Serie A champion Napoli begins its title defence without its top scorer from last season after Romelu Lukaku’s injury, but manager Antonio Conte said on Friday that his players could handle anything and would not be looking for excuses. Lukaku suffered a serious thigh injury in a pre-season friendly, and Napoli could be without the…
Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi will both start for Crystal Palace in their UEFA Conference League playoff first leg despite both being heavily linked with moves away from the London club. Forward Eze is wanted by Tottenham Hotspur, while fellow England international Guehi has attracted strong interest from Premier League champion Liverpool. Both played in…
Angolan civil society groups on Tuesday urged the Argentine football federation and star player Lionel Messi on Tuesday to scrap planning for a friendly this year after 30 people were killed in protests. The football associations of both countries have been in talks to fix a date for a match in Luanda as part of…
Kylian Mbappe’s second-half penalty earned Real Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Osasuna in their opening La Liga game of the season on Tuesday, giving Xabi Alonso a winning start in his first league match in charge of the Los Blancos. After struggling to break down a stubborn Osasuna defence in the opening half,…
Wolverhampton completed the signing of Cameroon defender Jackson Tchatchoua on Tuesday, with the Premier League team boasting that the 23-year-old wing back was the “fastest player in Serie A last season.” Tchatchoua produced a top speed of 36.3 kph (22.5 mph) while playing for Hellas Verona in the Italian top flight, Wolves said in its…
Real Madrid will open its La Liga 205-26 campaign against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday. It will be Xabi Alonso’s first La Liga match as Real Madrid manager. The Los Blancos will aim for a strong start after finishing runner-up last season behind arch-rival Barcelona. When and where will the Real Madrid vs…
Monalisha Devi wasn’t always a footballer. She began her sporting journey with handball, but she gave it up after a lack of recognition. Archery was next on her list, but her father advised her to take up football and put on a goalkeeper’s gloves. Cut to August 10, 2025, video snippets of the teenager from…
English Premier League club Chelsea will reportedly donate part of its FIFA World Cup bonus to the family of Diogo Jota, who tragically died in a car crash last month. Chelsea secured the title with a convincing 3-0 win over UEFA Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain in the final. Earlier this year, the London club…
UEFA fined Partizan Belgrade more than $100,000 on Wednesday and ordered part of the Serbian club’s stadium closed at one European game for fans’ racist and political statements. Fans displayed a “Kosovo is Serbia” banner and chanted discriminatory and offensive slogans at two home games in Conference League qualifying rounds. ALSO READ: UEFA Super Cup…
Sreyas V.G scored in added time to find the winner for Indian Navy FT, which beat local side TRAU FC 2-1 in the final Group-F match of Durand Cup 2025 at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium in Imphal on Tuesday. The result helped the Indian Navy bag seven points from three matches and claim the…