Football

Morata, now plying his trade with English champions Chelsea in London regretted having left Italy, and says he was forced to return to Madrid in 2016 due to a buy back clause in his contract.

As India prepares for their World Cup bow, the man on whose shoulders will lay the responsibility of finding the back of the net is likely to be Mohun Bagan’s Rahim Ali.

Brazilian left back Marcelo is the longest serving foreign player in the history of Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored and was sent off as Real Madrid beat a Barcelona side missing Neymar by winning 3-1 in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.

India international midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh and defender Anas Edathodika would be among the most sought after ones when more than 200 footballers go under the hammer during the Indian Super League Players Draft on Sunday.

Barcelona Forward Lionel Messi turned 30 on Friday, and the Twitter world celebrated football's G.O.A.T birthday in style.

Russia breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday after its soccer team won the opening match of the Confederations Cup and the country demonstrated that one of its most problematic World Cup pitches was fit for international matches.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo denied on Tuesday ever hiding any income from the taxman or committing any tax fraud in Spain, after prosecutors filed a lawsuit accusing him of defrauding tax authorities of 14.7 million euros ($16.5 million).

I-League CEO Sunanda Dhar has downplayed media reports of Trivandrum getting a new I-League club.

Portuguese playmaker Bernardo Silva is to join Manchester City from French champions Monaco on July 1, the English Premier League club announced Friday.

Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th European goal on Wednesday to give holders Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-final, first-leg.

Wilfried Zaha rocked Chelsea as Crystal Palace breathed new life into the Premier League title race with a stunning 2-1 win over the leaders at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Angel Di Maria scored a brilliant brace on his birthday as Paris Saint-Germain sensationally destroyed Barcelona 4-0 at the Parc des Princes in their Champions League last 16 first leg on Tuesday.

Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahmovic says the pressure on him that comes from outside is like a kindergarten compared to the pressure he places on himself every time he trains or plays for Manchester United.

Striker Diego Costa's career would be finished if he followed his former Chelsea team mates Oscar and Ramires to China, the London club's former captain Ray Wilkins said on Monday.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is confident that a first defeat in nine months which ended the club's record 40-game unbeaten run in all competitions will not have a detrimental impact on their season.