"I think we (left) did that to calm things down a bit. There could have been a disaster. When everything calmed down we decided to ask how everyone was, to find out and then we went out," Lionel Messi said after the game at the Maracana.
"Giving every talent in the world a chance is what our programme is about. To identify the talent in India, give good education and good level of competition to make great players. How long it could take, we don't know, but without education we'll remain where we are," Wenger said.
Indian football team's head coach Igor Stimac had asked for a month long preparation camp but with the Indian Super League (ISL) also in progress, the franchises are not releasing their players. For the same reason, he has said that only World Cup Qualifiers are important for him and not Asian Cup.
India's wait for the maiden win against Qatar continues as the Asian Champions registered their biggest win against the Blue Tigers in their second FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers match at Kalinga Stadium.
Cricket hogs all the limelight in India thanks to superstars such as Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma and Sachin Tendulkar among many others. But football too is followed by many and PM Modi recently spoke about a village that is known as 'Mini Brazil' of India. Where is it? Let us know
After a famous 1-0 win against Kuwait, the Blue Tigers take on the Group A favourites Qatar in their opening game at home stadium, Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium. Qatar are the current Asian champions and famously hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
"Introducing it next season might be difficult for the simple reason that FIFA has to approve the technology, there is a process. More than just getting the equipment, training of personnel takes a lot of time," AIFF acting secretary general M Satyanarayan said.
Real Madrid's attacking midfielder is leading the goalscoring charts in the La Liga 2023/24 season with 10 goals and also finished in the top 20 of the Ballon d'Or 2023 award list. Bellingham arrived at Santiago Bernabeu from Borussia Dortmund in June 2023 for a transfer fee of €103 million.
Team India kicked off its campaign in the FIFA World Cup 2026 AFC Qualifiers with a win against Kuwait in the latter's own backyard. Kuwait maintained severe pressure with possession and some attacking football but lacked the penetration which the Indian team utilised and landed the killer blow.
India men's football team will kick off their 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers campaign with a tough away game against Kuwait at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. India are drawn with Qatar, Kuwait and Afghanistan in the second round of Group A.
The defending champions Services considerably closed the gap to the top of the medal tally by claiming 10 Gold medals on Wednesday. Maharashtra still leads the 37th National Games in Goa with 220 medals, including a whooping 75 Golds, 11 more than second-placed Services.
The 10th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) is currently underway and football fans in India are able to witness some mouth-watering action. FC Goa, Mohun Bagan, Kerala Blasters and Mumbai City FC are leading the points table currently.
Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, on Monday, won the Ballon d'Or award for the best Football player in the world for the record extending 8th time in history. He defeated Norway’s UEFA Player of the Year Erling Haaland of Manchester City to bag the prestigious award.
Argentina legend Lionel Messi pipped Manchester City star Erling Haaland and PSG forward Kylian Mbappe to grab his historic eighth Ballon d'Or. Messi, who had a terrific season starting with leading Argentina to FIFA World Cup win and then a Ligue 1 win with PSG, heaped praise on Haaland and Mbappe.
The incident that led to the ruling happened during the medal presentation ceremony of the women's World Cup final at the Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, on 20 August 2023. Luis Rubiales still has a right to appeal.
Real Madrid are currently leading the La Liga points table with eight wins and one defeat in 10 league matches this season while the third-placed Barcelona are the only team to taste a loss this season. Barcelona won the last encounter against Real Madrid by 3-0 in a friendly game in July 2023.
"It's a very sad moment, the worst. I know I'm strong but this time I'm going to need my family and friends even more. It's not easy to go through injury and surgery. Imagine going through it all again after 4 months of recovery," Neymar said on Thursday.
India TV Sports Wrap on October 17: Australia notched up their first win of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 against Sri Lanka while Euro 2024 qualifiers saw a few more teams secure spots and an abandonment as well. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on October 17.
The announcement was made on October 10 at the House of European Football in Nyon by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin. Proposed venues to host the match in the host countries have also been confirmed at the same time.
Napoli is all set to host Real Madrid in the UCL 23/24 Group C standout fixture at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Napoli are sitting pretty at the top position with a win over Braga while Real Madrid are next who won against Union Berlin in their previous outing.
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