The two-time Indian Super League champions have signed wing-man Prasanth K on a one-year contract for the 2022-23 season. The 25-year-old Kozhikode native will join the Marina Machans after five years with Kerala Blasters. Prasanth has made 76 professional appearances and has three goals and as many assists to his name. When KBFC loaned him out to Chennai City in the I-League in 2017, he made his professional debut. “I’m truly happy and overwhelmed to be a part of this club. I’m here to give my 100 per cent and raise the bar,” Prasanth told CFC media after putting pen to papers. Prasanth,…
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Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes has defended his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo following their UEFA Nations League defeat to Spain that saw La Roja striker Alvaro Morata score a game-winning goal in the 88th minute. The one-nil victory advanced Luis Enrique’s side to the Nations League finals, which will be held next year. The other three teams to reach the finals are Croatia, Netherlands, and Italy. Portugal captain Ronaldo was wasteful in front of goal, squandering big chances to put the hosts ahead and then equalise. He only had 30 touches of the ball throughout the game and was clearly frustrated by a lack of supply. Bruno…
Indian national team midfielder Sahal Abdul Samad suffered an injury during the Blue Tigers’ second international friendly in the Hung Thinh Tournament against Vietnam on Tuesday. The Kerala Blasters superstar seemed to have pulled a muscle and was substituted off the pitch in the first half itself. The player had to be taken off at the 38th-minute mark after he seemed to pull off a muscle and lay on the ground. The 25-year-old was rather quiet for most of the early stages of the match before he made a bursting run into the opposition box and unleashed an effort at…
Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic has entered talks with Italian giants Juventus for a move away from Stamford Bridge, according to Italian outlet Calciomercato. The report claims that the Blues will demand 31 million pounds for the USA international, who moved to London from Borussia Dortmund in 2019 in a deal worth around 45 million. The 24-year-old had some good moments at Chelsea but was never given regular game time by either Frank Lampard or Thomas Tuchel. Injuries haven’t helped him either, but despite being available for selection, Tuchel hasn’t used him much. Pulisic had a strained relationship with the German, the seeds of…
Spain have once again snatched a spot in the last four of the UEFA Nations League finals with a 1-0 win over Portugal at the Estadio Municipal de Braga in Braga late on Tuesday night. With that victory, Luis Enrique’s side have also qualified for the Nations League finals. Alvaro Morata found the back of the net two minutes before the end of regulated time when a long provided by Dani Carvajal was headed by Nico Williams into the path of centre-forward, who tucked it home to silence the capacity crowd of Portuguese supporters at the stadium. Curiously enough, the hosts had dominated much of the…
According to El Nacional, Barcelona full-back Jordi Alba is in talks to join Atletico Madrid. The Spaniard has been a mainstay on Barcelona’s left flank since returning to Camp Nou in 2012 but has recently fallen down the pecking order as manager Xavi Hernandez has preferred 18-year-old Alejandro Balde and newly-signed Marcos Alonso over him. He has only made four appearances for the Blaugrana this season. However, the 33-year-old was named to Spain’s starting lineup for their UEFA Nations League match against Switzerland last weekend. Despite the fact that La Roja lost the match 2-1, the left-back scored with a perfectly placed…
The Red Devils are set to begin contract talks with rejuvenated forward Marcus Rashford, according to reports. The 24-year-future old’s at Old Trafford was called into question over the summer after a poor season in which he struggled with injury and scored just five goals in 32 appearances. Even though the Enlgishman he struggled to make the starting eleven and showed little sign of improvement last campaign, he is already more than halfway to that total this season, having made an explosive start to the season with three goals in six games. United are ready to reward Rashford’s early season…
Despite being considered India’s first-choice opener, KL Rahul is embracing judicial scrutiny of his batting performances in the lead-up to the upcoming T20 World Cup. Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has come out in support of the player after his performance against Australia in the recently concluded T20I series. Rahul stamped his authority in the series opener between India and Australia with a quick-fire half-century. He silenced his detractors by smashing 55 off 35 balls in the first T20I against Aaron Finch’s side. However, Rahul finished the T20I series with only 66 runs to his name. “Well, he was doing what the…
Points were shared after England and Germany locked in a thrilling encounter that finished 3-3 at the Wembley Stadium on Monday night. Despite the draw, England have already been relegated from their UEFA Nations League Group A. Gareth Southgate’s men definitely roared and screamed in their final warm-up match before the FIFA World Cup as they crawled their way back from two goals down to take the lead momentarily before settling for a 3-3 draw with Germany. England had been in woeful form and had failed to score in an international match since June. The Three Lions had also not won a…
Los Rojiblancos’ custodian Jan Oblak could be on the move in January as Atletico Madrid consider Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez as a replacement, claims The Mirror. The shot-stopper for the LaLiga club will be out of contract at the end of the season, and the Slovenian international has yet to reach an agreement with the club on a new contract. As a result, the Spanish club is keeping an eye on Martinez. However, the chance to play Champions League football would make a move to Madrid appealing for the Argentine, putting the Villans in a difficult position. He earned…