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Bayern Munich are on fire in the Champions League, unbeaten after three games including wins over Barcelona and Inter Milan. However, when it comes to Bundesliga, their form has been patchy, winning just once in their last five games.On…

Another season of the Indian Super League (ISL) starts on Friday with a string of firsts: a stadium shared, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal playing at home, under-23 players mandatory in matchday squads, six teams in the mix for play-off…

Amid the talks over his potential reunion with former club Barcelona, a decision for which will reportedly be taken after the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year, Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has given a huge verdict on his future…

Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has undergone successful surgery on a groin injury, the Premier League club said on Thursday, leaving his chances of playing for England at the World Cup hanging in the balance.Walker, 32, picked up…

Juventus is back. Maybe.After a run of five matches without a win — including a humiliating loss to Monza in what was the first Serie A victory for the team owned by Silvio Berlusconi — Juventus has won two straight and finally got its…

In the last change to the FIFA World Rankings before the World Cup starts next month, Brazil increased their lead at the top and Spain dropped below Italy.Brazil, the only team to have competed in every World Cup finals, will go into…

Bayer Leverkusen hired former Liverpool and Real Madrid star Xabi Alonso as coach after firing Gerardo Seoane.The Bundesliga club said that it had “parted ways” with the Swiss coach and appointed the 40-year-old former Spain midfielder,…

Manchester City and Real Madrid marched on with a third straight win in the Champions League on Wednesday, and former Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui was fired by struggling Sevilla minutes after a 4-1 loss at home to Borussia Dortmund.Paris…

Two years after bidding a tearful farewell to Camp Nou, Lionel Messi might be on his way to complete a sensational return to Barcelona in 2023. The former Barcelona captain is in speculation about re-joining the La Liga giants when his…

India head coach Thomas Dennerby on Wednesday named a 21-member squad for the upcoming FIFA U-17 women's World Cup, scheduled to begin in Bhubaneswar on October 11. Hosts India have been drawn in Group A alongside USA, Morocco and…

WIth UEFA Champions League Match 3 having already begun, Chelsea host AC Milan and PSG visit Benfica on Thursday. Meanwhile, in the other set of fixtures, RB Salzburg face Dinamo Zagreb, RB Leipzig face Celtic and Sevilla host Borussia…

Norik Avdalyan just can't seem to stop hogging the limelight and now the Russian footballer has once again scored another incredible backflip penalty for the second time in his career. Avdalyan completed a similar viral effort four years,…

A rampant Napoli condemned Ajax to its worst defeat in the Champions League, a 6-1 thrashing that maintained the Serie A leader's perfect start in the group stage.Napoli's unrelenting high pressing forwards and midfielders never gave Ajax…

Liverpool put their recent stutters behind them to comfortably beat Rangers 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday and move into second spot in Group A.The win, thanks to a sumptuous first-half free kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold and a…

Inter Milan bounced back after two consecutive losses in Serie A with a crucial Champions League 1-0 win against Barcelona on Tuesday thanks to a Hakan Calhanoglu goal.The Turkish midfielder slotted home a clinical strike from just outside…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola hailed Phil Foden as "exceptional" and said the club would like him to stay for years with the England international reportedly close to signing a new contract at the Premier League champions.The…

It seems like Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer saga is reaching an anti-climatic end as the Portuguese forward can reportedly part ways with Manchester United before the end of the 2022-2023 season. Ronaldo, who was earlier in speculation…

The gates at the Indonesian soccer stadium where police fired tear gas that set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape, police investigators said Tuesday. Photos from…

The Indian football head coach Igor Stimac has extended his contract until the end of AFC Asian Cup 2023. An official release by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday confirmed the development, which read: “India Men’s…

Leicester City's James Maddison scored two first-half goals as they crushed Nottingham Forest 4-0 on Monday to move off the bottom of the table with their first Premier League win of the season.The home victory in the East Midlands derby…

No one among coaches in the Indian Super League (ISL), a new season of which begins on Friday, knows football in this country like Stephen Constantine. A former India head coach for seven years, spread over two stints, Constantine is now…

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen said Sunday's 6-3 thrashing by Manchester City was "far from acceptable" and that they had allowed Pep Guardiola's side to play to their strengths instead of imposing their own game.United…

Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag said a lack of belief was the reason his side capitulated so badly in their 6-3 thrashing at the hands of local rivals Manchester City on Sunday.United came into Sunday's derby clash at the Etihad…

Karim Benzema missed a late penalty as Real Madrid dropped their first points this season after being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Osasuna, who had a man sent-off late on, in LaLiga on Sunday.Vinicius Jr gave the champions the lead just…

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat-tricks to fire champions Manchester City to a rampant 6-3 thrashing of local rivals Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.City's football was slick, incisive and ruthless in its…

English Premier League (EPL) heavyweights Manchester United and Manchester City will battle for supremacy in the 188th Manchester derby on Sunday. Premier League holders Man City are set to host bitter-rivals Manchester United on matchday…

Lionel Messi was in brilliant form as he scored a stunning free-kick during PSG's narrow 2-1 win vs Nice, at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The Argentine attacker opened the scoring in the 29th-minute, curling the ball into the top-corner.…

At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a soccer match in Indonesia after a crowd stampede during a riot, police said on Sunday, in what appears to be one of the world's worst stadium disasters.After the match in East…

Leandro Trossard completed his hat trick with an 83rd-minute equalizer to earn Brighton a 3-3 draw at Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday, marking an entertaining start to Roberto De Zerbi’s time in charge of the team from…

Londoners may think otherwise but for most of the world, the Manchester derby is the centre of the Premier League universe now. Defending champions Manchester City have been one of the competition’s most successful teams in recent times…