A total of €150 million is being distributed to clubs from all 54 participating national associations who took part in the European Qualifiers from 2014–15 and UEFA EURO 2016. A grand total of 641 clubs received payments for releasing players to the European Qualifiers from 2014–15 and the UEFA EURO …
Read More »Indian Super League champion Stephen Pearson returns to FC Motherwell for third stint!
Scottish footballer Stephen Paul Pearson after winning the 2016 Indian Super League title with Atletico de Kolkata has returned to Scottish Premier League side Motherwell FC for a third stint. On rejoining Motherwell, Pearson said, “Everyone knows the affiliation I have with the club. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. …
Read More »CAS upholds FIFA decision to impose a 4-month ban on Bayer Leverkusen’s Hakan Calhanoglu!
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the dispute between the Turkish football player Hakan Çalhanoğlu and the Turkish football club Trabzonspor FC. Hakan Çalhanoğlu is ordered to pay 100,000 Euros to Trabzonspor FC. Furthermore, the four-month ban imposed on Hakan Çalhanoğlu by the FIFA …
Read More »Joma agrees team wear deal with Finn Harps FC!
Spanish kit maker Joma has increased it’s commitment to sponsoring football in the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland Premier Division with a deal to become technical supplier to Finn Harps FC for the next three seasons. The announcement comes just one season after Joma signed a similar deal with another …
Read More »Granatkin Memorial Cup: India U-17 lose to Estonia!
The Indian U-17 World Cup Team presently on an exposure tour to Russia to play in the Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup lost the lead and the match to Estonia U-18 on yesterday, January 14. The match was a play-off one for 9th to 12th positions. India who led 1-0 at …
Read More »Granatkin Memorial Cup: India U-17s lose 1-4 to Latvia!
The India Under-17 Team couldn’t garner a positive result in their last match of the round-robin stage against Latvia to advance to the quarterfinals of the Granatkin Memorial Tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. Latvia netted three goals before the changeover, having almost secured a victory tonight. Albeit Sanjeev Stalin blasted …
Read More »Granatkin Memorial Cup: India Under-17s score big 1-0 win over Belarus!
The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad defeated Belarus U-18 by a solitary goal to nil in their second match of the Granatkin Memorial Cup in Russia on Tuesday, January 10. A 68th minute tap-in by Komal proved to be the difference between the two sides in a rather drab match …
Read More »Granatkin Memorial Cup: India U-17s suffer 0-8 loss to Russia U-18s!
The Russia Under-18s hammered India’s U-17 World Cup squad 8-0 in a Group B match of the Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup being played in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday, January 8 night. The result could have been worse had not Russia missed a penalty just before the half-time. The hosts …
Read More »UEFA announces UEFA.com Team of the Year 2016!
A host of stellar names feature in a star-studded UEFA.com Team of the Year 2016. A grand total of 7.2 million votes were cast by fans around the world, who selected their favourite footballers from the past 12 months. Players from the Spanish league dominated the final XI, with a …
Read More »VIDEO – Dare to Zlatan: Ibrahimovic makes snow angels in his underwear!
Sweden and Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is already a living football legend, but once in a while in his ‘Dare to Zlatan’ stunts he takes it to another level like this Christmas by making snow angels only wearing his underwear. Zlatan posted a short video clip on his official …
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