International Football

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 …

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2017 Asian Football Awards to be held on November 14 in London!

The fourth edition of the Asian Football Awards would be held on Tuesday, November 14 at the Grange St.Paul’s Hotel in London. Dharmesh Sheth of Sky Sports News would be the host of the evening, which would see the best of British Asian and Asian football being rewarded for on …

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ISL top scorer Iain Hume joins Spanish side Extremadura UD!

Canadian international Iain Hume after winning the 2016 Indian Super League title with Atletico de Kolkata has now joined Segunda División B – Grupo IV side Extremadura UD for the remainder of the 2016/17 season. Iain Hume, the all time Indian Super League top scorer with 23 goals, returns to …

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Wales international of Indian Origin Neil Taylor leaves Swansea City to join Aston Villa!

Wales international left back Neil Taylor, who is of Indian origin due to his Kolkata-born mother, yesterday on deadline day signed for struggling English Championship side Aston Villa FC from Premier League side Swansea City AFC. The 27-year-old Neil Taylor has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract and arrives at Villa Park …

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2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers: India’s Constantine believes draw ‘On Paper’ looks favourable!

With India having being drawn with Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar and Macau in Group A of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers UAE 2019, National Coach Stephen Constantine disagrees with the generic perception that India have been handed an “easy draw.” In a freewheeling interview with AIFF Media, Constantine speaks at length …

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VIDEO – 442oons: The Roy Keane Show – Klopp’s Liverpool Lies Revealed (Parody)!

I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the Day for The Football Republic its the latest episode of the Roy Keane Show, which features Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp.

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VIDEO – 2017 AFC Cup qualifiers: Colombo FC 1-2 Mohun Bagan – Full Match!

Indian Federation Cup winners Mohun Bagan AC scored a 2-1 away win over Sri Lankan champions Colombo FC in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Cup qualifiers played at the Colombo Race Course Ground on Tuesday afternoon. Above you can watch the full match from Colombo yesterday!

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AFC Champions League qualifiers: Bengaluru FC go down 1-2 to Al-Wehdat; enter AFC Cup Group Stages!

A valiant effort from Bengaluru FC went in vain as they bowed out of the running for a place in the group stages of the 2017 AFC Champions League, after a 1-2 loss to Jordanian champions Al-Wehdat at the King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman, Jordan on Tuesday. Skipper Sunil …

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