Premier League side Crystal Palace said on Tuesday that sporting merit had been “rendered meaningless” by UEFA’s decision to demote it from the Europa League. The FA Cup winner has been forced to play in this season’s Conference League after European football’s governing body UEFA ruled in July that American businessman John Textor had control…
Rangdajied United FC came from a goal down to lead defending champion NorthEast United FC, only for the Highlanders to rescue a point in a 2-2 draw in their final Group E match of Durand Cup 2025 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong on Monday. Bekey Oram’s early penalty was cancelled out by Manbhakupar…
West Ham has signed Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen on a five-year deal, the Premier League club announced Saturday. No fee was disclosed, but British media reported that West Ham were paying around £20 million ($27 million) for the 25-year-old Denmark international. Hermansen made 72 appearances for Leicester, winning the Championship title in 2024. He impressed…
The Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees for Coach of the Year (Johan Cruyff Trophy) were announced on Thursday, with several big names making the list. The men’s list has the likes of Arne Slot, who guided Liverpool to the Premier League title last season and Luis Enrique, under whom PSG won its first Champions League title…
Italian top-flight players will see their salaries slashed by 25 per cent if their teams are relegated to Serie B, under a new agreement between the Italian Footballers’ Association and Serie A. The five-year agreement was announced on Tuesday. The pay cut is aimed at easing the financial strain on clubs that drop out of…
Jose Mourinho got emotional during a press conference while talking about Jorge Costa, who died on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest. Costa captained Mourinho’s Porto to Champions League success in 2004 and played 530 games in all competitions, winning 50 caps for Portugal along the way. Speaking about Costa ahead of Fenerbahce’s Champions League…
Amidst growing uncertainty over the conduct of the 2025-26 Indian Super League season, officials of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) will meet CEOs of eight ISL clubs this Thursday in New Delhi. With the Master Rights Agreement (MRA) between the AIFF and Football Sports Development Limited – which runs India’s top flight – in…
Departing Tottenham captain Son Heung-min was in tears, and his teammates threw him in the air on an emotional evening in his native South Korea on Sunday. Spurs drew 1-1 with Newcastle in a pre-season friendly in Seoul, but that was secondary to the farewell for the 33-year-old attacker. There was also the unfortunate sight…
Debutant 1 Ladakh FC made a dream start to its maiden Durand Cup campaign after holding seasoned Nepalese side Tribhuvan Army FC to a 1–1 draw in a hard-fought Group C encounter at the JRD Tata Sports Complex. Tribhuvan head coach Megh Raj K.C. made three changes to his starting line-up, bringing in goalkeeper Bikesh…
Inter Miami started its Leagues Cup 2025 campaign with a 2-1 win against Atlas FC at the Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Wednesday. Lionel Messi, returning from a one-match suspension due to missing the MLS All-Star match, starred in the contest after assisting both the goals scored by the Herons. Messi’s first assist…