Fabio Cannavaro’s two-year reign as Guangzhou Evergrande coach appears to be all but over after captain Zheng Zhi took temporary charge of the Chinese Super League leaders on Monday. The club made the announcement following a 2-2 home draw on Sunday against mid-table Henan Jianye, cutting Guangzhou’s lead at the top of the CSL to
A dramatic finale in the Thai League 1 as Chiangrai became champions for the very first time. Level with defending champions Buriram on 58 points, Chiangrai reached the promised land, becoming only the third team to win the top flight after Buriram and SCG Muang Thong. The Thai League 1 was revamped in
The 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be hosted by Indonesia. For the ASEAN country, it will be the first time they will host a FIFA tournament. But they had co-hosted the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and solely hosted the 1962 and 2018 Asian Games. Slated to be held between 20 May and 11 June
Virgil van Dijk is one of seven Liverpool players named on the 30-man shortlist for the 2019 Ballon d’Or. Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Georginio Wijnaldum and Alisson have also been chosen from the Reds. Five Manchester City players – Raheem Sterling, Riyad Mahrez, Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero
The footballer with a permanent scar that dribbles down his left cheek, Franck Ribery, has complained to EA Sports over his likeness in the video console game FIFA 20. The French winger recently joined Serie A cluh Fiorentina on a free transfer in the summer after 12 years with Bayern Munich. He features on the game along
Former Adelaide United striker Ken Ilso Larsen was banned Friday for two years by Australian authorities after testing positive for cocaine. The presence of benzoylecgonine — the drug’s main byproduct — was detected during a test in January. Larsen was provisionally suspended in March while an investigation was conducted by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.
For the first time in almost three decades, North and South Korea’s men’s football teams faced each other in Pyongyang. The FIFA World Cup Qualifier match — which was held at Kim Il-sung Stadium on Tuesday evening local time — saw the two national teams draw 0-0. It was the first time the sides have
Cristiano Ronaldo’s former club Sporting Lisbon could name their stadium after the Portuguese legend as his career has always been linked with the club he joined at the tender age of 12. Ronaldo’s display at the Estadio Jose Alvalade against Manchester United in 2003 propelled the Premier League giants to sign him. Ronaldo has now
Iranian women entered the country’s national stadium in Tehran on Thursday after being able to purchase tickets for a national team game for the first time in 40 years. But under pressure from world governing body FIFA and women’s rights campaigners, Iranian authorities earmarked around 3,000 tickets for women to Thursday’s World Cup Asian qualifier
Robbie Fowler’s first season as a coach gets underway this weekend when Australia’s ailing and expanded A-League kicks off, with the Liverpool great keen to stamp his mark on a Brisbane Roar side that struggled last year. While Fowler was briefly player-coach of Thai club Muangthong United, and has worked extensively at Liverpool’s academy, he