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AIFF announces Covid-19 relief grant for category 1 and 2 referees

All India Football Federation has come up with a Covid-19 relief grant to support the Category 1 and 2 active Referees, and Assistant Referees who have been adversely affected financially by pandemic

UEFA compensates dropped Euro 2020 hosts with Europa League finals

UEFA compensated Dublin and Bilbao on Friday for dropping them as European Championship hosts by awarding each city a future Europa League final

Lionel Messi moves closer to signing new contract with Barcelona

A person with knowledge of the negotiations between club and player told AP on Friday that Messi was prepared to accept Barcelona's offer of a five-year contract at 50 per cent of his previous salary

Rafael Crivellaro to stay at Chennaiyin FC, signs multi-year contract

Attacking midfielder Rafael Crivellaro on Friday extended his stay at Indian Super League (ISL) side Chennaiyin FC (CFC) on a multi-year contract.

Bengaluru bolster attack with the signing of Congolese striker Prince Ibara

Bengaluru FC have bolstered their attack ahead of the upcoming AFC Cup playoff stage with the signing of Congolese striker Prince Vinny Ibara Doniama, the club announced on Friday.

Euro 2020 in review: The best, worst and downright strange

A review of the best, worst and downright strange at this year's European Championship

We don't want you: Kane slams fans directing racial abuse at England stars

England captain Harry Kane on Monday condemned the "vile" racial abuse, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka had to face on social media following the Three Lions' loss in the Euro Cup final

I will never apologise for who I am: Rashford responds to racist abuse

Marcus Rashford has apologised for missing a penalty in the Euro Cup final but said he "will never apologise for who I am" after the England striker was subjected to racist abuse

Euro 2020 created strong reputation despite many challenges

Delayed one year by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 European Championship is in the history and financial books after being among the most difficult soccer tournaments ever organized

5 Italians, no Cristiano Ronaldo in Euro 2020 team of the tournament

Five players from European champion Italy and no Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbapp nor Robert Lewandowski were picked in UEFA's official team of the tournament announced on Tuesday.

How local politics and nationalism shaped football as we know it today

The sport, which began capturing global imagination just after World War I, has been used as a platform to make political and racial statements and broadcast ethnic identities

Copa America ends with 179 confirmed cases of Covid: Brazil health ministry

There were 179 known Covid-19 cases related to the Copa America, Brazil's health ministry said, up 13 from its previous update 17 days ago

After heartbreaking defeat, England's soccer players face racist outburst

The racist attacks, the likes of which have plagued European soccer for years, drew immediate condemnation from leaders including Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince William

Euro 2020 FINAL HIGHLIGHTS: England denied history; Italy win in penalties

Italy defeated England 3-2 in the penalty shootout denying the home team its first title after a gap of 55 years

Gareth Southgate hints he will lead England at 2022 World Cup

England manager Gareth Southgate hinted on Monday that he wants to continue in charge of the national team in the 2022 World Cup

Kevin Pietersen slams racial abuse of England's footballers after Euro loss

England's former star cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Monday condemned the racial abuse of three Black players on social media

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo top scorer in Euro 2020; wins Golden Boot

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo might have played four matches in the Euro 2020 but that didn't stop him from finishing as the top scorer in the tournament

Euro Cup final loss will hurt for rest of our careers: Harry Kane

England captain Harry Kane has said the Euro Cup final loss will "hurt for the rest of our careers" but the side is on right track and hopefully they can go a step further next year.

Eng penalty decisions in Euro final 'totally rests' with me, says Southgate

Gareth Southgate, the head coach of England, has said the Three Lions' failure in the penalty shootouts in the Euro Cup final 'totally rests' with him

Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England in penalty shootout

Italian soccer's redemption story is complete. England's painful half-century wait for a major title goes on.