Football

Qatar's third venue for the 2022 World Cup -- the Education City Stadium -- has been completed. Dubbed the "Diamond in the Desert," the 40,000-seat ground is one of eight stadiums to be used in the competition. The stadium features a triangular-design with complex, diamond-like patterns and, as the sun moves across the sky, the façade will appear to change color. "What makes this very unique, which is also an important part of our legacy is its location in the heart of Education City," said

Former Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez has said he hopes to return to the Spanish club as head coach when the timing is right and that his technical team are already preparing for it. Spanish media had reported that Xavi, who coaches Qatari club Al Sadd, had been approached by Barca to replace Ernesto Valverde before Quique Setien was appointed in January. Barca are two points behind leaders Real Madrid with six matches remaining in the campaign. “The biggest hope I have now is

Qatar are all set to host a a pan-Arab tournament in 2021 as a preparatory event before the 2022 World Cup, the Qatar Football Association (QFA) and FIFA announced on Thursday. The proposal by Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) was ratified by the FIFA Council which met on Thursday. It is expected that the tournament will allow the SC to use and test the facilities developed for the 2022 World Cup and assess its operational readiness. The invitational tournament is expected to feature

United were playing their first game at Old Trafford since the return of the Premier League after three months, drawing their comeback fixture 1-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. On that occasion, the duo of Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes was crucial in rescuing a point for the top four race with the former winning a penalty that the latter converted.  And although the visit of Sheffield United might have looked a banker at the start of the season, it marked the Red Devils' second

Liverpool are on the verge of ending its 30-year league title drought after cruising to a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday with an attacking display that exemplified a dominant campaign. Jurgen Klopp’s team can even clinch the Premier League title on Thursday without playing if Manchester City fail to beat Chelsea. It then plays City, the second-placed defending champion, next Thursday. “I’ll watch the game tomorrow night not to prepare a celebration, I’ll watch the game because we play against City

Man United hoping for price drop to land Sancho Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool have joined Manchester United in monitoring Jadon Sancho's situation at Borussia Dortmund, but the Daily Mail says that United are waiting for his price to drop before making their next move. United have been favourites to land the in-form English winger all year but they're now looking to drive down the £100 million price tag. As yet, there have been no formal bids for the winger, and the

Chelsea came from behind at Aston Villa to move five points clear in fourth as two goals in as many second-half minutes earned them a 2-1 win. (More Football News) Kortney Hause scored his first Premier League goal two minutes before the interval to give struggling Villa a half-time advantage. However, substitute Christian Pulisic levelled for Frank Lampard's side before Olivier Giroud made it eight goals in his previous six games against Villa when grabbing the winner. It was Chelsea's first away win

Football is set to restart in some countries, with restrictions imposed due to Covid-19 being eased. However, how does that impact the Blue Tigers? The impact of Coronavirus in football has been unprecedented, shutting the game down all over the globe with leagues suspended and players and coaches left in a limbo. The case has been the same with India as well. Though, thankfully, the domestic season was almost complete when the pandemic ended live football. However, the national team did suffer with

Sports behind closed doors has been a matter of huge debate. But sportspersons across the world agree that in the current scenario, it is best to keep fans away from the stadiums. And with the Premier League returning to action, former England batsman and Chelsea supporter Kevin Pietersen rued the no fans situation. But former India batsman Yuvraj Singh jumped in to have some fun and show his support for Manchester United. Taking to Twitter, KP wrote: “Football with no fans.” Yuvraj replied:

Norwich City boss Daniel Farke blamed individual defensive errors for his team's dispiriting 3-0 defeat by Southampton on Friday in their first game back since the Premier League was suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After an even first half in which Norwich spurned several early chances, the Saints seized control with two goals in five minutes after the break and added another in the closing stages to heap more misery on the league's bottom side. The defeat left Norwich six

A Bruno Fernandes penalty earned Manchester United a 1-1 draw with Tottenham in their return to Premier League action as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side extended their unbeaten run. Steven Bergwijn put Spurs ahead in the first half, thanks in part to a David De Gea mistake, only for Fernandes to cancel it out from the spot 10 minutes from time. United were awarded a second penalty by referee Jon Moss, but the decision for overturned by VAR meaning the two sides, still with

Real Madrid made it two wins from two since the restart, defeating Valencia 3-0 on Thursday night in a match that answered a few questions and that threw up some more. Three answers Would we see five midfielders? Valencia were the opponents this Thursday night, which led some to believe we could see a repeat of the possession-focussed tactics that Real Madrid employed in the Spanish Supercup semi-final in Saudi Arabia, where Zinedine Zidane started five midfielders in that match against Los Che.

Brought on as a substitute in the 24th minute following an injury to Pablo Mari, the Brazilian's error led to Raheem Sterling's opener (45+2) before he was sent off for hauling down Riyad Mahrez inside the penalty area four minutes into the second half. Kevin De Bruyne made no mistake from the spot (51) before substitute Phil Foden (90+1) rounded off the scoring to condemn Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta to a heavy defeat on his return to the Etihad Stadium. Victory for

Premier League Points Table 2019/20 TeamGPWDLFAGDPts Liverpool29271166214582 Man City29193771314060 Leicester29165858283053 Chelsea29146951391248 Man Utd29129844301445 Sheff Utd29111173025544 Wolves29101364134743 Spurs29118104740741 Arsenal2991374039140 Burnley29116123440-639 C Palace29109102632-639 Everton29107123746-937 Newcastle2998122541-1635 Southampton29104153552-1734 Brighton29611123240-829 West Ham2976163550-1527 Watford2969142744-1727 AFC Bournemouth2976162947-1827 Aston Villa2975173456-2226 Norwich2956182552-2721 Premier League Schedule 2019/20 Friday 19th June Norwich City 18:00SouthamptonTottenham Hotspur20:15Manchester United    Saturday 20th June Watford12:30Leicester CityBrighton and Hove Albion15:00ArsenalWest Ham United17:30Wolverhampton Wanderers Bournemouth19:45Crystal Palace   Sunday 21st JuneNewcastle United14:00Sheffield United Aston Villa16:15ChelseaEverton19:00Liverpool   Monday 22nd JuneManchester City20:00Burnley   Tuesday 23rd JuneLeicester City18:00Brighton and Hove Albion Tottenham Hotspur20:15West Ham United   Wednesday 24th JuneManchester United18:00Sheffield United Newcastle United18:00Aston VillaNorwich City18:00EvertonWolverhampton Wanderers18:00BournemouthLiverpool20:15Crystal Palace   Thursday 25th JuneBurnley18:00WatfordSouthampton18:00Arsenal Chelsea20:15Manchester City   Saturday 27th JuneAston Villa12:30Wolverhampton Wanderers   Sunday 28th JuneWatford16:30Southampton   Monday 29th JuneCrystal Palace20:00Burnley   Tuesday 30th JuneBrighton and Hove Albion20:15Manchester United   Jul-20Wednesday 1st JulyArsenal18:00Norwich

UEFA has finally narrowed in on its plan to complete the 2019/20 Champions League tournament. According to their press release, UEFA is going to complete all the remaining games in August. The remaining rounds will all be held in Lisbon in single knockout games. The round of 16 games that are left on the schedule will take place the 7/8 of August but it has yet to be determined whether they will be played in Lisbon or the teams’ original venues. So we

Over the course of the second half of Wednesday night’s Coppa Italia semifinal, a small group of pigeons started making their way across the screen. I posted on Twitter about it, and the replies I got were pretty much right on point with what I was thinking: These stinkin’ pigeons are a lot more exciting than what we’re all seeing play out on the field. No amount of virtual fans could save us from it. Juventus played out the same kind of game

The Premier League returned on Wednesday after a 100-day wait. After the opening match between Aston Villa and Sheffield United ended in a goalless draw, Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 victory over ninth-placed Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The student, Mikel Arteta, failed to win against his former teacher, Pep Guardiola, in a match that was marred by three injuries and a record. Although Arsenal were in it for the entirety of the first half owing to Bernd Leno’s heroics at goal,

Goals in each half from Ansu Fati and Lionel Messi helped Barcelona beat Leganes 2-0 at Camp Nou on Tuesday as they made it two wins from two since La Liga returned last week. Ansu opened the scoring just before half-time with a well-taken effort from the edge of the box, which was Barca's first shot on target of the match. Antoine Griezmann saw a goal chalked off after the break by VAR for offside against Nelson Semedo before Messi sealed the three

Mikel Arteta has warned that Arsenal risk falling further behind their rivals if they ‘stand still’ while others strengthen this summer. The Gunners return to action for the first time in 102 days on Wednesday night when they take on Manchester City in the Premier League. Arteta’s side go into the game sitting ninth in the table, but could move to within two points of fifth with a victory, depending on Sheffield United’s result at Aston Villa earlier in the day. With fifth

Martin Braithwaite is relishing Tuesday’s reunion with former club Leganes and has highlighted just how keen he is to play against Javier Aguirre’s side. The Dane started Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Real Mallorca on Saturday ahead of the returning Luis Suarez and scored his first goal for the club in the win. Braithwaite may just have done enough to keep his place in the starting XI and has made it clear how much he wants to play at the Camp Nou. Quique Setien