Manchester United are reportedly closing in on their top managerial target Ruben Amorim even though the Sporting Lisbon coach said “nothing is decided yet” when it came to him replacing the sacked Erik ten Hag. As United prepared on Wednesday to play their first game since they dismissed Ten Hag, facing Leicester in … Read more
East Bengal beat Nejmeh SC of Lebanon 3-2.© X/@eastbengal_fc Dimitrios Diamantakos’ brace fired East Bengal FC into the knockout stage of the AFC Challenge League 2024-25 as the ISL side edged past Nejmeh SC of Lebanon 3-2 in their final Group A match at Thimphu, Bhutan Friday. East Bengal finished as the Group … Read more
Kolkata: Mohun Bagan Super Giant on Saturday said the Asian Football Confederation has “recognised” the top Indian club’s pullout from their AFC Champions League 2 match in Iran last month as a case of force majeure. Keeping the players’ “safety and security” in mind, Mohun Bagan SG last month decided to forgo their October … Read more
Erik ten Hag has wished Manchester United fans “nothing but success, trophies and glory” after his sacking following a poor start to the season. Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim was confirmed as the Dutchman’s permanent successor on Friday and will start work on November 11. Ten Hag led United to victory in … Read more
Ruben Amorim revealed Friday that he was told by Manchester United “it was now or never” after being handed a brief midway through the season to restore the struggling Premier League giants to the pinnacle of English and European football. The 39-year-old Sporting Lisbon coach quickly emerged as the hot favourite for the … Read more
Team Roma in action© AFP Lazio romped to a 5-1 away win at Como in Serie A on Thursday while city rivals Roma bought some time for under-fire coach Ivan Juric with a 1-0 win over Torino after being booed by their own fans. Lazio dazzled with Argentine striker Valentin Castellanos scoring twice, … Read more
Manchester City are grappling with a deepening injury crisis following their 2-1 League Cup defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, with winger Savinho and defender Manuel Akanji the latest to join an already lengthy list of sidelined players. Savinho was taken off on a stretcher in the 62nd minute with a suspected ankle injury, while … Read more
Mohun Bagan Super Giant produced sparkling fireworks in the festive week to secure a sublime 2-0 victory against hosts Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The Mariners moved to the second place in the points table upon garnering 13 points from six games, behind top-placed Bengaluru FC (16) … Read more
West Ham piled more pressure on beleaguered Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag with a dramatic 2-1 win on Sunday as Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea to a victory by the same scoreline over Newcastle. Tottenham were beaten 1-0 at Crystal Palace, who picked up their first win of the season. Liverpool can go … Read more
India crashed out of the SAFF Women’s Championship as they lost to Nepal 2-4 in penalty shootout in the semifinal match marred by utter confusion after the home side held up play for more than one hour in protest against a decision of the referee in Kathmandu on Sunday. Nepal will play Bangladesh … Read more
Liverpool vs Arsenal Premier League 2024-25 LIVE Updates: Bukayo Saka© AFP Arsenal vs Liverpool LIVE Updates, Premier League 2024-25: Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka scored as Arsenal lead 2-1 against Liverpool at half-time of a high-octane Premier League clash on Sunday. Virgil Van Djik scored the goal for Liverpool. Injury-hit Arsenal have little room for … Read more
FC Barcelona players celebrate at the end of their La Liga match vs Real Madrid on October 26, 2024.© AFP Real Madrid condemned racism from some of their supporters aimed at Barcelona players including teenager Lamine Yamal and Alejandro Balde during the club’s 4-0 Clasico defeat on Saturday. “Real Madrid strongly condemns any … Read more