12-year-old Sethi Balaguru, who plays for Pitshanger FC, was racially abused at a football match in West London. His family has criticised the local Football Association after finding little to no support from them regarding the matter, and they also haven’t received an apology from the offenders in the opposition team. Balaguru was playing in a nine-a-side match for Pitshanger, when he was the victim of racial abuse by the opposition team. He was tripped and called derogatory names like ‘Indian boy’ during a penalty incident. A player on the opposition team also faked a racist Indian accent to make…
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Centre-back Enes Sipovic nodded in a 49th-minute corner to give Kerala Blasters the lead against a struggling East Bengal – which they held onto until the very end. The win boosts the Blasters’ hopes of making it through to the finals. Despite being ahead of East Bengal in the table, Kerala suffered during the early exchanges. The Red and Gold Brigade attacked with intent early on but was let down by a lack of ruthlessness in the final third. Kerala grew into the game and, in the 17th minute, the in-form Alvaro Vazquez had a tame, headed attempt at goal – easily…
An unnamed Premier League footballer is said to have been arrested after attacking his girlfriend. According to The Sun, she called the police to inform them about it, following which he was swooped up from his home. His identity remains obscure for the time being as we await further developments. The said footballer was tipped to be representing his country soon but was picked up by the police after his girlfriend called to inform them about his attacks on her. He is also said to have sent her abusive late night text messages. The player had hired lawyers, who had…
The Gunners are planning an ambitious move for Chelsea’s academy star Armando Broja, who is enjoying a fine season out on loan at Southampton, Football London reports. The club is lacking numbers up top and recently rejected the chance to sign Mauro Icardi from Paris Saint Germain. The Albanian forward is spending the season out on loan at Southampton, for whom he has scored eight times in 24 appearances, earning rave reviews. Valued at 9 million pounds, it will take much more than that to prise Broja away from Chelsea, with whom he signed a contract until 2026 recently. Moreover, the Blues see the 20-year-old as…
The Champions League winners Chelsea can now call themselves the champions of the world after lifting the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup trophy in their history. In an end-to-end contest with Palmeiras that went right down to the wire, Kai Havertz converted his late spot-kick to seal a monumental victory for Thomas Tuchel’s side. Havertz, the man who sealed the UEFA Champions League for Chelsea, allowing them to play the FIFA Club World Cup in the first place, proved to be the hero of the night once again. With three minutes remaining in extra-time, the German converted his spot-kick to send thousands…
Rafael Leao’s eighth-minute goal – his tenth of the season – was enough for AC Milan to go past a struggling Sampdoria. Later, Juventus came from a goal down to rescue a point against top-four chasing Atalanta in the 92nd minute. AC Milan are back on top of the Serie A table – for the time being. The Rossoneri beat a struggling Sampdoria side 1-0 at the San Siro on Sunday night, overtaking rivals Inter Milan at the summit; the Nerazzurri had drawn with title-chasers Napoli a day earlier and are now a point behind Milan while playing a game fewer. Leao scored the only goal…
Mumbai City FC climbed back into the top four of the Indian Super League table beating Odisha FC 4-1. Igor Angulo and Bipin Singh scored a brace each, while Jonathas de Jesus pulled a late goal back in an entertaining Sunday night fixture at the Fatorda. The race for the top four in the Indian Super League is hotting up. Hopefuls Odisha FC and Mumbai City FC faced each other, knowing a win would enhance their respective chances of qualifying for the finals. Mumbai came out on top, thanks to a brace each from Igor Angulo and Bipin Singh, while Odisha slipped further…
Fabinho continued his recent hot streak by scoring the only goal in Liverpool’s win over Burnley on Sunday night. Elsewhere, Wolves took advantage of Spurs’ defensive howlers and came away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with three points. The Reds kept up with the runaway league leaders Manchester City, thanks to a 1-0 win over Burnley on Sunday night. While the difference between the two sides still stands at nine points – although Liverpool have a game in hand – it could’ve been far worse had either Wout Weghorst or Jay Rodriguez taken their chances for the Clarets during the first half. Alisson denied Rodriguez…
Manchester United have wasted a gilt-edged opportunity to get into the top four after a second consecutive draw, this time against Southampton. Jadon Sancho getting on the scoresheet was the only positive for the Red Devils. Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City ran riot against Norwich City to extend their lead to 12 at the top of the Premier League table. United just can’t seem to get out of a rut at the moment as they dropped points at home against Southampton, their second draw in as many games. The game began on an interesting…
Liston Colaco has been in brilliant form and he was the star of the show once again as ATK Mohun Bagan beat NorthEast United comfortably to climb to the second position in the Indian Super League table. They are currently on a 10-game unbeaten run, and the Juggernauts show little signs of slowing down. ATK Mohun Bagan began the match in the absence of Hugo Boumous, Roy Krishna and Carl McHugh. To compensate for that, manager Juan Ferrando opted for a five-man midfield combination with Liston Colaco and Manvir Singh as the two strikers up front. The Mariners dominated the early proceedings expectedly. Colaco’s early corner didn’t cause too many…