Football

Inter Milan's treble hopes are alive and well after reaching the semifinals of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich, with the Serie A giants winning a thrilling last-eight tie 4-3 on aggregate. The reigning Serie A champions Inter face Barcelona in the semis after goals from captain Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard in quick succession erased a goal from Bayern's Harry Kane which had balanced the tie in the 52nd minute. Dier’s looping header in the 76th minute put

Shattered aspirations of the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualification, the UAE football team 2026 will be keen for a new beginning under a new coach after Paulo Bento was discharged on Wednesday. The Portuguese was sacked the morning after his side successfully secured the chance to qualify directly for the World Cup by grabbing victory in a dramatic finish against North Korea in Riyadh. Sultan Adil struck deep into stoppage time for a 2-1 victory against the North Koreans in a tense encounter as the UAE

UAE football coach dismissal confirmed, Arabian industry cashing in on global talent "The UAE Football Association announced today the decision to dismiss Paulo Bento, the head coach of the UAE national team, along with his coaching staff. It comes after the UAE began their Group A quest in the AFC World Cup qualifiers with a 2-1 victory over North Korea on Tuesday. The result moved the UAE on to 13 points, four behind second-placed Uzbekistan with only two games remaining. Paulo Bento was appointed as head

Argentina World Cup: Argentina Qualify After Thrashing Brazil 4-1. Brazil were thrashed 4-1 by their arch foes Argentina in South American World Cup qualification on Tuesday as pressure on manager Dorival Jr mounted after his team was completely outclassed and it could easily have been more. Brazil, who had edged past Colombia 2-1 at home on Thursday, fell back to earth with a crash against the world champions, who kicked off the rout with a close-range effort by Julian Alvarez four minutes after the kick-off.

If Hajime Moriyasu's side can maintain their formidable form in Asia's qualifiers at Saitama Stadium against Bahrain on Thursday, then Japan will be the first nation to book their place at the 2026 World Cup. A win would ensure the Japanese end the matchday second in Group C and advance to next year's finals alongside co-hosts the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Japanese have taken six qualifiers and only dropped two points - a 1-1 draw with Australia in October - and boast a 10-point

On Tuesday, New Zealand's openers blasted sixes to gip Pakistan by 5 wickets and take 2-0 lead in their Twenty20 series. In the second match of the rain-abbreviated series, Pakistan scored 135-9 off 15 overs while the home team was able to 137-5 with 11 balls to spare in Dunedin to go 2-0 up in the five-match series. But New Zealand's standout was a brutal opening partnership featuring Tim Seifert and Finn Allen — seven of the first eight scoring shots in the innings were sixes.

A 1-0 loss at Arsenal on Sunday saw Chelsea's bid for a spot in next season's Champions League stagnate, while Fulham had an easy 2-0 win over Tottenham. Arsenal moved back up to second and within 12 points of Liverpool as Mikel Merino netted the only goal of a poor game at the Emirates. Chelsea could have really done with the absence of Cole Palmer through illness, as they meekly capitulated in a costly defeat to their top-four aspirations. Now, the Blues remain in fourth place,

After defeating Feyenoord 2-1 on Tuesday Inter Milan completed their smooth 4-1 aggregate win to set up their quarterfinal match against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Thanks to early goals from Marcus Thuram and a penalty from Hakan Calhanoglu at San Siro Inter comfortably advanced to the last eight stage before meeting Bayern Munich in a highly anticipated quarterfinal. Inter Milan leads the Serie A standings and Italian media speculate that Simone Inzaghi's squad can replicate the treble of league and Italian

Barcelona vs Benfica, Live Streaming UEFA Champions League: Hansi Flick's Barcelona will host S.L. S.L. Benfica will face Barcelona in the second match of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday night. Barcelona achieved a narrow 1-0 victory after receiving an early red card in the away match thanks to Raphinha's goal and Wojciech Szczesny's exceptional goalkeeping performance. Barcelona's defense faced several challenges from Benfica during the match yet Wojciech Szczesny remained a solid presence in goal while Pedri directed the

Sunil Chhetri will defy his earlier retirement decision to play again for the national team at 40. In June 2024 Sunil Chhetri, former captain and fourth top men's international goalscorer ever, played his final match for India during a World Cup qualifier. Sunil Chhetri announced last year that his "instinct" guided him to step down after playing his final match against Kuwait before 59,000 spectators in Kolkata. India head coach Manolo Marquez declared the return of the country's most experienced player on Thursday

Dubai Police announced on Thursday that they arrested two football fans for deploying distress signal flares during games. Following this occurrence authorities issued strict warnings to fans about avoiding pyrotechnics and flammable items. The law imposes up to three months in prison and a maximum fine of Dh30,000 for possessing banned or dangerous items such as fireworks at athletic venues. The warning follows numerous occasions where fans used dangerous signals at sporting events creating serious safety threats. The Dubai Police have reinforced the

The FA Cup champions Manchester United suffered their season's worst performance when they were ousted by Fulham after losing a penalty shoot-out 4-3 in the fifth round on Sunday. The match started with a 1-0 advantage for Calvin Bassey's team in the first half at Old Trafford until Bruno Fernandes scored to make it 1-1 which extended the game into extra time. Fulham gatekeeper Bernd Leno emerged as the match hero by saving penalties from Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee while Fulham converted

Manchester City escaped a close contest to defeat giant killers Plymouth 3-1 and move on to the FA Cup quarter finals Saturday as Crystal Palace's Jean Philippe-Mateta required hospital treatment following his team's 3-1 victory over Millwall. After defeating Premier League leaders Liverpool previously Plymouth headed to the Etihad prepared for another remarkable victory until Maksym Talovierov scored against them with 38 minutes remaining. Miron Muslic stated that facing Pep Guardiola would represent the greatest honour he could experience in his life. Manchester

Tottenham defeated Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday in the clash between Premier League underachievers to deliver yet another poor outcome for manager Ruben Amorim. Spurs secured their third win against United this season when James Maddison scored on the 13th minute which allowed them to surpass United in the standings for 12th place. Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou felt some relief after his team's victory as they had already exited both domestic cup competitions this month while maintaining a low league position. United have

Man City coach Pep Guardiola his team knows Real Madrid excels during difficult situations which is evident with their injuries weakening their defense before the Champions League playoff game on Tuesday. Both Real Madrid and Man City needed to enter a two-legged playoff because they ended the league-phase at 11th and 22nd places respectively and did not secure a place among the top eight sides for automatic advancement to the Champions League last 16. The teams will face each other in the Champions

Manager Mikel Arteta explained that Arsenal's usual composure was absent during their League Cup semi final exit against Newcastle United who secured a 4-0 aggregate victory on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta claimed his team stood ready to reverse their 2-0 first leg deficit but their momentum diminished after Martin Odegaard missed a fantastic opening. Jacob Murphy converted a rebound to give Arsenal a significant challenge to overcome just two minutes after Odegaard's missed chance as Alexander Isak's shot struck the post. Arteta told reporters

Pep Guardiola criticized Manchester City for capitulating in the final stages of their 5-1 loss to title-contending Arsenal on Sunday.  Arsenal dominated Pep Guardiola's team in another terrible match outcome throughout their terrible season during Sunday's game at Emirates Stadium.  The game saw City regain momentum through Erling Haaland's second-half equaliser which nullified Martin Odegaard's rapid 103-second opener.  The struggling champions gave momentum back to Arsenal when Thomas Partey intercepted Phil Foden's poor pass and his shot deflected off John Stones into the

Man City has unexpectedly entered critical Champions League elimination rounds prior to their "final" match against Club Brugge as described by Pep Guardiola.  Man City showed that the new European club competition format does not eliminate risk for top teams while Guardiola confronts the possibility of missing Champions League knockout stages for the first time since his managerial career began.  The reigning English champions have faced significant challenges throughout their season defending their Premier League title while competing in European matches.  Man City

After Manchester City lost 4-2 to Paris St Germain in Champions League action Pep Guardiola acknowledged his team was thoroughly beaten and their chances of advancing out of the group stage now appear slim.  On Wednesday Guardiola's team let a two-goal advantage fade after PSG scored four goals in the second half. The match left City in 26th place on the standings table and prevented them from qualifying for the playoffs.  The team needs to defeat Club Brugge at home in their final

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday that Salah should agree a new contract to stay at Anfield past the end of this season.  "I hope he stays.  He is an excellent footballer, an excellent human being, an excellent sportsman, the best representative your nation could have. So I want him to stay at Liverpool.' Klopp answered a question on Salah from an Egyptian journalist at a press conference in Austria.  Klopp was unveiled as Red Bull’s global soccer chief, in which