India defeated Afghanistan 2-1 to lift the 2015 SAFF Cup in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. Afghanistan took the lead in the 70th minute from Zubayr Amiri, but it was cancelled just after 3 minutes by India’s Jeje Lalpekhlua. Indian captain Sunil Chhetri then rose to the challenge as he scored the winner in the 10th minute of […]
LONDON (Reuters) – England manager Roy Hodgson has done more for the international relations of his Football Association (FA) employers than anyone else, chairman Greg Dyke said on Friday. Dyke saluted the much-travelled Hodgson’s 40-year managerial career, comparing him to leading English coaches of the past like Bobby Robson, Don Howe and Dave Sexton. “I […]
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PARIS (Reuters) – Karim Benzema made a mistake when he became involved in a blackmail scandal that has jeopardised the France striker’s chances of playing in the Euro 2016 finals on home soil, coach Didier Deschamps said on Friday. Last month, the Real Madrid forward was put under formal investigation after being linked to an […]
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Argentine Football Association presidential election was postponed until next year after it was blocked by a civil court judge on Thursday. The judge acted on an injunction presented by a supporter of interim president Luis Segura’s rival, entrepreneur and television producer and presenter Marcelo Tinelli, claiming AFA statutes required the […]
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) – Spain will begin their bid for an unprecedented third successive European Championship title against Czech Republic after the draw for the 2016 finals was made at the Palais des Congress on Saturday. World champions Germany are to meet Ukraine, Poland and Northern Ireland in Group C. Spain, who were […]
By Brian Homewood OSAKA (Reuters) – Former Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was back to his old self on Saturday — upbeat, pulling faces and reprimanding anyone who dared ask if he was still suffering the after-effects of the infamous 7-1 World Cup defeat to Germany. The man known as ‘Big Phil’ has found a […]
