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President of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez (right) and newly appointed Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui. (Photo:AP)

Julien Lopetegui sacking, drastic and unprecedented

The reaction seems extreme because a national coach signing for a high profile club team on the eve of the World Cup has...

16 Jun 2018 1:47 AM IST

Romain Saiss (centre) of Morocco goes for a header during their Group B match against Iran at the St Petersburg Stadium on Friday. (Photo:AP)

World Cup 2018: Morocco lose head at death

Morocco should at least take heart from a blistering first half an hour, during which their zip and zest deemed them...

16 Jun 2018 1:42 AM IST

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Keeping score of screams

The first match where Russia pummelled Saudi Arabia in an exciting 5-0 finish had footie fans licking their lips in...

16 Jun 2018 12:00 AM IST

Pockets of orange seats were clearly visible in the lower tiers of the stadium which has a 33,061 capacity for World Cup games. (Photo: AP)

FIFA World Cup: Empty seats at Yekaterinburg for Egypt-Uruguay game...

FIFA says it allocated 32,278 tickets and the official attendance was 27,015 for the 5 p.m. local time (1200 GMT)...

15 Jun 2018 9:49 PM IST

The head of the Palestinian Football Association faces FIFA punishment for urging fans to burn photos of Lionel Messi if Argentina played a World Cup warmup game in Jerusalem. (Photo: AP)

Palestinian FA chief in trouble for urging fans to burn Lionel Messi...

Argentina opens its World Cup program on Saturday against Iceland.

15 Jun 2018 8:47 PM IST

Win or lose, he leads the charge when it comes applauding the crowd. And in his own way, he greets the thousands who come to watch him by joining his hands. (Photo: PTI)

Exclusive: Sunil Chhetri, ageing like fine wine

There is no other like Sunil Chhetri when it comes to Indian football.

15 Jun 2018 8:20 PM IST

Ronaldo is unlikely to serve any time in jail under the deal because Spanish law states that a sentence of under two years for a first offence can be served on probation. (Photo: AP)

Cristiano Ronaldo accepts two years in prison, 18.8 million euro fine...

The 33-year-old footballer, who is accused of evading 14.7 million euros in taxes, has denied all the allegations...

15 Jun 2018 8:15 PM IST

2018 FIFA World Cup, Egypt vs Uruguay: Jose Gimenez's header seals win

Full-time: Egypt 0 - 1 Uruguay (Jose Gimenez 90')

15 Jun 2018 5:18 PM IST

It was not an easy road for the defending champions Germany as well, as they overcame Sweden by winning 2-1 thanks to a last-minute goal by Toni Kroos. (Photo: AP)

FIFA World Cup 2018: Points table

Here's the detailed points table after second round of FIFA World Cup group games.

15 Jun 2018 2:11 PM IST

The decision will make Mexico the first country to host the tournament three times. (Photo: AP)

Mexico don't deserve to host 2026 FIFA World Cup: Diego Maradona

Maradona won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986 when the tournament was in Mexico.

15 Jun 2018 12:30 PM IST

1,444 Polish football lovers who dressed in neon yellow to juggle soccer balls of the same colour in the southern city of KrakÃ³w. (Photo: Screengrab)

FIFA World Cup 2018: Poland sets new football keepy-uppy Guinness...

Poland set a new Guinness World record for the largest number of people juggling footballs at the same time for 10...

15 Jun 2018 12:07 PM IST

Offered a choice of two bowls of food, the white feline hesitated before choosing one with the Russian flag, dismissing Saudi Arabias chances of a win. (Photo: AP)

Paw-fect call! Psychic cat Achilles gets prediction spot on in FIFA...

Ahead of the opener between Russia and Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Achilles rightly predicted the hosts would emerge as...

15 Jun 2018 11:40 AM IST