K-Pop boy group Seventeen to become UNESCO ambassadorsSeventeen, the 13-strong South Korean band founded in 2015, were second only to Taylor Swift for global revenue last year, according to the...
11 Jun, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
Brazil's soccer head says rape convictions for Alves and Robinho end "nefarious chapter"Brazil's soccer federation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said that the rape convictions of former footballers Dani Alves and Robinho end "one...
23 Mar, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
Soccer faces wave of racial and offensive abuse incidents amid FIFA pledge to stop gamesThe two men's games abandoned Monday - when New Zealand and the Ireland under-21 team refused to continue playing after hearing racial abus...
20 Jun, 2023, 07.27 PM IST
Brazilian football legend Pele dies at 82, tributes pour in for three-time World Cup winnerThe death of Brazilian football icon Pele sparked a flood of sorrow all across the world. Tributes from well-known politicians and football...
30 Dec, 2022, 08.32 PM IST
- Colombian club calls for Brazilian rival to be awarded Sudamericana Cup
COLOMBIA-CRASH-ATLETICO-CONCESSION:Colombian club calls for Brazilian rival to be awarded Sudamericana Cup
29 Nov, 2016, 11.09 PM IST
- Ex-marketing executive pleads guilty in U.S. bribery probe of FIFA
SOCCER-FIFA:Ex-marketing executive pleads guilty in U.S. bribery probe of FIFA
20 Oct, 2016, 11.50 PM IST
Pele mesmerises Capital's fans, ends India visitPele wound up his six-day visit to the country as a big crowd turned up at the Capital's Ambedkar Stadium to have a glimpse of the Brazilia...
16 Oct, 2015, 10.03 PM IST
There won't be another like me or Maradona: PeleNicknamed the Black Pearl, Pele has won one Ballon d'Or, three World Cups and scored a staggering 1,283 career goals.
08 Oct, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
After 38 years, Pele set for another India visitIt's time for the 'sleeping giant' to wake up from its slumber as the King of football Pele will grace India in October.
07 Sep, 2015, 07.16 PM IST
Nike, the Brazilian national football team, and $40 million paid into a Swiss bank accountThe charges allege they participated in a "24-year scheme to enrich themselves through the corruption of international soccer."
30 May, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
Pele Forever: Movie aims to capture the famous Brazilian footballer's journey“I promised my father that I was going to win a World Cup for him,” recalls Pele in the Brazilian movie Pele Forever that opened an exclusi...
30 Nov, 2014, 07.06 AM IST
India not bidding for 2015 and 2016 FIFA Club World CupsIt was thought feasible for the country to host the 2015 and 2016 Club World Cups, as the eight-match club tournament would need just two w...
13 Nov, 2014, 06.53 PM IST
Record 94 teams for 55th Subroto Cup footballThe country's only school tournament is organised by the Subroto Mugger Sports Education Society and Indian Air Force since 1961.
12 Sep, 2014, 04.42 PM IST
Football: Still a metaphor for passion and a beacon of hopeDespite a slew of graft charges against Fifa, football's ruling body,the beautiful game still continues to inspire millions across the glob...
14 Jul, 2014, 09.40 AM IST
Brazil has to stop exporting football talent to Europe: ZicoThe legendary footballer, often called the “White Pele”, blames Brazil’s football bosses for the mess.
13 Jul, 2014, 02.48 AM IST
FIFA World cup 2014: PM Narendra Modi invited by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to watch finalsIf Modi attends the finals, he will be in the company of Russian President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President ...
16 Jun, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
U-17 world cup to lift ‘Brand Football’ in the countryCorporate houses have started to look at investing in grass root football in an attempt to build a reasonable legacy ahead of the U-17 worl...
16 Dec, 2013, 05.27 AM IST