PT Usha, the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), has recently levelled accusations against All India Football Federation president (AIFF) Kalyan Chaubey for “impersonating as the acting CEO of the IOA” and for issuing an “unauthorised agenda” for Special General Meeting (SGM). In an exclusive telephonic conversation with IANS, former India forward, … Read more
Returning to action after three years, midfielder Farukh Choudhary feels they could have scored another goal as India had to settle for a 1-1 draw against hosts Vietnam in an international friendly in Nam Dinh. Manolo Marquez’s selection of Farukh had raised eyebrows but the midfielder, who was sidelined for three years, struck … Read more
Morocco hammered Central African Republic 5-0 and Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick as Guinea trounced Ethiopia 4-1 on Saturday in the final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations third-round qualifiers. Azzedine Ounahi netted twice and Abde Ezzalzouli, Achraf Hakimi and Soufiane Rahimi once each as 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco eased to victory in … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Portugal beat Poland 3-1 for their third straight Nations League win on Saturday, while European champions Spain put an end to Denmark’s perfect start in the competition. Bernardo Silva volleyed Portugal ahead in the 26th minute in Warsaw as Bruno Fernandes cleverly nodded a cross from Ruben Neves back … Read more
Manolo Marquez will have to wait for his first win as India head coach as his team played out a 1-1 draw in an entertaining international football friendly match against Vietnam here on Saturday. Vietnam took the lead in the 38th minute through Nguyen Hoang Duc before Farukh Choudhary equalised in the 53rd … Read more
File photo of Mohamed Salah.© AFP Egypt captain Mohamed Salah will not play in next week’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Mauritania, club side Liverpool confirmed on Saturday. The 32-year-old has “been released early from international duty amid the ongoing October break,” Liverpool said. On Friday, Salah scored for Egypt in a … Read more
File image of Joel Matip.© X (Twitter) Former Liverpool defender Joel Matip confirmed his retirement from football on Saturday. The centre-back departed the Reds in the summer after an eight-year spell that included 201 appearances and multiple major honours with the club. Signed on a free transfer from Schalke 04 in 2016, Matip … Read more
India vs Vietnam LIVE Telecast, International Friendly LIVE Streaming© AIFF India vs Vietnam LIVE Telecast: After a disappointing start to Manolo Marquez’s stint as India coach – as they finished last in the Intercontinental Cup – the Indian football team will be aiming for their first win under their new coach against Vietnam … Read more
Indian football team in training.© AIFF India vs Vietnam LIVE Updates: India are losing 0-1 at half-time against Vietnam in the international friendly football match, as they aim for their first win under new head coach Manolo Marquez. Earlier, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made a phenomenal penalty save in the first half. Having drawn … Read more
File image of Heung-min Son.© AFP The father of Spurs star Son Heung-min has been ordered by a South Korean court to pay a fine of three million won ($2,220) for violating child welfare law at his football school, reports said. Son Woong-jung is a former footballer who wrote a best-selling memoir detailing … Read more
Deniz Undav scored twice as Germany defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 to edge closer to the Nations League quarter-finals on Friday as 10-man Netherlands rescued a 1-1 draw in Hungary. Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz laid on a backheel for Undav’s opener after 30 minutes in Zenica. The Stuttgart forward then made it two … Read more
Nottingham Forest were fined 750,000 pounds ($980,000) for criticising VAR official.© AFP Nottingham Forest were fined 750,000 pounds ($980,000) on Friday and warned over their future conduct after criticising VAR official Stuart Attwell on social media last season. Forest were furious not to be awarded three penalties during a 2-0 defeat at Everton … Read more