Sunil Chhetri returns to football at 40 – a year after retiring – to boost India’s Asia Cup qualification hopes. Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri will return to the national team aged 40 in an unexpected reversal of his decision to hang up his boots last year. The former captain, the fourth-highest men’s international goalscorer … Read more
Students from local religious school vandalise venue set to host women’s match, a day after similar incident in another city. A women’s football match in Bangladesh has been cancelled after protests by students from a traditional religious school damaged the venue, the second such incident in as many days. The northwestern city of Joypurhat was … Read more
The London club reportedly sign the American defender to a world record deal for a female footballer. Chelsea signed United States defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in a reported world-record deal for a female footballer. Girma is believed to have cost Chelsea 900,000 euros ($1.1m), surpassing the world record of 685,000 euros ($718,976) … Read more
How one woman’s passion for football led to her fight for women’s rights. Khalida Popal’s passion is football and her purpose, fighting for women’s rights. Both put her life in danger in Afghanistan. Forced to flee and become a refugee, Khalida has found a new and stronger voice to help all women. In this episode … Read more
Germain coach Jurgen Klopp appointed head of football operations at Red Bull in his first role since leaving Liverpool. Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has a new role as head of football operations at Red Bull, which owns the Leipzig, Salzburg and New York clubs, the company said on Wednesday. Klopp, who ended his successful … Read more
Pogba’s four-year doping ban is slashed on appeal, opening the door to the French star signing with a new club. Paul Pogba’s doping suspension has been cut from four years to 18 months after experts supported the French football player’s insistence that he had unintentionally ingested a banned substance, the Court of Arbitration for Sport … Read more
England play Serbia in Group C of the UEFA European Football Championship in Germany. Police have rushed to separate brawling football fans ahead of the match between England and Serbia at the Euro 2024 football tournament in Germany. On Sunday, social media footage showed men throwing chairs at each other outside a restaurant festooned with … Read more
The former Spanish football chief is being questioned as part of a corruption probe of his time in charge. Disgraced former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales has denied any financial “irregularities” after testifying in court in a corruption probe into his time in charge. “What I maintain, and will always maintain, and I am … Read more
Many will recall Romario’s starring role at the 1994 World Cup, but he’s registered to play again in Brazilian football. At 58, Brazilian football legend Romario has quite a resume: World Cup winner, senator, and president of his favorite club, America Football Club of Rio de Janeiro. Now, 15 years after hanging up his boots, … Read more
Saudi football authorities to review fan protocols after Al Ittihad’s Abderrazak Hamdallah was whipped by a spectator. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has vowed to review the fan code of conduct after a “disgraceful” attack in which a spectator appeared to whip a player. The incident occurred on Thursday, April 11, during a match … Read more