Football

NEW YORK: Lionel Messi may sit out Argentina's next Copa America game against Peru to rest a sore thigh with his team already qualified for the next round after two wins....

DOHA: The winners of the new Asian Champions League Elite will pocket a minimum of $12 million, the Asian Football Confederation said in a statement on Wednesday. The hike in...

MONTEVIDEO: Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer Luis Suarez will play in his fifth Copa America. The 37-year-old, who plays for Inter Miami, was in the 26-man squad named by national coach...

LISBON: Portugal will benefit from the wealth of experience veteran Cristiano Ronaldo brings to their squad, manager Roberto Martinez said ahead of this month's European Championship in Germany. Ronaldo, the...

DOHA: Asian champions Qatar wrapped up their training camp ahead of their AFC Asian Cup 2027 and FIFA World Cup 2026 joint qualifiers against Afghanistan in Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia....

Istanbul: Two-time Champions League winning coach Jose Mourinho arrived in Istanbul on Sunday ahead of his unveiling as the new manager of Turkish club Fenerbahce. The Portuguese coach, who won...

LONDON: Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said winning the European Cup for a record-extending 15th time on Saturday had been much harder than expected for the Spanish champions. Real needed two late...

PARIS: France forward Kylian Mbappe said he is leaving Paris St Germain with his head held high after the Ligue 1 champions' 2-1 victory over Olympique Lyonnais in the French Cup final....

DOHA: The Qatar Football Association held the technical meeting for the 52nd Amir Cup final here on Wednesday. The final will be held between 18-time champions Al Sadd and Qatar Sports Club at the Education City Stadium on Friday. The meeting was chaired by Ali Hammoud Al Nuaimi , Head...

KUALA LUMPUR: Australia will organise the 2026 edition of the Women's Asian Cup with Uzbekistan hosting the following event three years later after the decision to award the two nations...