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AFC guaranteed six direct slots for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Members from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will have six direct slots for the 32-team 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup which will be held in Australia and New Zealand.

Carabao Cup loss sees Newcastle United facing up to another bleak season

The carrot was a first cup semifinal in 16 years. The opponent was a second-division club fielding a team mostly containing reserve players. This was Newcastle's players' big chance to give their disillusioned fans something to smile about, three days before Christmas. They blew it. A listless performance in a 1-0 loss to Brentford in the English League Cup quarterfinals left Newcastle facing up to another bleak season and its manager fearing the worst. I have to accept what's coming my way is part and parcel of being the manager of Newcastle, Steve Bruce said. The criticism is fully justified. With the Brentford Community Stadium empty during the pandemic, Newcastle's players were spared criticism from the team's match-going fans at the final whistle. Instead, the backlash came over social media, with renewed calls for Bruce to be fired and questions to be asked about the direction of a northeast club still up for sale after the aborted takeover attempt by Saudi Arabia's sovere

Atletico Madrid's Trippier banned for 10 weeks for breaching betting rules

England and Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier was banned from football for 10 weeks and fined 70,000 pounds (USD 94,000) on Wednesday by the English FA for breaching betting rules

Two players from Austria's Salzburg fail doping tests after Mali game

Two players from Austrian champion Salzburg have failed doping tests after returning from international duty with Mali last month

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka takes political aim at Germany's far-right

The 25-year-old Bayern Munich player has gained a reputation as an ethical campaigner for taking stands against racism and anti-Semitism

Putting Pele first

Putting the Argentine above Pele is perhaps more distressing than Maradona's "peccadillo"

Can get you in as a counter attacking batsman: Kohli to Harry Kane

England football team captain Harry Kane tweeted a video of his batting skills with tennis ball in an indoor nets

Arsenal's 'Pundit' thinks back

The manager's contribution to modern European football becomes apparent in his autobiography

None can do what Maradona did for Argentina in 1986 World Cup: Novy Kapadia

In a Q&A, the author and football critic dwells on the late legends football style, his failure as a coach and his political leanings

Diego Maradona represented a footballing culture that is now passe

One thing is certain, every football fan with a long memory will be grateful that the Hand of God produced Diego Maradona

Sports world lost a genius in Maradona, his void is hard to fill: Kohli

Maradona died at the age of 60 on Wednesday at his residence in Buenos Aires after suffering a cardiac arrest, two weeks after being released from a hospital following a brain surgery

Comrade Maradona: The anti-establishment football God with leftist leanings

Diego was a flawed genius who fought for democracy and social justice and saw a second father in Cuba's Fidel Castro

Argentina observes three-day mourning for football legend Diego Maradona

Argentina will observe three-day mourning for legendary footballer Diego Maradona who died of a heart attack on Wednesday, said President Alberto Fernandez's office

Goa govt to install life-size statue of football great late Diego Maradona

Lobo had announced installation of the statue of Maradona in 2018

ISL 2020-2021: Le Fondre's late penalty helps Mumbai beat Goa 1-0

Sergio Lobera's men had played much of the match with a man-advantage after Redeem Tlang got a first-half red card

One day, we'll play ball together in the sky: Pele mourns Maradona's demise

Brazillian soccer icon Pele hoped he would "some day play ball with Maradona in the sky" as he paid tribute to the Argentine maverick, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday. The only player, whose name was taken in the same breath with the 'King of Football', the 60-year-old Maradona died two weeks after undergoing a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain. "What sad news. I lost a great friend and the world lost a legend. There is still much to be said, but for now, may God give strength to family members. One day, I hope we can play ball together in the sky," Pele tweeted. Pele and Maradona had tremendous mutual respect and admiration for each other's skills. Despite a 20-year age difference, the two were good friends for decades and are widely regarded the most gifted to have played the beautiful game.

Maradona showed us why football is called a beautiful game: Rahul Gandhi

Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died

Football will miss him: Pinarayi Vijayan condoles demise of Maradona

Maradona, considered the greatest footballer of all time alongside Brazil''s Pele, died following a cardiac arrest, two weeks after undergoing a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain

Diego Maradona, football icon who led Argentina to glory, dies at 60

Maradona had earlier this month undergone a surgery to remove a clot from his brain

Three from Minerva Academy selected to represent India in F4F Programme

Kartikay Singh, Aryaveer Singh and Aniket Kullu have been selected as India's representatives for the eighth season of Football For Friendship (F4F) social programme. The three youngsters are part of Minerva Academy Football Club's in-school football development program and have been recommended by the club to participate in the F4F 2020. Kartikay is an U-12 player from St. Stephen's School, Chandigarh. He represented St. Stephen's in various tournaments, plays as a mid-fielder. Aryaveer and Aniket study in St. John's High School, Chandigarh. Aryaveer is a U-12 player while Aniket plays for the U-14 team. They both represented St. John's in numerous school level tournaments and are enthusiastic about the game. The International Children's Social Programme Football for Friendship is implemented by Gazprom since 2013 and supported by FIFA. It aims at developing youth footballers and a healthy lifestyle, as well as promoting tolerance, open-mindedness and respect for different cultu