File photo of Gambian Football Team© X (formerly Twitter) The Gambian national team’s players and staff were “afraid of dying” during an incident on board a scheduled flight to the Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations which was forced to turn around, coach Tom Saintfiet told AFP on…
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Jadon Sancho rejoined Borussia Dortmund on loan for the rest of the season on Thursday, less than three years since Manchester United paid 73 million pounds ($93 million, 85 million euros) for the England winger. Sancho had been frozen out at United for most of the season after becoming involved…
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Atalanta set up an Italian Cup semi-final with Fiorentina after winning 2-1 at AC Milan on Wednesday, while Lazio won 1-0 in a fiery derby with Roma which finished with three red cards. Teun Koopmeiners struck either side of half-time of an entertaining quarter-final to continue Atalanta’s bid for a…
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Emotions of run high in football. Although called the ‘Beautiful game’, football often has seen ugly scenes. From Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt to ‘Battle of Santiago’ at the 1962 World Cup, football has been witness to tussles on the field. A recent video which is going viral on social media…
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File photo of Kylian Mbappe© AFP Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on Tuesday that he wants Kylian Mbappe to stay in the French capital, claiming PSG is “the best club for him”. Mbappe’s contract with the Ligue 1 champions runs out at the end of June and he is free to…
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has written to the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to explore the possibility of India participating in the trial of the ‘Additional Video Review System’ (AVRS). “The President’s recommendation aims to consider the extension of the existing technical infrastructure to accommodate an ‘on-demand’ video…
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Ilkay Gundogan stroked home a stoppage time penalty to grab champions Barcelona a barely deserved 2-1 win at Las Palmas on Thursday. Xavi Hernandez’s side badly needed to win after leaders Real Madrid and Girona did so on Wednesday, with victory leaving the Catalans seven points behind the top two.…
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The Premier League transfer window is open, with clubs in the English top flight set to flex their financial muscles. Here’s a look at where the major teams will look to strengthen in January. Liverpool (1st, 45 pts) Liverpool’s rebuild is ahead of schedule after the club signed four new…
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India are all set to participate in the AFC Asian Cup for the fifth time in history, once the ball gets rolling in Doha, Qatar, on January 13, the previous editions being in 1964, 1984, 2011 and 2019. While the first edition remains India’s most successful stint at the Asian…
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India is all set to participate in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup for the fifth time in history, once the ball gets rolling in Doha, Qatar, on January 13, the previous editions being in 1964, 1984, 2011, and 2019. While the first edition remains India’s most successful stint…