Maradona to leave Dorados over ‘referee bias’
AFP, Mexico :Argentina great Diego Maradona said he will quit his job at Mexican second-division club Dorados at the end of the season overperceived refereeing...
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Pele remains hospitalized in Paris with urinary infection
AP, Paris :Pele remains in a Paris hospital two days after he was admitted with a urinary infection, his spokesman said.Pepito Fornos told The Associated...
India earn top FIFA seat, eye 2026 World Cup
AFP, Kuala Lumpur :India set their sights on qualifying for the 2026 World Cup as Praful Patel became their first representative on the powerful FIFA...
Sheikh Salman retains place at helm of Asian Football
Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa was re-elected unopposed to the position as president of the Asian Football Confederation on Saturday after the regional body’s...
Kiron reelected again in AFC
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) women’s wing chief and FIFA council member Mahfuza Akter Kiron was reelected as an AFC female executive committee member during...
Chelsea can cope with transfer ban: Sarri
Maurizio Sarri says he is not worried about Chelsea’s looming transfer embargo, insisting he has confidence in his squad as he targets a top-four finish...
Liverpool leave it late again to beat Southampton
AFP, Southampton :Liverpool needed more late goals to move top of the Premier League once more as Mohamed Salah and Jordan Henderson struck in the...
Japan defeated by France in World Cup warm-up match
AFP, Auxerre :Japan slipped to a 3-1 defeat to France in an international friendly on Thursday, just two months out from the 2019 Women’s World...
Injuries leave Man City with Mendy dilemma
Agency :Manchester City are strong favourites to take another step towards an unprecedented quadruple of trophies in Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Brighton at Wembley.A...
Liverpool top £261 million Premier League splurge on agents
Liverpool spent £44 million ($58 million) on agents’ fees over the past two transfer windows as overall payments to intermediaries by Premier League clubs increased...
Sevilla beat Alaves, move close to Champions League spot
Agency :Sevilla got back into the fight for a Champions League spot with a 2-0 home win over Alaves in the Spanish league on Thursday....