Football

Legendary footballer Pele passes away at 82

Pele, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is considered as one of the greatest to ever step a foot on a football pitch. He is the only player to have won three FIFA World Cup titles, having won the top prize in football in 1958, 1962 and 1970. The footballer also boasts of numerous trophies at club and country level.

2022-12-29T19:49:24.870855+00:00 IST

Brazil's legendary footballer, Pele passes away at 82

Brazil's three-time World-cup winning football legend, Pele passed away at the age of 82 on Friday following a cancer battle, Al Jazeera reported citing his agent Joe Fraga who confirmed the news of his demise.

2022-12-29T19:27:30.813220+00:00 IST

Transition at United has lasted a lot longer than thought: Rooney

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney feels that the club can go back to its old glory with Erik Ten Hag. The former United striker further emphasizes that there is no one replacing what Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have achieved in their careers.

2022-12-29T18:45:31.211816+00:00 IST

Loss of focus at times cost us: FC Goa coach

ATK Mohun Bagan avenged their 3-0 loss to FC Goa earlier this season with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Gaurs in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.

2022-12-29T15:50:38.760606+00:00 IST

Ladakh and its fledgling love for football

India's newest football association has made strides in the arena of futsal as well. Ladakh's inaugural club championship was won by Dzawo 11 FC, who will take the honour of representing the union territory at the Futsal Club Championship in New Delhi next year.

2022-12-29T14:44:43.363329+00:00 IST

ISL: NorthEast United eye another upset against Hyderabad FC

The defending champions are two points off the top, while the Highlanders look confident after grabbing their first win of the season last week.

2022-12-29T13:23:37.056974+00:00 IST

PL: Manchester City down Leeds 3-1

The Premier League top scorer has reached the 20-goal mark in just 14 games since joining City from Borussia Dortmund during the summer. He has reached the mark seven games quicker than the previous record-holder Kevin Phillips, who needed 21 games to reach the landmark

2022-12-29T05:07:59.338273+00:00 IST

ISL: It was a very equal game, we got punished for our mistakes

It was all square at half-time after Anwar Ali cancelled out Dimitri Petratos' opening goal, but Hugo Boumous netted the winner against his former club in the second half to secure all three points for the Mariners. The result sees ATK Mohun Bagan climb back to the third spot in the ISL standings while FC Goa continues to stay in the fifth position

2022-12-29T02:48:24.438026+00:00 IST

AFC u-20 women's asian cup: India included in Group F

The draw was held on Thursday, November 3, 2022

2022-12-29T02:46:53.355467+00:00 IST

ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan coach Juan Ferrando hails team's effort

Dimitri Petratos and Hugo Boumous scored goals in each half to ensure victory for the home side, while Anwar Ali grabbed a goal for the visitors to cancel out Petratos' opener in the first half. With this result, ATK Mohun Bagan reclaims the third spot in the standings while sixth-placed FC Goa sees their position unchanged in the standings

2022-12-29T02:34:11.388942+00:00 IST

Hugo Boumous nets winner as ATK Mohun Bagan down FC Goa

Dimitri Petratos scored his fifth goal of the season inside ten minutes before Anwar Ali cancelled it out in the 25th minute.

2022-12-28T17:05:04.504986+00:00 IST

Lionel Messi's Qatar hotel room to be converted into museum

Argentina won their third World Cup and Messi's first of his career after a stunning triumph over France in the 2022 championship game.

2022-12-28T14:10:12.909495+00:00 IST

AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey holds meeting with State FAs

Chaubey chaired a meeting between the Federation and its Member Associations (State FAs) on Tuesday at the Football House in New Delhi.

2022-12-28T06:01:24.896166+00:00 IST

Premier League: Manchester United blank Nottingham Forest 3-0

With this, United move to the fifth spot in the points table, just a point shy of Tottenham Hotspur, who are at 30 points. Out of their 15 matches, United has won nine, lost four and drawn two and have a total of 29 points. On the other hand, Nottingham Forest is reeling at the 19th position with just 13 points, having won only three of 16 matches, lost nine and drawn four

2022-12-28T05:00:22.306269+00:00 IST

ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan coach says injuries are "part of football"

Ferrando has had an overview of his squad during their injury crisis and has hinted at a change of plans ahead of their upcoming game against FC Goa in Matchweek 13 of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.

2022-12-28T03:00:40.061339+00:00 IST

It's going to be an equal, tough game for us: FC Goa coach

FC Goa is currently unbeaten in their previous three matches while ATK Mohun Bagan saw their four-match unbeaten streak come to an end after going down to NorthEast United FC in their last game. There is very little to separate the two sides in the ISL standings, with fourth-placed ATK Mohun Bagan a point and a place ahead of FC Goa, who lies in the fifth spot.

2022-12-28T02:43:14.900890+00:00 IST

World Cup heroes return to action with LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue1

After locking horns in the FIFA World Cup final, Golden Boot winner Kylian Mbappe and Golden Ball winner Lionel Messi will come together alongside several other sensational players for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Ligue1.

2022-12-27T18:04:32.660155+00:00 IST

Mumbai City continue to dazzle as Buckingham leaves his imprint

Mumbai City FC's latest victory against Chennaiyin FC meant the Islanders have managed to get 27 points out of a possible 33, bagging eight wins and three draws in the process.

2022-12-27T15:28:27.849846+00:00 IST

Rosenberg Gabriel setting the Deccan wings on fire

Topping the charts with five assists to his name, the winger has been one of the most important players for the Deccan Warriors this season.

2022-12-27T14:22:56.982331+00:00 IST

ISL: FC Goa look to do the double over ATK Mohun Bagan

The three points will help FC Goa replace ATK Mohun Bagan in third place, and thereby stake a claim for the playoff spots with eight matches remaining in the league stage.

2022-12-27T14:09:57.222151+00:00 IST

Kalyan Chaubey chairs meeting with State Associations

Present in the meeting along with the President was Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran. The meeting was attended by representatives from all the State Associations virtually.

2022-12-27T13:48:35.327578+00:00 IST