Santos Neymar (AP Photo) Brazil have already had a major injury concern. FIFA World Cupwith the Neymar Now doubtful for the opening leg of the tournament after suffering a calf injury.The 34-year-old forward is expected to spend the next two to three weeks recovering after a medical examination confirmed a grade two muscle problem. Brazil…
Ibneet Bharti got the India call-up for the first time last year and traveled to India before the Hong Kong competition this year. (Instagram) NEW DELHI: As India played Jamaica and lost 0-2 in London as part of the Unity Cup, the Indians sat more than 10,000 km away in Bolivia’s La Paz. Rather than…
Crystal Palace’s Eddy Naketia celebrates with the UEFA Conference League trophy (Photo by Maja Hattage/Getty Images) Jean-Philippe Mattita became the hero for Crystal Palace as the English club won their first European trophy with a 1-0 win over Rio Vallecano in the Conference League final on Wednesday. The victory also gave outgoing manager Oliver Glasner…
Workers secure a 70-foot-tall Lionel Messi statue with ropes in Kolkata as authorities assess structural safety concerns after reports of wind movement / Photo credit: AFP A 70-foot statue of Argentine football legend Lionel Messi in Kolkata will be removed after engineers reportedly found the structure unsafe following complaints from local residents about it swinging…
Canadian passport holder Sean Hindle hopes to one day represent India, the country of his parents. (Instagram) New Delhi: The Indian national football team is in crisis mode. After Mohun Bagan decided to withdraw seven of their players.and Anwar Ali suffering injuries, the squad that arrived in London on 24 May looked dejected. One of…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) New Delhi: Lionel Messi gave fans a scare after he left Inter Miami CF’s MLS match against Philadelphia Union due to a physical injury. Concerns were raised when Messi went straight to the dressing room with medical staff after being substituted instead of staying on the bench,…
Injured forwards Lamin Yamal and Nico Williams were included in Spain’s FIFA World Cup squad announced on Monday, although the team will travel without the Real Madrid CF player for the first time.Yamal and Williams both suffered season-ending muscle injuries, but Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said he expected them to be back in…
Lionel Messi. Photo by: Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images New Delhi: Lionel Messi gave fans a scare after injuring his left hamstring during Inter Miami’s thrilling 6-4 win over Philadelphia Union in the MLS ahead of the FIFA World Cup. Messi, who is rarely substituted, walked off in the 73rd minute after apparently feeling pain and immediately…
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane (AP Photo/Ibrahim Nowrozzi) Harry Kane starred for Bayern Munich in the final of the German Cup, also known as the DFB Pokal, with a stunning hat-trick in a 3-0 win over VfB Stuttgart. The victory helped Bayern complete a domestic double after winning the Bundesliga title earlier this season.The match was…
Iran Football (Image: Getty) FIFA has formally approved Iran’s request to move the 2026 FIFA World Cup training camp from Arizona to Tijuana, Mexico in the United States after concerns over logistics, travel restrictions and visa complications. The decision was confirmed by Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) President Mehdi Taj after…