Sports / Football

Ancelotti vows to win trophies with Madrid 27 Jun 2013 - 02:59 am

MADRID: Playing spectacular football and filling the trophy cabinet at the same time is the holy grail for football coaches and Carlo Ancelotti...

Brazilian riots raise questions over sporting mega events 27 Jun 2013 - 02:59 am

BERNE: Brazilian anger against the cost of staging the World Cup could undermine the argument that host countries benefit from sporting mega-events as...

Italy plan innovations in Spain semi-final 27 Jun 2013 - 02:58 am

FORTALEZA, Brazil: Weakened by injury and chastened by the memory of a crushing loss to the same opponents 12 months ago, Italy have...

Tevez set to join Juventus 27 Jun 2013 - 02:58 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: Argentinian international striker Carlos Tevez looks poised to end his roller coaster stay at English Premier League side Manchester City...

PSG rope in Blanc as coach 26 Jun 2013 - 01:44 am

A file picture taken on June 20, 2012 shows French head coach Laurent Blanc speaking during a press conference in Donetsk during the...

Ancelotti takes reins at Madrid 26 Jun 2013 - 01:44 am

MADRID: Real Madrid have turned to Carlo Ancelotti to heal the wounds left by Jose Mourinho’s controversial reign at the Bernabeu, appointing the...

Brazil wary of Uruguayan firepower as final looms 26 Jun 2013 - 01:43 am

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil: Brazil may have waltzed through their group to reach the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup but they are only too...

Malaga’s Qatari owner wants to retire Isco’s shirt number 26 Jun 2013 - 01:43 am

MADRID: Malaga’s owner Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani has once again caused a storm via his Twitter account by claiming he will...

FIFA gives worldwide bans to Lebanese assistant referees 26 Jun 2013 - 01:42 am

BERNE: FIFA has imposed a worldwide ban on two Lebanese assistant referees who were jailed in Singapore this month for accepting sexual favours...

Guardiola gets down to business at Bayern 26 Jun 2013 - 01:40 am

BERLIN: Newly-installed Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola yesterday got straight down to business ahead of today’s first training session with the European champions....

No offers to replace Brazil for 2014: FIFA 25 Jun 2013 - 01:14 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke yesterday insisted football’s world governing body had received no offers from any country to stand...

Spain’s Total Football delights Del Bosque 25 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

FORTALEZA, Brazil: Spain coach Vicente del Bosque evoked the spirit of Total Football by claiming that Jordi Alba’s brace against Nigeria at the...

Balotelli to miss semi-final clash 25 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

FORTALEZA, Brazil: Having seen Confederations Cup semi-final opponents Spain neatly dismantle Nigeria in their final group game on Sunday, the last thing Italy...

Zaccheroni under fire after early exit 25 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

TOKYO: Alberto Zaccheroni’s (pictured) future as Japan coach was under scrutiny yesterday after their winless exit from the Confederations Cup in Brazil, the...

South Korea names Hong as new coach 25 Jun 2013 - 01:13 am

SEOUL: South Korea yesterday named former skipper Hong Myung-Bo the new coach of the national side, tasked with preparing the out-of-form team for...

Guardiola vows to maintain Bayern’s success 25 Jun 2013 - 01:12 am

MUNICHBUT, Germany: New coach Pep Guardiola yesterday vowed to maintain the treble success Bayern Munich enjoyed under predecessor Jupp Heynckes, as the Spaniard...

Spain, Uruguay reach semis after big wins 24 Jun 2013 - 02:04 am

Jordi Alba of Spain hits the ball in what proves to be the opening goal of the match as Spain take a 1-0...

Blanc says he’s close to being named PSG coach 24 Jun 2013 - 02:04 am

PARIS: Former France coach Laurent Blanc (pictured) said yesterday he was very close to being named the new boss of French champions Paris...