File photo of Champions League Trophy© AFP Defending champions Chelsea will play Real Madrid while the other two English giants Liverpool and Manchester City will take on Benfica and Atletico Madrid respectively in their UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, the draw for which was announced on Friday. German champions Bayern Munich were drawn against Villarreal. quarter […]
File photo of Manchester United’s Paul Pogbas© AFP Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has revealed that his home was robbed during his club’s Champions League defeat against Atletico Madrid while his children were sleeping in their bedroom. Pogba found himself robbed by Pogba in the last 16 second leg on Tuesday, just minutes after United […]
CAS upheld the ban on Russian teams participating in UEFA competitions.© AFP The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday upheld a ban on Russian teams from participating in UEFA competitions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. “The challenging decision remains in force and all Russian teams and clubs continue to be suspended from participating […]
Cristiano Ronaldo set a record for scoring another goal in his comeback with a hat-trick to keep Manchester United’s chances of playing in the Champions League next season alive with a 3-2 win over Tottenham on Saturday. Ronaldo had scored just once in his last 10 matches, but three impressive finishes with 807 goals for […]
FIFA has already banned Russia from the 2022 World Cup but risks appealing to the CAS.© AFP FIFA announced on Monday that foreign footballers and coaches working in Russia and Ukraine will be allowed to temporarily suspend their contracts and move elsewhere. Sporting bodies have barred Russia from international competition following the invasion of Ukraine […]
Ritwik Das assists the winner of the second half to help Jamshedpur FC beat ATK Mohun Bagan 1-0 to clinch their first League Shield in the Indian Super League in Goa’s Margao on Monday. Jamshedpur needed a draw to finish at the top of the table and gain the League Shield, and the Red Minors […]
Hansjörg Wies, one of Switzerland’s richest men, said on Wednesday that he had been offered the chance to buy Chelsea from English Premier League side Roman Abramovich as part of growing scrutiny with Russian boss Roman Abramovich. Weiss, 86 and founder of medical device manufacturing firm Synthes, told Swiss newspaper Blick that he was kicked […]
Adidas has suspended its partnership with the Russian Football Federation.© Twitter German sports equipment giant Adidas said on Tuesday that it has suspended its partnership with the Russian Football Federation in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Adidas is suspending its partnership with the Russian Football Federation (RFS) with immediate effect,” said a company […]
The US Soccer Federation has also boycotted the Russia vs.© Facebook The United States on Monday joined the list of countries that refused to play an international football match against Russia after Ukraine’s invasion. The US Soccer Federation said in a statement that at no stage will any American team field against Russia until “freedom […]
Russia’s future at the World Cup went under a knife’s edge on Monday, after FIFA’s plan to allow them to play in neutral territory was dismissed as “unacceptable” by rivals, prompting the qualifying process for football’s showpiece event. plunged into chaos. Governing body FIFA warned that they were treating the eventual sanctions against Russia as […]