Football

Messi, Mbappe and Benzema battle for FIFA Best Player award

Zurich: It’s Lionel Messi vs. Kylian Mbappé again, this time for the FIFA Best Men’s Player award for 2022. Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain...

Potter aware that pressure is mounting on big-spending Chelsea

London: Graham Potter says he understands the mounting pressure he is under to get Chelsea back on track after the club’s huge spending...

Madrid faces Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal for club world title

Barcelona: Having surprisingly made it this far, Al-Hilal has nothing to lose when it takes on Real Madrid in the final of the...

European football leagues to hold minute’s silence for quake victims

Milan: The football leagues of Italy, England, Spain, France and Germany will observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the earthquake in...

Messi to be available for Champions League game with Bayern

Paris: Lionel Messi will be available for the Champions League game against Bayern Munich on Tuesday despite being left out of the squad...

Scaloni, Ancelotti, Guardiola on FIFA coach award shortlist

Zurich: Lionel Scaloni, Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola were shortlisted on Thursday for a “best coach” award, while Walid Regragui didn’t get enough...

Super league organizers set out 80-team competition idea

Geneva: Organizers of the Super league project presented a long-promised new proposal on Thursday for a multi-division competition involving up to 80 European...

Osimhen’s scoring streak on line when Napoli hosts Cremonese

Milan: Before scoring two goals, Victor Osimhen apologized for missing a shot. During the warmup ahead of Napoli’s match at Spezia last weekend,...

Ghana soccer player Atsu still missing in Turkey earthquake Istanbul: Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is still missing after the earthquake in...

European Court rules against Barcelona fans over Messi deal

Luxembourg: The European Court on Wednesday ruled against a Barcelona fan group in France that demanded that the European Commission should investigate whether...