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FIFA’s resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under $2.3 million (approx. Rs 21.67 crore) each. The $2,299,998.85 seats for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, are located behind a goal in the lower deck in block 124, row 45,…
After Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar 2022, the president of the Argentine Football Association carried a replica of the trophy at every public appearance. He received standing ovations. Claudio Tapia had reason to consider himself part of the sporting achievement. The AFA leader took a chance on the inexperienced Lionel Scaloni…
There is something unmistakably different about European nights at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The closed roof, the aura, the expectation that Real Madrid CF will overwhelm opponents. The narrative long before the first whistle is blown. Before kickoff, some predicted that FC Bayern Munich would be thrashed. That Real Madrid, banking on their…
Robert Lewandowski shouldered home a dramatic late winner for Barcelona as they edged Atletico Madrid 2-1 on Saturday to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga after Real Madrid slipped up. Second-placed Real were beaten 2-1 at Mallorca earlier on and Barca capitalised at the Metropolitano stadium to take a…
For the third consecutive tournament, Italy have failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, with their heartbreaking loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the play-off final serving as the final nail in the coffin. It is a sobering reality for a nation that once defined footballing excellence, a team that consistently produced…
File photo of Khalid Jamil© AFP Players and the head coach of the Indian men’s senior team were on Thursday denied entry to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi for a press conference due to non-payment of a mandatory security deposit to the stadium owners by the Kerala Football Association. The Indian players,…
One of the biggest stars in the German Bundesliga, Yan Diomande, is a name that instils fear in the minds of teams across the globe. The man whose speed and dribbling ability take him past some of the finest defenders in the world once had to fight for the absolute basics. His journey…
Soccer fans have launched a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA over World Cup ticket prices. Football Supporters Europe (FSE) said on Tuesday it joined with consumer group Euroconsumers to allege soccer’s world governing body had abused its position to impose excessive prices. FSE accused FIFA of a “monumental betrayal” in…
The Indian Under-20 men’s football team has arrived in Maldives for the SAFF Championship and will square off against traditional foes Pakistan in its opening match in Male on Thursday. After this game, the Blue Colts will face Bangladesh on March 28 in the Group B of the tournament that kicked off on…
Serge Gnabry bagged a brace and Harry Kane inched closer to the Bundesliga single-season goals record as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 4-0 at home on Saturday. Michael Olise also got on the scoresheet as Bundesliga leaders Bayern went 12 clear. Borussia Dortmund can return the gap to nine points with a win at…