France defender Varane retires from international football
France defender Raphael Varane is retiring from international football, ending a 10-year career with Les Bleus in which he won the World Cup in 2018 and was a runners-up four years later.
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League Cup final first in 35 years to allow safe standing
LONDON : The League Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle United on Feb. 26 will have safe standing areas, marking the first time in 35 years that some fans can stand at a domestic final, the English Football League (EFL) said on Thursday.
Louth's Ciarán Byrne suffers cruciate injury
Louth have been dealt a huge blow after it was confirmed that Ciarán Byrne is facing an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering an ACL injury.
Kingdom’s locally bred horses secure spots at Saudi Cup 2023
RIYADH: The Saudi Cup 2023 evening is gearing up to host several locally bred and trained horses that secured qualifying cards for the accompanying rounds of the world’s most expensive race event from Feb. 24-25.
World Cup ambassador says Saudi sponsorship would be 'disempowering' for women
MELBOURNE :Former New Zealand international Maia Jackman said Saudi sponsorship of the Women's World Cup would be in "complete opposition" to female empowerment and set back her work as an ambassador for the tournament.
Barca miss out on Araujo deal by 18 seconds, says director
Barcelona missed out on signing LA Galaxy defender Julian Araujo on transfer deadline day as they were 18 seconds late in registering the paperwork, director of football Mateu Alemany said.
Russia switch to Asia would require thorough examination - Saudi chief
MANAMA : Saudi Arabia football chief Yasser Almisehal said the possibility of Russia switching to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) would come only after exhaustive examination of the implications.
Intensity levels off the charts for winter start
Well, the opening weekend of the league succeeded in capturing our attention.