Zagreb, Oct 12 (IANS) A heavily depleted Scotland side will be traveling to Stadion Maksimir to face Croatia on Saturday night. Ahead of the UEFA Nations League encounter, Luka Modric has claimed his opponents remind him of his stellar Croatian side.
Budapest, Oct 12 (IANS) On the night when Virgil van Dijk was shown his first career red card for the Netherlands, the Dutch captain was ‘angry’ with the referee’s decision to give him the first of two yellow cards during the side’s 1-1 draw against Hungary at the Puskas Arena Park on Friday.
Nam Dinh (Vietnam), Oct 11 (IANS) The Indian senior men's team will face hosts Vietnam in a friendly match at the Thien Truong Stadium in Nam Dinh on Saturday. What was originally supposed to be a tri-nation friendly tournament including Lebanon was reduced to a one-off friendly match between India and Vietnam following the West Asian team's withdrawal.
London, Oct 11 (IANS) English club Nottingham Forest has been fined 750,000 pounds (Rs 8.24 crore approx) and warned for misconduct in relation to comments posted on social media after their Premier League game against Everton in April last year, the Football Association said on Friday.
Birmingham, Oct 11 (IANS) Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran has won September's Premier League's Goal of the Month award for his sensational match-winning strike in the team's dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Everton.
Chandigarh, Oct 11 (IANS) Former Manchester United superstar Gary Neville will be present in India to support the grassroots football programme and motivate the young kids playing football in the country as part of the 'United We Play' initiative.
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Enzo Maresca has been named as Manager of the Month for September 2024 by the Premier League. The Italian won the award in only his second month as a Premier League head coach after leading Chelsea through the month unbeaten, winning three matches and drawing the other. After a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace, Maresca's team got back-to-back away wins against AFC Bournemouth and West Ham United, before finishing the month with a 4-2 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.
London, Oct 11 (IANS) Chelsea’s main man Cole Palmer has won the Premier League’s Player of the Month award after a stellar performance for the Blues in September.
Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC's Under-12 side to represent India on an international stage at the Norwich City Mina Cup UK, taking place on October 12 and 13 at Norwich City FC’s state-of-the-art training facility in England, The Marina Machans have been drawn in Group 4 alongside top clubs Liverpool (England), Inter Milan (Italy) and Empire Football Club (UAE) as 16 teams are divided into four groups for the event.
Berlin, Oct 9 (IANS) Jurgen Klopp's decision to join Red Bull as their "Global Head of Soccer" has sparked strong reactions from many German fans. Klopp, who once embodied the romantic ideals of football by coaching the underdog Mainz to the first division, reviving a struggling Dortmund, and restoring glory to Liverpool, is now seen as switching allegiances.
