football

‘Football is my safe space’

England forward Beth Mead described soccer as her "safe space" from setbacks off the pitch, saying she uses the sport as an escape from difficulties in her personal life and to bounce back from disappointments.
31 July 2022, 10:58 AM

Darwin would have been fine even without scoring, says Klopp

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp was full of praise for new signing Darwin Nunez as the Uruguayan sealed their 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield on Saturday.
31 July 2022, 05:52 AM

Barcelona beat NY Red Bulls 2-0 to cap unbeaten US tour

French winger Dembele opened the scoring with his third goal in two matches. From a pass by Raphinha he unleashed a right-footed blast into the bottom right corner of Carlos Coronel's net.
31 July 2022, 04:05 AM

Bayern survive Leipzig comeback to win German Super Cup

 German champions Bayern Munich survived a late comeback from RB Leipzig to claim a 5-3 victory in the German Super Cup on Saturday with an impressive first half attacking display and new signing Sadio Mane scoring on his debut.
31 July 2022, 03:57 AM

England's Lionesses take on German might

England manager Sarina Wiegman has fulfilled her goal of using Euro 2022 to fuel the nation's passion for women's football and victory in Sunday's final against Germany would consummate the burgeoning love affair.
30 July 2022, 18:02 PM

Messi, Neymar finish PSG’s Japan tour in style

Lionel Messi and Neymar combined to devastating effect as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Gamba Osaka 6-2 on Monday to finish their pre-season Japan tour with three wins out of three.
25 July 2022, 12:18 PM

A fan’s guide to surviving the football transfer window

Navigating the transfer window is probably the trickiest job for a football fan.
23 July 2022, 13:46 PM

Fifa 23 to debut women’s club football

Electronic Arts has announced the inclusion of women’s club football teams in Fifa 23 – a first for the series.
21 July 2022, 05:22 AM

Mane, De Ligt score on Bayern debut

New signings Sadio Mane and Matthijs De Ligt scored debut goals as Bayern Munich thumped Major League Soccer's D.C United 6-2 in a friendly on Wednesday.
21 July 2022, 03:15 AM

Barca transfer activity crazy, says Bayern boss

Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said it is "crazy" that Barcelona have been able to make multiple signings in the transfer window, including Robert Lewandowski from the Bundesliga champions.
20 July 2022, 15:29 PM

Bruzon’s Kings success hailed by Spanish media

Bashundhara Kings’ head coach Oscar Bruzon’s latest success with the club – leading the giants to third consecutive Bangladesh Premier League titles – was hailed by the Spanish media.
19 July 2022, 08:38 AM

Messi, Mbappe and other PSG stars draw thousands at Tokyo training

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe drew gasps from a crowd of thousands in Tokyo on Monday as Paris Saint-Germain held the first training session of their Japanese tour
18 July 2022, 12:01 PM

Messi lets Ramos take penalty after winning it

A few years ago, if you'd have said to your mate that Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos would become teammates and that Barcelona's record goalscorer would let a Real Madrid legend take a penalty then they would have told you where to go.
16 July 2022, 09:23 AM

'Spurs pre-season under Conte is like torture'

Tottenham Hotspur defender Matt Doherty has described manager Antonio Conte's training sessions as mental torture and said the ongoing pre-season was the toughest one of his career.
15 July 2022, 10:25 AM

Dembele re-signs with Barcelona

France international forward Ousmane Dembele has signed a new two-year deal with LaLiga side Barcelona after his previous contract expired at the end of June, the Catalan club said on Thursday.
14 July 2022, 10:50 AM

Pogba 'happy to be home'

French midfielder Paul Pogba conceded the volume of different coaches he played under at Manchester United hindered his chances of success in England, while he also insisted he is pleased to be "home" at Juventus.
12 July 2022, 15:44 PM

'Really happy': Man Utd, Liverpool fans paint Bangkok red

After the rains came the red wave, as tens of thousands of jersey-wearing fans surged into Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium to witness Manchester United and Liverpool's pre-season clash on Tuesday night.
12 July 2022, 15:30 PM

Probe into football scorelines of 91-1 and 95-0

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has launched an investigation into two first division matches that finished with scorelines of 91-1 and 95-0, describing them as impractical results.
5 July 2022, 10:09 AM

The Pogmentary: Pogba’s last mark of disrespect to Manchester United and its fans

The Pogmentary overtly glorifies the shortcomings of Pogba.
21 June 2022, 10:44 AM

Booters look for improvement against Turkmenistan

Bangladesh will look to improve their performance in the Asian Cup Qualifiers in their second Group E match against Turkmenistan at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur today.
10 June 2022, 18:00 PM