Football

Lionel Messi is utterly unique in that he is both creator and finisher. He’s a composer and soloist, director and actor. Everything that is wonderful, and has been, about Barcelona in the last decade flows from him.

Like his captain Sunil Chhetri, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu too has had a fantastic return to Indian football with seven clean sheets and a minutes per goals conceded of just less than two hours.

Gaizka Mendieta, a former Barcelona man, he played one season when they finished sixth in the title race, also believes that under the current system, the Argentine super star Messi is more influential than before.

The Super Machans have scored just 24 goals during the league phase, a far cry from the goals scored by FC Goa (42), Bengaluru FC (35) and even FC Pune City (30).

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said the brilliance of Lionel Messi was the only real difference between his side and Barcelona after the irrepressible Argentine's sublime free kick goal decided Sunday's top-of-the-table La Liga showdown.

Arsene Wenger's problems deepened as Arsenal lost 2-1 away to Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday -- the Gunners' fourth successive loss in all competitions.

One of Indian football’s modern day greats Bhaichung Bhutia has announced that he will no longer continue with his career in politics. Bhutia, who had joined the All India Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has contested elections twice.

Pep Guardiola claimed his maiden English silverware as his side thrashed Arsenal 3-0 in the League Cup final with Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva all on target in a disappointingly one-sided showpiece on Sunday.

Out of title contention, defending champions Aizawl FC will be aiming to improve upon their mid-table position when they take on bottom-placed Indian Arrows in an I-League encounter on Friday.

Amidst calls to rest the genius Lionel Messi at Barcelona so that he remains in fine shape for Argentina during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Ernesto Valverde says Messi has the desire to win it all with both club and country.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is poised to make his Arsenal debut when Arsene Wenger's side resume their Premier League campaign at bottom club Swansea City on Tuesday.

Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus could return in two to three weeks after receiving treatment on his knee injury in Spain, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday.

Borussia Dortmund managed only a frustrating 1-1 draw at home against APOEL Nicosia in the Champions League on Wednesday to see their hopes of a knockout spot all but evaporate with two matches left in Group H.

Dele Alli fired Tottenham Hotspur into the Champions League last 16 as his brace inspired a swaggering 3-1 win over Real Madrid that condemned the troubled holders to their first group-stage defeat in five years.

Rarely do the English not look forward to their summers, but even rarer has been the Summer of 2017. England’s junior men’s football teams not only scripted history on Asian soil but also, made sure that they would be the only nation to win three major me...

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Dato Windsor John on Wednesday said while taking a call on starting one Indian football league, the best of "heritage clubs" and "modern" ones have to be taken into consideration.