Cristiano Ronaldo beat rival Lionel Messi to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or award for a fourth time. The 31-year-old is now one behind Barcelona’s Messi, who took the honour for a fifth time last year. Atletico Madrid’s French forward Antoine Griezmann finished third in the vote. Ronaldo helped Real Madrid[Read More…]
Manchester City have had an extra day to prepare for Saturday’s late kick-off, after both sides’ underwhelming exploits in the Champions League. City must cope without Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho after both saw red in their 3-1 defeat to Chelsea last weekend, while Nicolas Otamendi is suspended after picking up[Read More…]
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to be crowned the latest winner of the Ballon d’Or on Monday night, according to Spanish sports newspaper Mundo Deportivo. Francesc Aguilar, a well-connected journalist within the Barcelona-based sports daily, has revealed that the announcement will be made a 7pm next Monday (8pm, CET) and the[Read More…]
Liverpool’s knack of grinding out results dealt a huge blow on Sunday. Bournemouth completed one of the comebacks of the season to beat Liverpool for the first time in a sensational Premier League game. The Cherries battled back from 2-0 down at half-time and 3-1 behind with 15 minutes to[Read More…]
When you think getting access to the new ₹2000 is tough, think again. When the whole nation is reeling under severe cash crunch, the new notes are flying high, like literally, at a programme organised by a famous Gujarati folk singer Kirtidan Gadhvi. In a video that Newsd accessed, a[Read More…]
Chelsea arrive at the Etihad Stadium as leaders and a point better off than City, which means a draw would be a fine result for them. Three points will put either team on top of the table, and a draw may keep Chelsea in first place if Liverpool can’t win.[Read More…]
Brazilian legend Ronaldinho and former Argentina international Juan Roman Riquelme have reportedly offered to come out of retirement to play for South American club Chapecoense, which was devastated when the plane carrying their first-team squad to Colombia for the Copa Sudamerica final crashed on Tuesday. Some reports have suggested Ronaldinho,[Read More…]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial scored twice each to help Manchester United ease into the League Cup semi-finals with a 4-1 home victory over West Ham United on Wednesday as Arsenal suffered a 2-0 home defeat by Southampton. Martial netted twice in the second half to take the tie at[Read More…]
It was a night to remember for teenager Ben Woodburn. The 17-year-old eclipsed Michael Owen as Liverpool’s youngest goalscorer as the Reds edged past Championship side Leeds United in the EFL Cup quarter-finals at Anfield. The Premier League hosts huffed and puffed before Divock Origi stole behind the Leeds defence[Read More…]
Chelsea remained top of the table after coming from behind at Stamford Bridge to inflict Tottenham’s first Premier League defeat this season. Spurs looked on course to recover from their midweek Champions League exit when Christian Eriksen’s superb 11th minute strike put them in front. Mauricio Pochettino’s side were completely[Read More…]
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard on Thursday announced his retirement from all form of professional football after an illustrious 19-year old career. Gerrard, 36, played 710 times for the Reds, winning eight major trophies, but joined MLS side LA Galaxy in 2015. He is England’s fourth most-capped player with 114 appearances[Read More…]
Gareth Southgate has been offered the England manager’s job and could be confirmed in the role as early as Monday, according to British newspaper reports on Thursday. Southgate, who recently completed a four-game stint as interim manager, was interviewed by a five-man panel at the St George’s Park national football[Read More…]
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that he needs more time to build a team that can emulate the dominance in English football that former manager Alex Ferguson achieved during his time at the club. Mourinho took over from former manager Louis van Gaal last May and has seen[Read More…]
Football enthusiasts in the country are in for a treat as the 12th edition of corporate football league ‘The Legends Cup’ returns in January next year. The tournament is organised by IT Magia Solutions every year. Beginning January 21 till March 26, the tournament has spread its wings to six[Read More…]
Tottenham Hotspurs were knocked out of the Champions League as they were comprehensively outclassed by Monaco at Stade Louis II. Djibril Sidibe’s header early in the second half sparked a stunning sequence of three goals in just five minutes that saw Spurs’ Champions League hopes swiftly fade, grow and fade[Read More…]
Jose Mourinho went into the Old Trafford clash unbeaten against Arsene Wenger in their previous 11 meetings. The record seemed to stay intact when Juan Mata scored at the 69th minute. The script had something else written with substitute Olivier Giroud converting Arsenal’s first effort on target in the 89th[Read More…]
The Premier League resumes on Saturday after the international break. The first match will see Arsenal face Manchester United at Old Trafford. Here are the talking points from this weekend’s action. Will Wenger outdo under-fire Mourinho? Image courtesy: Daily Mail Football/Getty Images Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho will renew their[Read More…]
If you thought Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho hated each other, then you have never seen the latter’s run-ins with Arsene Wenger. The Arsenal manager has not been able to get the better of Jose Mourinho in 13 competitive games. There are some hurdles though, if the Frenchman is to[Read More…]
Lionel Messi will see out his Barcelona contract after rejecting a new deal, according to reports in Spain. Spanish sport daily, Marca, claim the Argentinian has rejected the offer of a new contract extension and will see out his current deal, which ends in 2018, before making a decision on[Read More…]
Philippe Coutinho and Neymar each scored as Brazil beat Argentina 3-0 in their 2018 World Cup qualifier. Coutinho drove in a shot for the opener before Neymar, who might have conceded a penalty for handball earlier, slotted in to extend the hosts’ lead. The visitors and star player Lionel Messi[Read More…]
Red Star JNU,A football team from JNU, played a tournament with stickers saying ‘Najeeb’ pasted over their own names on their jerseys. The players also wore white armband with ‘Find Najeeb’ written on it. The team also sloganeered for Najeeb during the gap between matches. “in the football pitch, we[Read More…]
On a night that had otherwise pretty straight forward results, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City pulled off an upset by beating Barcelona 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium. In Bulgaria, Arsenal sealed its place in the knockout stage of the Champions League after coming back from two goals down to grab a[Read More…]
If all goes according to plans, Barcelona’s trident of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Luis Suarez will be in India very soon as Barcelona’s president Josep Bartomeu confirmed that the club are planning a visit to the country in the next two or three years. Several other clubs have previously come[Read More…]
Chelsea continued their impressive form in the Premier League as they moved into fourth place with a convincing win at Southampton. The Blues took the lead when Eden Hazard capitalised on poor marking before cutting inside Steven Davis and powering a shot through the legs of keeper Fraser Forster. Southampton[Read More…]
Liverpool continued their impressive form and moved level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City courtesy of a thrilling victory at Crystal Palace. Goals from Emre Can, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino secured the Reds’ fifth win in six league games and only goal difference now separates[Read More…]
