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LaLiga appoints Rohit Sharma as first-ever brand ambassador in India

He is the first non-footballer in the history of the league to have signed on the dotted line with Laliga

Court rules Dolce & Gabbana must pay Maradona for illegal use of name

Maradona had originally asked that Dolce & Gabbana pay one million euros

Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri signs three-year deal with Puma

The Bengaluru FC skipper is currently the second-highest goal-scorer in international football after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo

Qatar delays football World Cup stadium launch due to lack of certification

Three years ahead of the start of the 2022 tournament, Qatar has already launched the brand new 40,000-capacity Al-Janoub stadium and the refurbished Khalifa International ground.

Man City's acquisition of Mumbai ISL team good for India: Amrinder Singh

English Premier League champions Manchester City's parent company City Football Group on Thursday bought a majority 65 percent stake in Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Mumbai City FC

Manchester City's parent company acquire 65% stake in Mumbai City FC

This is the first time a top European club has acquired a majority stake of a club in India, and the development is also expected to bring its renowned manager, Pep Guardiola, closer to the country

Sunny Leone buys stake in IPL Soccer team; tournament in UK in June 2020

Sunny's team Leicester Galactos is co-owned by Jaz Dhami

Racism on the sporting field needs to stop. Immediately. No excuses

Many players of colour in the Serie A - Kalidou Koulibaly, Blaise Matuidi, Sulley Muntari and Moise Kean - have been subjected to racial discrimination in the past few seasons

Leicester hammers Southhampton 9-0; biggest ever win in EPL history

Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy both hit hat-tricks as Brendan Rodgers' side moved second with a huge win that continued their superb start to the season

FIFA rankings: India slips to 106th position, Belgium maintains top spot

Belgium is followed by France and Brazil.

How the Indian Super League has effectively taken over Indian football

Five years after the Indian Super League was established, so has its effective preeminence in Indian football

More than happy to get a point against Asian Champion Qatar: India coach

The Indian team's coach, Igor Stimac, former Croatian international, wants the Indian players to stay focussed and garner more points in their upcoming matches

After two draws, Portugal post first win in Euro 2020 qualifier vs Serbia

Fernando Santos' side had started the defence of their title with two draws but goals from William Carvalho, Goncalo Guedes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bernardo Silva put them second in Group B

EPL 2019-20: When and where to watch week 4 premier league matches

The highlight of this weekend is going to be the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur

I tried to copy Messi and LeBron, says Griezmann after Barcelona double

Griezmann imitated the basketball superstar by tossing confetti into the air to celebrate his second at Camp Nou, a curling effort into the corner that he said was inspired by watching Messi

Tickets for India's opening match in FIFA World Cup qualifier up for sale

The match is scheduled to be held at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on September 4

Slum Soccer transforms the lives of slum children with the help of football

Slum Soccer has won the FIFA Diversity Award 2016 and FICCI Gender Diversity Award 2018. It now plans to mentor talented footballers under 14 years of age

Suarez reformed?

Suarez's appeals on the pitch against Chile can be considered the lightest of moments in top-tier football

Fans lose faith as mafia and corruption scandals rock Italian football

Over the past decade, media investigations and research have uncovered an unseemly lack of virtue within the industry

Dragon ball: For China's 'Steel Roses' World Cup is only the latest letdown

China's national team did not blaze through the group stage of the World Cup in France as much as stumble