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U.K. lawmakers have expressed frustration that funds from the sale of the Chelsea soccer club have not yet gone to support Ukrainian war victims as was promised nearly two years ago by the former owner, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/As9jT8F

Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka scored in the second half for Arsenal to help the team beat Nottingham Forest 2-1; the team moved to within two points of Liverpool from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LeaDwbi

After a 1-1 draw, Ivory Coast won 5-4 on penalties from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/o35fNiK

Manchester United gave up a two-goal lead before escaping with a 4-2 victory over fourth-tier Welsh side Newport County. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/J7bCXHn

The extra-time winner ended East Bengal’s 12-year wait for a national club title from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/wIVR41X

Kwame Peprah will miss out the rest of the Indian Super League season from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/7Yh5szH

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After the game, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said he would miss Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who announced he would leave the club, but said that he could now sleep better when City plays Liverpool from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GDYsVcN

He made the shock announcement on Friday that he will resign at the end of the season, saying he is “running out of energy.” from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/KrMgkev

The record nine-times League Cup winners beat Fulham 3-2 on aggregate and will meet Chelsea in the Wembley final on Feb. 25 in a repeat of the 2022 final that Liverpool won on penalties from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/tuvbmnF

The legendary former French and Manchester United footballer talks to us about why he wants to help the football infrastructure in India, reminisces on what manager Sir Alex Ferguson once told him about leadership, and being open to Bollywood acting offers! from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/icmRy4u

India lost all their three group matches and conceded six goals in the Asian Cup tournament, the worst in all the five editions the country had participated from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/g0nzT9A

Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s astute presence ensured the match remained level for the most part of the game from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/45xBeHd

If it is Chelsea-Liverpool, it will be a repeat of the League Cup final in 2022. The teams also met in the FA Cup final that year, with Liverpool winning both matches on penalties from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/OuA20n7

After Real Madrid scraped a controversial 3-2 win over bottom side Almeria and Ferran Torres's own treble helped Barca win 4-2 at Real Betis, Girona demonstrated their title credentials. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/nbkFM19

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Messi played in the first half alongside Luis Suarez, who recently joined the team ahead of the upcoming MLS season from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/6IyjMNr

The Argentinian has scored 18 goals in 18 games and formed a profitable strike-partnership with Marcus Thuram to power the Nerazzurri to the top of Serie A from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CamDOe4

Atletico is unbeaten in 25 consecutive matches at its Metropolitano stadium in all competitions, with two draws since a 1-0 league defeat to Barcelona in January 2023 from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Ro03CmA

The committee also examined the proposed calendar for the AIFF Club competitions starting from the 2024-25 season from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/QEyOWX8

Campaign ‘Soccer Safari – Exploring India’s Football Heartlands’, jointly organised by Thirteenth Foundation and Plan D Trips, is likely to be flagged off by actor Mammootty later in January from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/sMoSagl

The loss leaves India’s chances of progressing past the group stage to a miracle from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/TfgP3Ht

Al Bulayhi's winning header sparked confusion and chaos as it was first ruled out for offside and then given after a VAR review. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/GUaEJAn

Mourinho was in his third season at Roma and his contract was due to expire in June. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LYugQdF

The 36-year-old Argentina star also topped Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé for his eighth Ballon d'Or award last October. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/mylA1Hd

Rasmus Hojlund's early opener was cancelled out by Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur levelled again for Spurs after Marcus Rashford had put United back in front. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/93UxGqL

Rodrygo also scored for Madrid, which now has 13 Super Cup trophies, one less than the Catalan club from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/2pAYLzW

It took Kevin De Bruyne less than five minutes to show why his return from injury could be so crucial for Manchester City in the second half of the Premier League season from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/SMqjHF9

Palmer sent Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno the wrong way from the spot in first-half stoppage time after Raheem Sterling had been tripped in the area. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/FZSv6Hp

Australia made hard work of the first half, squandering a few decent chances while India defended raggedly and eyed opportunities to pounce on the break. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Qi08Zd4

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Eliminated in the group stage in their last two appearances in 2011 and 2019, India face an uphill task this time also, as they have been clubbed with Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria in Group B. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/zftLaRZ

Tottenham said Bayern, who signed Harry Kane last year, had the option to make the move permanent after the loan from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/aQ2TIWv

The victory over third-tier Wigan Athletic was a welcome relief for Manchester United, who are out of Europe and the League Cup and languishing eighth in the Premier League. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/Qtb8p20

Franz Beckenbauer captained the German team to the World Cup title in 1974, coached the team to the 1990 title and was also instrumental in bringing the 2006 World Cup to Germany from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/CR7iVtm

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“All the top teams and players from Asia will be here, so it will be a good opportunity for us to test our levels,” said Nikhil. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/LdbPyE5

Manchester City looks in prime shape again heading into the second half of the season, with a 5-0 win over second-tier Huddersfield in the FA Cup notable for the return from injury of Kevin De Bruyne after nearly five months out. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/xqI28Rd

The only person to ever win four World Cup titles was also the last living member of Brazil's starting team in its first championship victory in the tournament in 1958. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/ioRePOT

Barcelona needed a penalty kick in stoppage time to win 2-1 at Las Palmas and keep pace with leaders Real Madrid and Girona in the Spanish league from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/HkvtiuK

The Spanish club's financial issues mean they are unlikely to splurge on big new signings anytime soon. from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/9aog0Uw

Prior to signing the extension Ancelotti had been linked with a move to Brazil's national team Carlo Ancelotti said he needed to stay at Genuine Madrid past 2026 after the Italian inked a two-year agreement expansion at the Spanish club the week before. The 64-year-old, whose past agreement was expected to lapse toward the finish of June, has been at Genuine beginning around 2021, having recently dealt with the club from 2013 to 2015. He has brought home one association championship with Genuine, alongside two Bosses Association prizes and two Club World Cups. "My agreement was fulfilled on June 30. The club has chosen to do it now since they're content with our work," Ancelotti told correspondents on Tuesday in front of a home game against Mallorca. "I couldn't say whether it will be my last spell as a mentor. I don't have the foggiest idea what will happen once I finish here. I could in any case be here in 2026, contingent upon how effective I am. ...

Salah, who has 150 Premier League goals for Liverpool, changed his boots at halftime and it worked like a charm from | The Hindu https://ift.tt/qeojHUf