsea on Tuesday.

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  EPL: Ross Barkley loaned to Villa as Chelsea starts trimming squad

  September 30, 2020 21:39 IST

  Barkley was facing limited playing time at Chelsea after the arrival of attacking midfielders Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech.

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  Barcelona close to signing young American defender Sergiño Dest

  September 30, 2020 21:28 IST

  The Ajax player underwent a medical in Barcelona and the clubs were finalising the details to make the transfer official.

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  Indian players are doing well with possession-based style of football: coach Igor Stimac

  September 30, 2020 19:25 IST

  Stimac says that the 4-2-3-1 formation which he prefers is the "best system for Indian football".

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  Ronald Koeman praises Lionel Messi for making call for unity at Barcelona

  September 30, 2020 19:18 IST

  Koeman's comments came after Messi told the daily Sport newspaper that he wanted to put his dispute with the club behind him and said “we must unite” to help Barcelona succeed again.

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  Jiten Murmu looks to inspire community with I-League Qualifier win

  September 30, 2020 16:28 IST

  Having played for all the three big clubs in Kolkata - East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan SC - Jiten Murmu will be looking to impart his experience to the youngsters of Bhawanipore FC.

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  Find playing style that suits your players: U-17 women's football team coach Thomas Dennerby

  September 30, 2020 15:51 IST

  Indian U-17 women's football team head coach believes it is very important for the coaches to first understand the attributes of players and then accordingly devise the playing style.

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  Newcomers and long-absent clubs freshen up Champions League

  September 30, 2020 15:27 IST

  The 32-team lineup in Thursday’s draw includes at least three group-stage debutants and another club which had not qualified since the 1990s.

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  30 candidates, including Gurpeet Singh Sandhu, to attend online goalkeeping course

  September 30, 2020 12:09 IST

  The three-day online goalkeeping course will kick-off on October 2. 

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  Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara tests positive for COVID-19

  September 30, 2020 10:52 IST

  Alcantara had joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich earlier in September and had made his debut against Chelsea eight days ago.

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  Lionel Messi says it is time for Barcelona to unite

  September 30, 2020 7:51 IST

  In only his second interview since unsuccessfully pushing for a transfer in the offseason, Messi said Barcelona will be stronger if everyone works together to help the club succeed.

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  EFL Cup: Jose Mourinho gets better of Frank Lampard as Tottenham beat Chelsea

  September 30, 2020 7:16 IST

  Erik Lamela equalized for Tottenham late after Timo Werner's first-half goal, forcing the game to penalties where Tottenham scored all five spotkicks.

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  Real Madrid counting on midfielders and defenders to keep scoring in La Liga

  September 29, 2020 22:49 IST

  La Lliga defending champions' forwards are scoreless through two games of the Spanish league season as they take on Real Valladolid late on Wednesday night.

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  Bayern Munich star Leroy Sané out with new knee injury

  September 29, 2020 22:38 IST

  Bayern Munich forward Leroy Sané will miss around two weeks because of a new injury to the same knee he injured at Manchester City last season.

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  With third straight win, defending champions Liverpool making ominous start to Premier League

  September 29, 2020 6:28 IST

  The champion's high-risk, high-reward strategy paid off in its come-from-behind 3-1 win over Arsenal on Monday in an open game featuring a late clinching goal by Diogo Jota in his first league start for Liverpool.

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  Barcelona and Luis Suárez quickly moving on after tough breakup

  September 28, 2020 15:12 IST

  Suárez had a hard time accepting that he was not wanted anymore. Barcelona worried it made the wrong decision by allowing him to join one of its rivals.

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  AIFF's three-day international virtual coaching conference begins

  September 28, 2020 14:55 IST

  AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said that the organisation has arranged quite a few coaching conferences including the e-pathshala in collaboration with the SAI during the Covid-19 situation.

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  Premier League: Jamie Vardy scores hat-trick as Leicester stun Manchester City in wild 5-2 win

  September 28, 2020 0:29 IST

  City’s defense couldn’t handle the pace and movement of Vardy, who won two penalties — converting both of them — either side of a brilliant finish that saw him flick the ball home at the near post with a deft backheel.

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  Bundesliga: Bayern Munich finally beaten after 32 games, Hoffenheim wins 4-1

  September 27, 2020 22:16 IST

  It was Bayern’s first defeat in any competition since a 2-1 loss at Borussia Mönchengladbach on Dec. 7, 2019, and Hansi Flick’s third loss as a coach since he took over the Bavarian powerhouse on Nov. 3, 2019.