Football

Italy were outclassed by Spain in a demoralising 3-0 World Cup qualifying defeat in Madrid which leaves the four-time champions facing a precarious play-off in November to reach Russia. “Little Italy, Russian roulette,” the newspaper continued on its inside pages as Azzurri trailed not only in fitness but quality. Coach Giampiero Ventura says “it would be a catastrophe” if injury-hit …

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) believes that the FIFA U-17 World Cup, beginning October 6, can be a catalyst for the sport. Ahead of the commencement of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup on Friday, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) have expressed their belief that the tournament could be the the beginning of a new era for Indian football. …

India cricket captain Virat Kohli has extended his best wishes to the country’s U-17 football team ahead of the FIFA World Cup encounter with Ghana. A day after the Indian cricket team beat Australia in comprehensive fashion in Nagpur to put the seal on a 4-1 ODI series win, captain Virat Kohli has a message to the India U-17 football …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, praised national senior football team members for participating in the government’s cleanliness campaign ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ Making an appeal for a non-political movement driven by patriotism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat, or Clean India, Mission on October 2nd, 2014 on the occasion on Gandhi Jayanti. Stephen Constantine and his charges took …

The New Zealand U-17 national team has begun its final preparations for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup by pushing Brazil all the way in a 2-1 friendly loss. All the goals in the match were scored in the second half with Brenner netting early in the period and midway through it and the Kiwis reducing the margin through a …

Chelsea made the visitors pay in the final touch of the game, after dominating for the majority of the match, as super-sub Michy Batshuayi scored with very few touches of the ball to stun Atletico Madrid in the Wanda Metropolitano. It was another famous goal for Batshuayi, whose goal against West Brom in May sealed the Premier League title for …

The Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger is hoping for a positive result against their match against Chelsea. Arsenal would look to resurrect their premier league form against Chelsea in the London Derby. In a recent interview, Arsene Wenger expressed his feelings about going into the match against Chelsea later today. He said:  “Of course, of course. I’m expecting it and I’m …

The Spanish defender, Hector Bellerin believes that the confidence within the team is now building up. However, before this, he admitted that the slow start to Arsenal’s campaign sowed seeds of doubts. Arsenal’s defender believes that they are now a much confident side as they will take on Chelsea this week. Arsenal won the opening match of the season against …

The Manchester United striker, Romelu Lukaku, talks about what the fans want from their team. He says that fans expect more goals from The Red Devils and more goals will come. The statement is more of an alarming sign for every other team in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. Also, the team has scored goals in the …

Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, said that Alexis Sanchez is still chasing his best form. The manager insists that Alexis Sanches is not at his absolute best despite scoring a stunning goal. Last night in Europa League, Alexis Sanchez led Arsenal to a win against Cologne in their first Europa League match. However, Arsene Wenger believes that he is still …