Football
Geneva, Mar 6 (UNI) World’s football governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday that a total of one billion U.S. dollars prize money will be distributed to teams taking part in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The first edition of the 32-team FIFA Club World Cup will be hosted in the United States from June…
Guayaquil, Mar 6 (UNI) Janner Corozo scored twice as Ecuador’s Barcelona SC edged toward the Copa Libertadores group stage with a 3-0 home win over Brazilian side Corinthians in the first leg of its qualifying playoff on Thursday. Ecuador international winger Corozo converted a penalty on the stroke of halftime at the Monumental stadium in…
London, Feb. 27 (UNI) Liverpool tightened their grip on this season’s Premier League title with a 2-0 win at home to Newcastle United on Wednesday night. Liverpool’s win, combined with Arsenal’s 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest, leaves them 13 points clear at the top of the table. Dominik Szoboszlai put Arne Slot’s side ahead with…
Bengaluru, Feb 25 (UNI) Chennaiyin FC suffered a 1-0 defeat against Bengaluru FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday in their final away fixture of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season, officially ending their playoff aspirations. The Marina Machans, needing a win to stay in contention, were undone by a 37th-minute volley from…
Liverpool, Feb 23 (UNI) Manchester United staged a late comeback before being saved by VAR as they avoided plunging deeper into crisis with a dramatic draw at Everton. Everton’s resurgence under returning manager David Moyes – once of United – was poised to continue as the hosts exerted total domination in the first 45 minutes…
Rio De Janeiro, Feb. 2 (UNI) Corinthians forward Memphis Depay has praised Neymar’s decision to return to Santos, describing it as a boon for Brazilian football. Neymar signed a six-month contract with the club where he began his career on Friday after ending an injury-hit spell at Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal by mutual consent….
London, Feb. 2 (UNI) Liverpool put the pressure back in Arsenal at the top of the Premier League on Saturday when the league leader came through a difficult game away to an in-form Bournemouth with a 2-0 win. Mohamed Salah was Liverpool’s hero, scoring a first-half penalty and then cutting inside from the right to…
Madrid, Feb. 2 (UNI) Athletic Bilbao on Saturday strengthened the forward line with the signing of powerful striker Maroan Sannadi from Deportivo Alaves. The striker, who celebrates his 24th birthday on Saturday, was born in the city of Vitoria and thus enters into Athletic’s policy of signing only players born and raised in the Basque…
Madrid, Feb. 2 (UNI) Espanyol left back Carlos Romero scored the only goal of the game six minutes from time as his side stunned Real Madrid 1-0 in La Liga on Saturday night. Espanyol had withstood a lot of second half pressure from Real Madrid, with goalkeeper, Joan Garcia making a series of important saves…
Berlin, Feb. 2 (UNI) Harry Kane’s brace sealed a 4-3 win for Bayern Munich over stubborn Holstein Kiel in the 20th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. The Bavarians controlled possession from the kick-off but couldn’t break down a well-placed Holstein defence. Instead, the visitors came close to breaking the deadlock, but Phil Harres was unable…
