Sports / Football

Infantino fears Allardyce sting is 'tip of the iceberg' 10 Oct 2016 - 10:16 am

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his concerns over third-party ownership in football and hinted that the sport's global governing body may need...

Georgia hold Wales as Bale closes in on record 09 Oct 2016 - 09:03 pm

CARDIFF: Gareth Bale scored his 25th goal for Wales but Georgia fought back strongly to earn a deserved 1-1 draw in a World...

Wayne Rooney: Why the Man United striker should hold his head up high 09 Oct 2016 - 06:14 pm

You may be forgiven to think [that] Wayne Rooney is a washed up veteran with his best days on the turf well behind...

Messi deserves to retire as world champion - Bauza 09 Oct 2016 - 04:50 pm

Madrid: Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza believes Lionel Messi deserves to retire from international football in style as a World Cup winner. Messi flirted...

The Manchester musings: An overall assessment of Man United’s season so far 09 Oct 2016 - 04:09 pm

At the October international break, it is normally a good time to reflect back on clubs’ starts to the season, see where they...

Shkodran Mustafi: How the German is drastically improving Arsenal 09 Oct 2016 - 03:29 pm

Over the past several years, Arsenal have been labelled as a side that ‘lacks steel’. For all the attacking flair that they possess,...

Buoyant Germany set sights on N. Ireland 09 Oct 2016 - 02:48 pm

Berlin: Germany coach Joachim Loew wants the 'same again' for Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland following his side's demolition of the...

Serbia must contain Austria's Arnautovic, says Ivanovic 08 Oct 2016 - 04:03 pm

BELGRADE: Austria forward Marko Arnautovic poses the greatest threat to Serbia's hopes of keeping their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign on track, captain...

RB boss rules out a New York move for Schweinsteiger 08 Oct 2016 - 03:03 pm

Berlin: A potential transfer for Manchester United-reject Bastian Schweinsteiger to Red Bull New York has been ruled out by the club’s head of...

West Ham: 3 reasons why The Irons can bounce back this season 06 Oct 2016 - 05:27 pm

Despite the 1-1 draw, West Ham United’s position in the Premier League table remains the same, with them languishing in the relegation zone....

FIFA shows red card to hotel where police arrested officials 06 Oct 2016 - 05:16 pm

LONDON: The doormen at Zurich's Baur au Lac hotel can put away their white sheets. There will be no FIFA executives to shield...

Son Heung-min gives South Korea a comeback win over Qatar 06 Oct 2016 - 05:00 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: Tottenham forward Son Heung-min scored the winner as South Korea rallied for a 3-2 comeback victory over Qatar in Asian...

Yamaguchi scores late to give Japan 2-1 win over Iraq 06 Oct 2016 - 03:44 pm

SEOUL, South Korea: Hotaru Yamaguchi scored in the fifth minute of injury time Thursday to give Japan a 2-1 win over Iraq in...

Hector Bellerin: What the Arsenal star could bring to Manchester City 06 Oct 2016 - 02:17 pm

Hector Bellerin is hot property right now. His impressive displays since breaking into the Arsenal first team 18 months ago have earned him...

Gary Cahill keen to silence critics and prove worth at Chelsea 06 Oct 2016 - 02:05 pm

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill is eager to iron out the "easy to correct" errors in his game to both prove doubters wrong and...

Cazorla eager to extend stay at Arsenal 06 Oct 2016 - 09:34 am

Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla would be happy to sign a new contract with Arsenal despite local media linking him with a move to...

Agents 'cancer' on the game: Napoli chief 05 Oct 2016 - 05:13 pm

London: Agents are a "cancer" on the game of football, Napoli's outspoken president Aurelio De Laurentiis declared on Wednesday. "Agents are the cancer...

Ribery tells Bayern's stars to wake-up 05 Oct 2016 - 02:36 pm

Berlin: Having endured a few sleepless night's following Bayern Munich's Champions League defeat last week in Madrid, Franck Ribery has issued his Bayern...