New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A 25-member Indian Senior Men’s Team left for Abha, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, March 15, 2024, to play the away tie against Afghanistan in the Round 2 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualification.
Madrid, March 15 (IANS) Olympique Marseille qualified for the quarterfinal of the Europa League despite suffering a 3-1 defeat away to Villarreal on Thursday evening as the Spanish side went close to a historic European fightback.
Berlin, March 15 (IANS) Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from two goals down and flabbergasted ten-men Qarabag with Patrik Schick's injury-time brace to advance into the round of the last eight following a 3-2 (5-4 on aggregate) victory on Thursday.
Bogota, March 15 (IANS) Uncapped midfielder Juan Portilla has been named in Colombia's squad for friendlies against Spain and Romania later this month, the South American country's football federation said on Thursday.
Geneva, March 15 (IANS) The FIFA Council unanimously approved the Annual Report 2023 and the increase of investment in football development to 2.25 billion U.S. dollars, the world football governing body announced on Thursday.
Geneva, March 15 (IANS) Qatar will be host of the next five editions of the U-17 World Cup from 2025, FIFA announced on Thursday.
Kozhikode (Kerala), March 15 (IANS) Matija Babovic scored a brace to help Gokulam Kerala FC beat Aizawl FC 4-3 at the EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode, on Thursday to move to the third spot in the I-League 2023-24 table. The teams were locked 2-2 at half-time of the match, which ultimately proved to be a seven-goal thriller.
Margao (Goa), March 14 (IANS) FC Goa climbed to the third spot in the standings with a 2-1 victory against 10-man Bengaluru FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, on Thursday night.
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) Igor Stimac, the head coach of India's senior men's football team, is quite optimistic as his squad prepares for back-to-back matches against Afghanistan in Round 2 of the Joint Qualifiers for FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Indian U23 men's team is set to travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to play two friendly matches against Malaysia U23 on March 22 and 25, falling under the FIFA international match window.
