Eddie Howe’s Newcastle gunning for Chelsea to keep Premier League spot
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has revealed Newcastle United are gunning for Chelsea as they look to sign off the first half of an impressive Premier League season in style.
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Coca-Cola to host FIFA Fan Festival in Riyadh
RIYADH: Thousands of football fans in Saudi Arabia and the region will be able to watch adrenaline-pumping World Cup games at a special Coca-Cola FIFA Fan Festival in Riyadh.
Bayern, Celtic fined by UEFA for offensive fan banners
NYON, Switzerland: Bayern Munich and Celtic were fined by UEFA on Friday for fans showing banners judged to be offensive at Champions League games. Bayern fans spelled out an expletive on a pitch-side barrier fence to protest the 70 euros ($72) ticket price they had to pay at the stadium of Czech opponent Viktoria Plzeň on Oct.
Injured Dybala named in Argentina's 26-man World Cup squad
Injured forward Paulo Dybala made the cut as Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni named on Friday (Nov 11) his 26-man squad for the Nov 20 to Dec 18 World Cup in Qatar, where Lionel Messi will lead the side.
Injured Al-Faraj in Saudi Arabia World Cup squad
:Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard named Al-Hilal midfielder Salman Al-Faraj in his 26-man squad for the World Cup, despite sustaining a shoulder injury in a friendly on Sunday.
Saudi Arabia World Cup squad
Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard named his 26-man squad for the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup on Friday. Saudi Arabia are in Group C alongside Argentina, Mexico and Poland.
Dybala and Di Maria in, Lo Celso out of Argentina squad
Captain Lionel Messi will lead the squad in Qatar at his fifth and probably last World Cup.
Europe’s World Cup stranglehold tested by Brazil, Argentina
DUBAI: When Gianni Infantino told a gathering of European soccer officials in Vienna he hoped the winner of the World Cup came from their continent, the FIFA President quickly stated — with a smile — he adapts the comment to whichever region he’s in. It’s no laughing matter for the rest of the world. Seven of the last eight World Cup finalists have come from Europe.