Tag «SOCCER»

Chelsea owner Abramovich ‘not interested in selling up’

Roman Abramovich Photo: VCG Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is not interested in “bargain” bids for the Premier League club and remains fully involved at Stamford Bridge, according to Chairman Bruce Buck. The Russian billionaire is not believed to have attended a home match since the spring of 2018, having taken Israeli ­citizenship after encountering visa …

Atletico look to Morata for elusive scoring touch

Alvaro Morata Photo: VCG Alvaro Morata may be Atletico Madrid’s best hope of a solution to their scoring problem as the striker appears ­finally to have found a club to call home. Morata will face Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday having hit six goals in his last seven games for Atleti but his precision …

Will Bale bail? Real Madrid to go against PSG

Gareth Bale of Real Madrid Photo: VCG When Zinedine Zidane dropped Gareth Bale for a Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain last year, Bale believed it was the beginning of the end at Real Madrid.  Two seasons on he remains, but Madrid face PSG again at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, with the Welshman’s future …

Flamengo lift Copa Libertadores

Players of Flamengo celebrates with the trophy during the final match of Copa Libertadores 2019 between Flamengo and River Plate at Estadio Monumental on November 23, 2019 in Lima, Peru. Photo: VCG   Brazilian club Flamengo won the Copa Libertadores in the most dramatic fashion as they came from behind to beat defending champions River …

Spurs bag 1st away win since January

Jose Mourinho Photo: IC Jose Mourinho delivered Tottenham Hotspur’s first away win in the Premier League since ­January in his first game in charge with a 3-2 victory at West Ham United that catapulted Spurs up to sixth. Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and Harry Kane scored the goals as Mourinho made an instant impact after …

Fans detained after trouble at Kuala Lumpur soccer game

Photo: IC   More than 40 soccer fans were detained following a World Cup qualifier between Malaysia and Indonesia in Kuala Lumpur after they hurled flares and bottles at each other, police said Wednesday. It was the latest instance of trouble at a match between the arch-rivals after Malaysian fans were threatened and pelted with …

Maradona quits as boss of Gimnasia

Diego Maradona  Photo: VCG Diego Maradona has quit as coach of Argentinian Superliga side Gimnasia, less than three months after taking over, the club announced on Tuesday. “Maradona is no longer the Gimnasia coach,” club president Gabriel Pellegrino said on Argentina’s Radio la Red.   “He said he was here to add to things, not to …