"I dream of being able to score another goal against the English, with the right hand this time!" said Diego Maradona and burst into laughter. It turned out to be the last interview of his life, given to French weekly French Football last month.Maradona...

Here is a timeline of football legend Diego Armando Maradona of Argentina. A World Cup winner, he passed away on Wednesday, aged 60, in Tigre, Buenos Aires.Timeline:1960: Born on October 30, in Lanus, Argentina1970: Joins Los Cebollitas youth team1971: Scouted...

Sunil Chhetri, captain of the Indian men's football team, has stated that in life, he has learned more from defeats than victories."I think in life I have learnt more from defeats. When I've won a lot, over a period of time I feel I become complacent," Chhetri...

Neymar has surpassed Ronaldo to become the second-highest goal scorer for Brazil.Neymar scored hat-trick against Peru in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier which helped Brazil register a 4-2 win on Tuesday evening. He has now taken his international tally to...

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson has said he is not keen on seeing Lionel Messi arrive in the Premier League.Messi told FC Barcelona last week he wanted to leave and the two parties are in dispute over the terms of his contract.A meeting held between Jorge Messi...

Football legend David Beckham feels that it has never been more important to stay both mentally and physically fit than before. He emphasises that making healthy living a way of life can help us all to stay happy and motivated always.The ace footballer says:...

As Sandesh Jhingan was named the 27th footballer to win the prestigious Arjuna Award, his predecessors congratulated and welcomed him to the "elite Arjuna club".Mercurial striker and captain Sunil Chhetri who received the Arjuna Award in 2011, and the Padma...

Former Italy forward Alessandro Del Piero believes compatriot Andrea Pirlo can go onto become even a better manager than Zinedine Zidane, who is currently at helm at Spanish giants Real Madrid.Pirlo was named as new Juventus manager after Maurizio Sarri was...

Birthday boy and iconic Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Monday said talent is not the problem in the country and all stakeholders need to ensure that the next crop of players are well looked after."Talent is not the problem here. We could have plenty...

Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia feels all strikers need to develop their sixth sense if they are to score regularly.In a chat with AIFF TV, Bhaichung, the first Indian footballer to have played 100 international matches expressed: "It's all about that...

Khalsa Football Club, affiliated with Punjab Football Association, has decided to organize Kesdhari football cup in Chandigarh also from the next year onwards on the lines of Punjab.Stating this President of Khalsa Football Club Harjeet Singh Grewal has made...

The bigger the league, the better it is for the country, is what India and Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri had to say about the domestic football structure in the country. He said that he hopes that all the stakeholders sit together and work out a plan...

Legendary India footballer and Chairman of All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Technical Committee Shyam Thapa feels having residential academies across the country is the need of the hour if the level of the game has to be improved in this country.Speaking...

Barcelona's last signing Antoine Griezmann has said that his new teammate Lionel Messi is the best soccer player in the world and the face of the sport."For me, he (Messi) is the number one, like Lebron (James) in basketball. They're the ideal," the French international...

All roads lead to Brazil as national qualifiers go in search of glory in Praia Grande following months of intense qualifying action around the globe, the best five-a-side teams in the world are on their way to Brazil to battle for glory at the Red Bull Neymar...

Indian football icon Bhaichung Bhutia said on Thursday that the International Cricket Council (ICC) should make 'serious efforts' to spread the game of cricket to other countries as the World Cup is lacking its charm."I'm finding this World Cup completely 'South...

Marc Marquez celebrated a dominating home victory at the Catalan GP while an apologetic Jorge Lorenzo had his strongest start to a race this season before falling.The hottest conditions of the weekend met the MotoGP World Championship on Sunday as the 24-rider...

Catapulted into the limelight for the wrong reasons, Kashmiri goalkeeper Afshan Ashiq is keen to grow out of the 'stone-pelter-turned footballer' tag after taking part in the ongoing Indian Women's League (IWL).A photo of Afshan had gone viral on social media in...

Manchester City handed Watford a 6-0 hiding in the FA Cup final to complete an unprecedented domestic treble. David Silva, Gabriel Jesus, Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling all found the target on Saturday to help City to their third domestic tile of the season...

Everyone has had an opinion on the next person who should take over as the head coach of the Indian football team. While some have spoken about the need to have foreign coaches, others have questioned the need to look at other countries when there are enough...

Talismanic skipper Sunil Chhetri and goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu will have to play leading roles on and off the pitch, if India are to do well in the upcoming Asian Cup football tournament, feels former captain Bhaichung Bhutia.India, who qualified for the...

Indian football coach Stephen Constantine believes the team can make it out of the group stages of the forthcoming Asian Cup, a tournament in which the country has time and again failed to shine."I honestly believe we can get out of the group and that is our...

Shalimar United FC today defeated SFA HMT by 5-3 in a knockout game of Manzoor Memorial Football 7A-side tournament here at Amar Singh College ground.The high voltage game started with SFA scoring the opener in the second minute of the game only. Recovering from...

Brazilian superstar forward Neymar Jr. has said on social media that the groin injury he suffered in the first few minutes of a friendly against Cameroon was not serious.The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star was visibly in pain when he left the field at Stadium MK...

Defending champions Chennaiyin FC tasted victory for the first time this season with a convincing 4-2 victory against FC Pune City in their Indian Super League (ISL) tie at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium here on Tuesday.Ashique Kuruniyan's early...

Bulgaria fought back from a goal down to beat Cyprus 2-1 at home in the UEFA Nations League.The visitors took the lead shortly before half time when Grigoris Kastanos hit a bouncing right-footed shot in after a good cut-back from Andreas Avraam on Saturday night.Bulgaria...

Sevilla thrashed Real Madrid 3-0 as the Blancos suffered their first defeat of the 2018-19 La Liga season and lost a change to climb over archrival Barcelona into the top spot.Some 41,000 people packed into Seville's Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium for the mid-week...

Indian Super League (ISL) club FC Pune City on Friday announced the signing of Uruguayan centre-back Martin Diaz to strengthen their defence line for the upcoming season.After acquiring Martin's signature, club CEO Gaurav Modwel said: "Martin will strengthen...

Brazil's star forward Neymar has declared himself a "new man", saying he has accepted criticism of his behaviour during the FIFA World Cup in Russia.The 26-year-old was widely accused of play-acting and diving during the tournament, drawing sharp criticism from...

Brazil's Inter Milan defender Miranda believes the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus will provide a boost not only to the Serie A champions, but also to their rival clubs in Italy.The 33-year-old five-time Ballon d'Or winner completed a 100 million-euro...

With India back in the AFC Asian Cup after a gap of eight years, captain Sunil Chhetri believes his side will face a tough challenge in the league stage of the tournament which starts on January 5 next year.India, who are clubbed in Group A alongside hosts...

In a bid to promote and nurture grassroots football in the country, sportswear manufacturer adidas has launched the Tango League, a five-a-side event.Under the Tango League experience, adidas will host a series of tournaments, with each tournament comprising...

FC Barcelona look assured of advancing to the Champions League semifinals after inflicting a 4-1 defeat on AS Roma in the first leg of the quarterfinal clash.Though the Italian side were at least partly the architects of their own defeat, falling behind...

English football giants Liverpool defeated Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie here, leaving the Reds poised to return to Europe's final four for the first time in a decade.Despite the hosts' superior European pedigree...

Indian Super League (ISL) sides ATK and FC Goa will look to outwit each other when they lock horns in a Super Cup pre-quarterfinal game here on Tuesday.FC Goa defender Bruno Pinheiro looks forward to the Super Cup as 'an opportunity to repay the fans' who had...

Chennaiyin FC claimed their second Indian Super League (ISL) title with a convincing 3-2 win over hot favourites Bengaluru FC in the final here on Saturday.Mailson Alves (17th, 45th minute) headed in off corners to give Chennaiyin the lead after Sunil Chhetri (9th...

Having dominated the competition in their debut season in the Indian Super League (ISL), Bengaluru FC face one last hurdle in Chennaiyin FC in the final here on Saturday.Bengaluru were by far the strongest team during the league phase, winning 13 of their 18...

Minerva Punjab FC created history by defeating Churchill Brothers FC 1-0 to win their maiden I-League title on a nail-biting final day of the tournament here on Thursday.William Opoku Asiedu scored the decisive goal in the 16th minute and the Punjab-based outfit...

Mumbai FC kept their slim chances of making the playoffs alive with a last-gasp 3-2 victory over bottom-placed NorthEast United FC in a thrilling Indian Super League (ISL) encounter here at the Mumbai Football Arena on Thursday.Cameroonian attacking midfielder...

After suffering a defeat at home to East Bengal, Minerva Punjab FC will look to come back to winning ways and get closer to the I-League silverware when they take on seventh-placed Gokulam Kerala FC at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium here on Tuesday.Gokulam are in...

East Bengal's title aspirations were dealt a body blow as Gokulam Kerala FC stunned them with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at the EMS Corporation Stadium here on Saturday.Yusa Katsumi (45+4 minutes) opened the scoring from the penalty spot for the away side...

Highlighting the fact that the life of a footballer can become difficult at times due to several reasons, Manchester United key forward Alexis Sanchez revealed he has seen football superstar Lionel Messi break down after a match.Sanchez, 29, was a team-mate of Messi...

ATK came back twice in each half to hold Kerala Blasters to a thrilling 2-2 draw but further dented their slim chances of making the play-offs in an Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Thursday.Iceland footballer...

Bhaichung Bhutia, retired Indian footballer who hails from Sikkim, says people should stop saying that it is "high time" to focus on the northeast as for him now is the time to act."There has always been talk. Everybody keeps on saying it's high time. I think...

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 project director Joy Bhattacharjya said India has done a monumental task by hosting the marquee football tournament and the nation has a strong chance of hosting the U-20 World Cup in 2019."There is always a possibility. We have done...

East Bengal came from two goals down to hold leaders Minerva Punjab FC to a 2-2 draw in an entertaining I-League encounter at the Barasat Stadium here on Tuesday.Sukhdev Singh (20th) and Chencho Gyeltshen (33rd) had put Minerva in a commanding position in...

New interim coach Ashley Westwood failed to inspire ATK to a win as Chennaiyin FC moved to the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) points table after registering a come-from-behind 2-1 win at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Thursday.Martin...

Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC have partnered with health food drinks brand Boost to develop grassroots football in Bengaluru, the city-based football club announced on Tuesday.The association also marks Boost's coming on board with BFC as the club's...

India captain Sunil Chhetri wants the national football team to play more away games this year as it prepares for the AFC Asian Cup in 2019.Chhetri, who is currently playing for Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League (ISL), feels each and every player who...

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane on Saturday denied that his club needed to contract a goalkeeper during the winter transfer window.During a press conference one day before the La Liga match against Celta Vigo, Zidane commented on reports that link Athletic...

For ATK head coach Teddy Sheringham, it was a frustrating day in office where they had to wait forever for the match to start due to "unavoidable" circumstances which forced FC Goa to reach the city less than two hours before the Indian Super League (ISL)...

An all-out aggressive East Bengal blanked Indian Arrows 2-0 in a one-sided I-League contest at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Tuesday.Attacking midfielder Mahmoud Al Amna opened the scoring for East Bengal with a superb curling free-kick in the 13th minute....

Ten-man Chennai City FC stunned former champions Mohun Bagan 2-1 in an I-League encounter at the latter's Maidan club ground here on Tuesday.Kyrgyz defender Veniamin Shumeiko (71st minute) scored the winner in the second half after Jean Michael Joachim's (6th)...

Bengaluru FC defeated Kerala Blasters FC 3-1 in an Indian Super League (ISL) match here on Sunday.Sunil Chettri (60th minute) converted a penalty at the hour mark to open Bengaluru's account. Nicolás Ladislao Fedor Flores (90+3, 90+4) struck twice in the second...

Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar said his side is keen on creating Champions League history by eliminating holders Real Madrid in the upcoming round-of-16 fixtures.Real Madrid will host Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg on February 14. The Spanish football...

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo said he would like arch-rivals Barcelona to give Real Madrid a guard of honour when they clash with each other in the ElClasico on December 23.Real Madrid, who are currently placed fourth in the La Liga points table will host...

Trinidadian striker Willis Plaza struck late in both halves to help East Bengal script a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Churchill Brothers in a rip-roaring I-League football encounter at the Vidyasagar Krirangan here on Saturday.Plaza (45+2, 90+7 minutes) netted...

Jeje Lalpekhlua scored a second-half double to help Chennaiyin FC go top of the table by edging past ATK 3-2 in a topsy-turvy Indian Super League (ISL) encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday.After a sedate first half with no goals, five...

Sports could be the best medium to de-radicalise Kashmir youth, says a woman footballer whose viral picture showing her hurling stones at security forces once earned her the tag of stone-pelter.Afshan Ashiq, 23 -- the latest sports sensation from the troubled...

Barcelona star forward Lionel Messi claimed that he is unsure of his friendship with leading footballer Cristiano Ronaldo in the coming years.The Argentine and Portuguese international share nine Ballon d'Or awards amongst themselves."I don't know if we will be....