Category: Football

Chennaiyin FC today appointed former Aston Villa manager John Gregory as their head coach, replacing Italian Marco Materazzi. The 63-year-old Gregory has over four decades of experience as a player and coach with six appearances as ‘full international’ for the England national team. His coaching career started at Portsmouth and then he had spells at Plymouth Argyle and Wycombe Wanderers […]

Lionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart married Friday night at a ceremony in his Argentine hometown attended by some of the biggest names in soccer. About 250 guests attended the marriage of Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo at a luxury hotel. They included Messi’s Barcelona teammates Neymar, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique, who was joined by his wife, Colombian pop star […]

Leon Goretzka scored two quick-fire early goals on Thursday as Germany beat Mexico 4-1 to reach the Confederations Cup final. Exploiting Mexico’s defensive frailties, Joachim Loew’s inexperienced squad was 2-0 up within 10 minutes. Loew is using the squad to assess his pool of talent, and this one could end the tournament with more silverware for the world champions if […]

Barcelona will not call up star forward Neymar for the potential title decider with Real Madrid, the Spanish champions said on Sunday, just hours before El Clasico. “Given the legal uncertainty of the lack of a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAD) with the game tonight less than 12 hours away, and to focus all attention on […]

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Council has unanimously backed plans by its president Gianni Infantino to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 32 starting in 2026, the global soccer body said on Tuesday. The new format will be made up of 16 groups of three teams, FIFA said in a tweet sent by its media department, […]

Swansea City, bottom of the Premier League, have appointed Paul Clement as manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract in succession to Bob Bradley, the club said on Tuesday. Clement, 44, has been assistant manager at Bayern Munich to Carlo Ancelotti, with whom he also worked at Chelsea, Paris St Germain and Real Madrid.