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The magazine says Manchester United had nearly twice as much operating income as any other soccer team. (Photo: AP)

Man United first, Real Madrid pip Barca in Forbes' most valuable...

Eight of the top 20 are English teams.

13 Jun 2018 1:15 PM IST

Didier Deschamps left many top stars out of his World Cup squad but kept faith with Lemar, who scored recently for France in a win over Colombia and bagged a brace last year against the Dutch. (Photo: AFP)

AS Monaco and France star Thomas Lemar set to make Atletico Madrid...

Lemar played down a move ahead of setting off for the World Cup saying: -"There's no news. I'm just concentrating on the...

13 Jun 2018 12:32 PM IST

â€œCable television is an indispensable right for everyone deprived of their liberty,â€ according to a statement from nine inmates at Puerto Madryn jail some 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) south of Buenos Aires. (Photo: AFP)

FIFA World Cup 2018: Football mania grips Argentina as prisoners go on...

The cable system, located in a common area of the jail, was damaged recently and not repaired.

13 Jun 2018 12:14 PM IST

Kadyrov himself went to the Egyptian team hotel to pick up Salah and deliver him for training at the football stadium before 8,000 cheering fans. (Photo: AFP)

Mohamed Salah makes 2018 FIFA World Cup headlines for Chechnya photo

The star forward was seen in a smiling photo with Ramzan Kadyrov, strongman of Chechnya .

13 Jun 2018 9:59 AM IST

One-goal wonders find themselves out of World Cup

The 21st edition of the World Cup, starting in Russia on Thursday, has added weight to the sporting adage You are as...

13 Jun 2018 5:51 AM IST

Cutouts of Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr, Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine striker Lionel Messi erected on the Karumadu river in Chavakkad. (Photo: Anup K. Venu)

Soccer fever

By erecting banners and painting homes, football fans are giving Kerala an artistic makeover to welcome the World Cup...

13 Jun 2018 12:00 AM IST

Lopetegui was appointed to the role in the wake of Spains poor showing at Euro 2016 in France when they were eliminated in the last 16. (Photo: AFP)

Current Spain coach Julen Lopetegui to manage Real Madrid after 2018...

The news comes shortly after Lopetegui extended his contract as Spain coach until 2020 in a pre-World Cup boost for La...

12 Jun 2018 9:26 PM IST

Sporting finished third in the table following a defeat at Maritimo in their final game of the season to miss out on a place in the Champions League qualifying rounds. (Photo: AFP)

Sporting Lisbon in shock as three more Portugal World Cup stars quit...

Twenty-three people were remanded in custody following the attack on Sporting's Alcochete training base in the Lisbon...

12 Jun 2018 4:25 PM IST

Topping Group C will give France momentum, with only Denmark a serious threat. But a second-place group finish could see doubts creeping back in.(Photo: AFP)

2018 FIFA World Cup: Wide depth of talent but can Didier Deschamps'...

Deschamps with settled squad will look to atleast reach semifinal of the mega event.

12 Jun 2018 3:33 PM IST

Spain, which will be based in Krasnodar, opens against European champion Portugal on June 15. (Photo: AFP)

2018 FIFA World Cup: Last chance for stars of Spain's golden...

Lopetegui successfully blended emerging talent with the experience provided by veterans to qualify for an 11th straight...

12 Jun 2018 2:40 PM IST

By allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to sit out less meaningful matches, Madrids management of the 33-year-old forward in the twilight of his career means he should not be worn out in Russia. (Photo: AP)

2018 FIFA World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal aim to replicate...

The five-time world player of the year is leading a squad that broke through to win its first major title at the 2016...

12 Jun 2018 1:35 PM IST

In 2014 Brazil were knocked out in the semifinal stage by Germany. (Photo: AFP)

2018 FIFA World Cup: Brazil to lift their sixth title in Russia, say...

Goldman Sachs Group made the prediction based on its forecast on data mining, machine learning and econometrics.

12 Jun 2018 11:19 AM IST