CANBERRA, Oct., Xinhua Mathew Ryan, goalkeeper of Team Australia attends a training session prior to the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers match between China and Australia in Canberra, Australia, on Oct., . Photo by Xie Sida Xinhua

   ATLANTA, th October, WAM FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reaffirmed FIFA’s obligation to ensuring stadium safety and security at the FIFA Club World Cup and FIFA World Cup in an address to participants at the first Safety and Security Information Workshop for the two...

   Nam Dinh Vietnam , October ANI : The story of India and Vietnam’s football rivalry goes long back. Between the s and s, India played several tight matches against the erstwhile South Vietnam national team in multiple Merdeka Cups and Asian Games tournaments. But meetings have been rare...

   Photo credit: Jerome Miron Imagn Images The Chicago Fire announced the hiring of former U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter as the club’s new director of football and head coach on Tuesday. Berhalter, , becomes the MLS club’s th full time manager and will oversee all of the Fire’s...

   New Delhi India , October ANI : Lionel Messi has expressed his heartfelt appreciation for former Barcelona teammate Andres Iniesta, who recently announced his retirement from professional football. The Argentine superstar took to social media to pay tribute to Iniesta, with whom he shared...

   Many of us have quit a job at some point in our lives but how many have wondered if they had just cause to do so Were you acting on a whim Did your departure make life difficult for your employer And did your desire to move on really outweigh the loss this meant for your boss Just cause can...

   Photo credit: Denny Medley Imagn Images Major League Soccer has surpassed million fans to break the league’s regular season attendance record. With regular season matches remaining, MLS already has eclipsed the mark of , , set last season. Announcing the record on Monday, the league...

   Madrid Spain , October ANI : Star Real Madrid right back Dani Carvajal suffered a knee injury during the Madrid’s last match in La Liga against Villarreal. The Spaniard has been leading the Los Blancos back line for many years and his injury will be a setback for the Spanish club. Against...

   MADRID, Oct., Xinhua Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid vies with Nicolas Pepe of Villarreal during the La Liga football match between Real Madrid and Villarreal in Madrid, Spain, on Oct., . Photo by Gustavo Valiente Xinhua

   ABU DHABI, nd September, WAM UAE’s Al Ain will face Egypt’s Al Ahly in the FIFA African Asian Pacific Cup after seeing off Auckland City in a goal laden encounter at the Emirati side’s Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.Hernan Crespo’s side endured some nervy moments against their determined...

   DOHA, th September, WAM The United Arab Emirates produced a thrilling comeback to defeat Qatar in their AFC Asian Qualifiers Road to Group A tie at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Thursday here. The match got off to a scrappy start with both sides taking time to settle down at Ahmad...

   ZRICH, th September, WAM FIFA has unveiled the emblem for the inaugural team FIFA Club World Cup, the most inclusive competition in the history of club football, as the countdown to the first edition in the United States next year continues.Gala’s Freed from Desire, which has become a...

   WEIHAI, China, th August, WAM The UAE national beach soccer team has won the title of the Belt and Road International Beach Soccer Tournament , organised by the Chinese Football Association CFA in Weihai, China.The UAE team secured the title after defeating the Chinese team in...

   MADRID, rd August, WAM Jude Bellingham has sustained a right leg muscle injury, Real Madrid said Friday.The Associated Press reported that Madrid did not say how many games the England midfielder would miss but media reports said he could be out for up to a month. He took a knock and we...

   DUBAI, th August, WAM The UAE Football Association announced today that Emirati international assistant referee Amal Jamal has been selected by the Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA to officiate at the FIFA U Women’s World Cup.The competitions will be held in...

   Spanish club Fenix FC has become the first all trans squad to join a soccer federation in Europe A football team consisting entirely of transgender men has begun playing in a regional league in Spain, Reuters has reported. The squad, called Fenix FC...

   Gabby Hajduk Following the announcement of the Bears’ game in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tottenham Hotspur legend Ledley King visited Halas Hall in April to learn more about American football and meet with receiver DJ Moore.ChicagoBears.com sat down with King to learn more about his...

   TEHRAN Tasnim The Asian Football Confederation AFC has confirmed that the AFC Asian Qualifier Road to Group A match on October , , between Iran and Qatar will be played at a neutral venue, in the United Arab Emirates UAE . Sports news The decision to host the match in a...

   TEHRAN Tasnim Uzbekistan will aim to get it right when it hosts Iran in Group A of the AFC Asian Qualifiers Road to on Thursday. Sports news Both teams are tied on six points after opening their campaigns with two wins, with Uzbekistan leading the standings on goal difference.Srecko...

   TEHRAN Tasnim Iran’s national football team delegation arrived in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan Tuesday noon. Sports news Team Melli is scheduled to meet Uzbekistan in Bunyodkor Stadium in the FIFA World Cup qualifier Group A.Both teams are on six points, with Uzbekistan having...

   TEHRAN Tasnim Alireza Jahanbakhsh, the captain of the Iranian national football team, has reportedly reached an agreement with Serie A side Genoa. Sports news Jahanbakhsh has been without a club since parting ways with Eredivisie club Feyenoord.The year old winger, who has recently been...

   ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. Xinhua Australia’s Socceroos came from behind to beat China in their crucial Asian Football Confederation AFC World Cup qualifier in Adelaide on Thursday night. Adelaide born winger Craig Goodwin proved the hometown hero for the Socceroos, assisting the...

   STORY: Australia coach Popovic expects determination from China in World Cup qualifierSHOOTING TIME: Oct., DATELINE: Oct. , LENGTH: : : LOCATION: ADELAIDE, AustraliaCATEGORY: SPORTSSHOTLIST: . various of the Australian football team trainingSTORYLINE:Australia’s new head coach said...

   STORY: China coach Ivankovic anticipates aggressive Australian tactics in World Cup qualifierSHOOTING TIME: Oct., DATELINE: Oct. , LENGTH: : : LOCATION: ADELAIDE, AustraliaCATEGORY: SPORTSSHOTLIST: . various of the Chinese football team training . SOUNDBITE English : BRANKO...

   ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. Xinhua The Chinese national football team head coach Branko Ivankovic has said he is expecting an aggressive style of play from Australia’s Socceroos in Thursday’s World Cup qualifying match. China will play the Socceroos at the , capacity Adelaide Oval on...

   by Oliver Trust BERLIN, Oct. Xinhua Jurgen Klopp’s whereabouts have been the subject of intense speculation since the year old left Liverpool after nine years last summer. Reports have circulated about his retreat to various locations, including a villa on the North Sea island of Sylt, a...

   by Oliver Trust BERLIN, Oct. Xinhua The international break seems to have come at just the right time for Bayern Munich, allowing the treble winners a chance to regroup under head coach Vincent Kompany. Despite widespread praise for the team’s entertaining style of play, their high risk...

   by Oliver Trust BERLIN, Oct. Xinhua Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has developed a set of core principles during his eight years as a professional coach, with team spirit at the forefront. As the year old continues to guide the FIFA World Cup winners through a successful...

   NAIROBI, Oct. Xinhua Football Kenya Federation FKF chief executive Barry Otieno formally resigned on Tuesday, barely two months before the governing body’s elections. Otieno, who rose from communications officer to chief executive, had served in the position for five years, with...

   ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. Xinhua Wei Shihao, who missed China’s first two matches in the World Cup Asian Qualifiers, expressed optimism on Tuesday about his team’s chances in their upcoming clash with Australia. Football is unpredictable, said Wei, who plays for Chinese Super League...

   Zrich, th October, WAM FIFA has launched an interactive tool to keep supporters worldwide updated on global transfer window periods in real time across men’s, women’s and amateur football.The tool puts live information on transfer registration periods at the fingertips of fans around the...

   THE HAGUE, Oct. Xinhua Former Netherlands international and Ajax and FC Barcelona midfielder Johan Neeskens passed away at the age of on Sunday morning, the Dutch Football Association KNVB announced on Monday. According to the KNVB, Neeskens had spent the previous two days in Algeria,...

   ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. Xinhua China’s center back Jiang Guangtai, formerly known as Tyias Browning during his time playing in England, expressed confidence about beating Australia in their crucial FIFA World Cup Third Round Asian Qualifier. The former Everton and England youth player...

   MADRID, Oct. Xinhua La Liga goes into the second international break of the season with Barcelona three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table, with the big two starting to pull away from everyone else. Here are some things we learned this weekend in Spain. . Barcelona and...

   MADRID, Oct. Xinhua Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has called Osasuna winger Bryan Zaragoza and Girona’s Bryan Gil into his squad for the forthcoming UEFA Nations League games against Denmark and Serbia. De la Fuente has been forced into changes to the original squad he named on Friday after...

   by Oliver Trust BERLIN, Oct. Xinhua Xabi Alonso had little reason to celebrate his milestone of games as Bayer Leverkusen’s head coach. Just months after guiding the club to its first ever Bundesliga title and the German Cup, Alonso’s team finds itself in an unexpected and...

   by Oliver Trust BERLIN, Oct. Xinhua The frustration on Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin’s face told the story, as his expression seemed frozen in disappointment. While the German champions have delivered nearly flawless performances in the UEFA Champions League, securing two...

   BERLIN, Oct. Xinhua Two goals from Omar Marmoush, including an injury time equalizer, earned Eintracht Frankfurt a draw with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Bayern started brightly and created several chances, but neither Michael Olise nor Serge Gnabry were able to beat...

   MADRID, Oct. Xinhua Robert Lewandowski scored a first half hat trick as Barcelona won at home to Alaves, ensuring they go into the international break as La Liga leaders with a three point advantage over Real Madrid. Barcelona faced an injury setback when Ferran Torres left early with a...

   ROME, Oct. Xinhua Juventus conceded for the first time in the new Serie A season, as they were held by Cagliari to at Allianz Stadium on Sunday, with winger Francisco Conceicao being sent off. Having not conceded a goal since the start of the league season, Juve had to revamp their...

   MADRID, Oct. Xinhua Real Madrid are likely to be without Spain international right back Dani Carvajal for the remainder of the season, after he injured his cruciate knee ligament during Saturday night’s win at home to Villarreal. The defender had to be carried off the pitch in clear pain...

   RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. Xinhua Palmeiras goalkeeper Weverton was called up to Brazil’s squad on Saturday for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Peru. Weverton has been capped times for Brazil. The year old replaces Alisson Becker, who withdrew from the squad after suffering a...

   RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. Xinhua Igor Jesus continued his impressive scoring form with a first half strike as leaders Botafogo edged to a away win over Athletico Paranaense in Brazil’s Serie A championship on Saturday. Jesus gave the visitors the lead in the th minute by running onto...

   BERLIN, Oct. Xinhua Bottom club Holstein Kiel rallied back from two goals down to share the spoils with champions Bayer Leverkusen in the sixth round of the Bundesliga on Saturday. The Werkself got off to a fairytale start and needed just four minutes to open the scoring when Exequiel...

   MADRID, Oct. Xinhua Real Madrid beat Villarreal on Saturday night to move level on points with FC Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Federico Valverde’s shot from outside of the penalty area early in the game and Vinicius Jr’s rd minute goal after a pass from Valverde gave Carlo...

   PARIS, th September, WAM France attacking midfielder Antonie Griezmann has retired from international soccer at age , the Atletico Madrid player said on Monday, according to Reuters. It is with a heart full of memories that I close this chapter of my life. Thank you for this...

   BUENOS AIRES, th September, WAM World champions Argentina defeated Chile in the seventh round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, German Press Agency dpa reported on Friday. Alexis Mac Allister broke the deadlock in the th minute, while Julian Alvarez in the th and Paulo...

   AMMAN, th September, WAM Kuwait’s soccer team held Jordan to a draw at Amman stadium on Thursday, as part of AFC Group B qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup.According to the Kuwait News Agency KUNA , Jordan scored the opener in the th minute by Musa Al Taamari, raising his...

   France coach Didier Deschamps and midfielder Aurlien Tchouamni have both denied that Real Madrid put any pressure on Kylian Mbapp not to join up with his country for this international break.

   GOSHEN Clinton Massie dropped its SBAAC American Division girls soccer finale Tuesday at Goshens Jim Brown Stadium. The post Falcons drop American Division girls soccer final appeared first on Wilmington News Journal .