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League Cup: Manchester City, Liverpool ease through; Everton out

Bidding to win the English League Cup for a fifth straight season, Manchester City's players fell behind during a game in the competition for the first time in nearly four years

Inter Milan extends unbeaten start with 3-1 win at Fiorentina

Inter Milan's attack might be better off without Romelu Lukaku.

Barcelona held by winless Granada at Camp Nou in La Liga

Less than a week after a demoralizing loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Barcelona faltered at Camp Nou again, being held by winless Granada 1-1 in the Spanish league.

FIFA reaches out to member nations on international calendar reforms

FIFA has reached out to its member associations to hold discussions on bringing reforms to the international match calendar for women and men

Liverpool cruise but Manchester City drop points in Premier League

Sadio Mane's 100th goal for Liverpool helped his side go top of the Premier League on Saturday evening after a 3-0 win at home to Crystal Palace

Juventus reports 210 million euros in losses in FY21 amid pandemic

Juventus reported a loss of 210 million euros for the 2020-21 financial year on Friday, attributed mainly to the pandemic's effect on the transfer market and ticket sales

FIFA intensifies push to stage men's World Cup every two years

FIFA intensified its push for hosting the men's World Cup every two years on Thursday by garnering support from soccer fans around the world to help combat resistance from Europe and South America.

Salah equals Gerrard's record for scoring most UCL goals at Anfield

Egyptian and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has equalled Steven Gerrard's record of scoring most Champions League goals at Anfield

Champions League: Messi and PSG held by Brugge; City, Liverpool, Madrid win

Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbapp and Neymar lined up together in the near-perfect attack for Paris Saint-Germain and still could not score or deliver a win in the Champions League

Afghan women soccer players enter Pakistan after fleeing their country

Members of Afghanistan's women soccer team and their families arrived in Pakistan after fleeing their country in the wake of the Taliban's takeover, local media said on Wednesday.

Have time to bounce back from this defeat, says Man Utd's Maguire

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire believes that his side has a lot of time to bounce back from the defeat against Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League.

Afghan female football players evade Taliban, reach Pakistan

Thirty-two women football players from Afghanistan, who were facing threats from the Taliban, have reached Pakistan along with their families

US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts

The men's contract expired in December 2018. The women's agreement runs through this December.

UCL: Lewandowski strikes twice as Bayern Munich defeat Barcelona

Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona 3-0 in the UEFA Champions League Group E match on Tuesday (local time).

CR7 effect: What big players mean for biz goals of clubs like Man United

Excitement over Ronaldo's return to the Premier League is high - and with good reason. There are only a handful of sports stars on the planet who can generate this kind of global interest

Manchester United return 'best decision', says Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo stated that moving back to Manchester United is the "best decision" he has made.

Old Trafford has always been magical place for me, says Ronaldo

After impressing one and all on his second Manchester United debut, Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Old Trafford has always been a magical place for him

Klopp, Nagelsmann decry FIFA's plans for biennial men's World Cup

Jrgen Klopp seems sure why FIFA is so determined to gain support for World Cups every two years, and he's not pleased by apparent financial motivations

Cristiano Ronaldo to play against Newcastle, possibly from the bench

Cristiano Ronaldo has been putting pressure on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to hand him a start in the first appearance of his second spell at the English club

Messi, Neymar set records as Argentina, Brazil edge closer to World Cup

Paris Saint-Germain teammates Lionel Messi and Neymar both broke scoring records on Friday (IST) as Argentina and Brazil continued their march toward next year's World Cup in Qatar.