Madrid, April 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Monday refused to rule out his club demanding a replay of Sunday's defeat away to Real Madrid due to what he considered to be a series of refereeing mistakes.
Narainpur (Chhattisgarh), April 22 (IANS) Sikkim and Telangana were the big winners in Group H of the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men’s National Football Championship at the Ramakrishna Ashrama Ground, here on Monday. Both teams won by identical 5-0 margins to take the top positions in the group.
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) Odisha FC will take on former winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant in the first leg of their semifinal encounter of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. Redemption will be high on the minds of Odisha players as they have never beaten Mohun Bagan Super Giant in ISL thus strengthening the desire to halt their MBSG juggernaut in the competition.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The All-India Football Federation (AIFF), President, Kalyan Chaubey, has called the introduction of I-League 3 - a bridge for semi-professional clubs to turn pro by competing for national honours -- ‘a transformative step’ for Indian football.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Only a year back, goalkeeper Padam Chettri was guarding the citadel of a club, that failed to save themselves from relegation. His then club, Mumbai Kenkre FC, managed only three wins and conceded 40 goals from 22 matches in the 2022-23 I-League season, and lost the rights to play the I-League this season.
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Manipur and Odisha got off to a good start in the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men’s National Football Championship as they beat Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh, respectively, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground, in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday.
Goa, April 20 (IANS) FC Goa qualified for the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 semi-finals by defeating Chennaiyin FC by 2-1 in their playoffs fixture at the Fatorda Stadium, here on Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) Diego Mauricio and Isak Vanlalruatfela scored a goal each as Odisha FC qualified for the semifinal of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 by beating Kerala Blasters FC 2-1 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Friday. Accordingly, the Juggernauts have won their first-ever ISL playoffs game and thus made it to the semifinal for the first time in the competition’s history.
London, April 19 (IANS) The FA Cup semifinals involving Manchester City against Chelsea and Manchester United versus Coventry City mean there is a truncated round of matches in the Premier League this weekend. Manchester City have very little time to recover from 120 minutes of football and the disappointment of a Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on penalties before facing Chelsea.
Madrid, April 19 (IANS) With the season's second El Clasico -- the marquee clash between archrivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona -- on the schedule, Matchday 32 of the La Liga 2023-24 will be a special one. But apart from this interesting clash at the Santiago Bernabeu, there are several other important fixtures too, in addition to this latest duel between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
