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Asia puts brave face on Salman defeat 27 Feb 2016 - 10:55 am

Bahraini supporters of FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa (portrait), await the results of the elections, at the Rotana hotel, in...

Ruthless Al Rayyan inch closer to title with 5-0 rout over Lekhwiya 27 Feb 2016 - 01:02 am

Al Rayyan’s Victor Javier Caceres (right) vies for the ball possession with Lekhwiya’s Mohammed Abdullahterazor during their QSL match at Al Sadd Stadium...

Infantino goes from stop-gap to football's most powerful man 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino reacts after winning the second round of voting during the extraordinaryFIFA Congress in Zurich on February 26, 2016....

Five Gianni Infantino facts 27 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino delivers a speech after winning the FIFA presidential election during the extraordinary FIFA Congress in Zurich on February...

FIFA vote goes to second round after no contender gets majority 26 Feb 2016 - 06:41 pm

Officials count the ballots for the president's elections, during the Extraordinary FIFA Congress 2016 held at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland during the...

FIFA to pick post-Blatter leader in bid to end to crisis 26 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

A composite file picture of (from top left) President of the Jordan Football Association, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, UEFA General Secretary Gianni...

Ronaldo happy to remain in Madrid sun 25 Feb 2016 - 06:49 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo (file photo / Reuters) Madrid: Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo insists he could remain living in Madrid at the end of...

Federations on the defensive in FIFA poll 25 Feb 2016 - 07:56 am

Swiss-Italian national Gianni Infantino has the support of UEFA (53 votes), South America's Conmebol with 10 votes, and seven members of the Central...

Superb City have quarter-finals in sight 25 Feb 2016 - 07:53 am

Kiev: Manchester City may be toiling domestically at the moment but they produced a superb European away performance to beat Dynamo Kiev 3-1...

Ten-man PSV hold on for Atletico stalemate 25 Feb 2016 - 07:51 am

Eindhoven, Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven held out with 10 men to leave their Champions League last-16 tie with Atletico Madrid finely balanced at 0-0...

El Jaish make Al Ain pay the penalty 25 Feb 2016 - 01:30 am

Action from the AFC Champions League Group D match between Qatar’s El Jaish and UAE’s Al Ain in Al Ain yesterday. El Jaish...

Kane out of Fiorentina clash 24 Feb 2016 - 05:58 pm

London: Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane will miss the Europa League tie against Fiorentina at White Hart Lane on Thursday, manager Mauricio Pochettino...

Martinez gets empty feeling in Guangzhou debut 24 Feb 2016 - 04:55 pm

Pohang Steelers' Park Jun-Hui (R) challenges against Guangzhou Evergrande's Jackson Martinez during their AFC Champions League Group H match in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province,...

Pressure still on Van Gaal in Midtjylland return 24 Feb 2016 - 08:11 am

Manchester, United Kingdom: The gloom that has been descending on Manchester United lifted a little when they beat Shrewsbury in the FA Cup...

Liverpool look for Euro boost before Cup final 24 Feb 2016 - 08:09 am

Paris: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted he will not be viewing Thursday's Europa League clash with Augsburg as an unwelcome distraction despite...

Improvements key for Allegri ahead of Bayern return 24 Feb 2016 - 08:08 am

Juventus' coach Massimiliano Allegri attends the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match between Juventus and Bayern Munich at the...

Wenger slams naive Arsenal after Messi ruins Euro bid 24 Feb 2016 - 08:04 am

Arsenal's Arsene Wenger (L) watches his team as Barcelona's Neymar (R) looks on during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg...

Sturaro rescues Juve in dramatic Bayern draw 24 Feb 2016 - 07:39 am

Stefano Sturaro celebrates after scoring against Bayern Munich. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Turin: Super-sub Stefano Sturaro came off the bench to hit a late equaliser...