Zidane’s successor faces high bar, doubts about stars
AP, Barcelona : Zinedine Zidane had barely finished announcing that he was leaving Real Madrid when speculation began about who would succeed him.Twenty-four hours later,...
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Visca scores hat- trick in Bosnia’s 3-1 win over South Korea
AP, Jeonju : Edin Visca scored a hat-trick to give Bosnia-Herzegovina a 3-1 win over South Korea on Friday.Visca first scored in the 29th minute,...
Brazil fitness concerns grow before friendly against Croatia
AP, London : Brazil winger Douglas Costa and midfielder Renato Augusto will miss Sunday’s friendly against Croatia in Liverpool, raising further worries about the fitness...
France show attacking potential with 3-1 win against Italy
AP, Nice :France showed glimpses of its attacking potential with a 3-1 home win against Italy in a World Cup warmup match on Friday.Antoine Griezmann...
Neymar left out of main Brazil team at World Cup camp
AP, London :After saying last week that he was not 100 percent healthy, Neymar was left out of Brazil’s main team Thursday at its World...
Record number of Argentine coaches at World Cup
AP, Dhaka :Argentine football is mostly known for producing outstandingly skillful players like Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi, but the country is a talent factory...
French football ‘needs’ Neymar: Federation chief
French football “needs” Neymar, according to the country’s federation president Noel Le Graet, who said the Brazilian star “must stay” at Paris Saint-Germain.“We need this...
Zidane quits as Real Madrid coach after 3rd Champions League
AP, Madrid :Zinedine Zidane quit as Real Madrid coach on Thursday, less than a week after leading the team to its third straight Champions League...